The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 April 1939

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,701. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    Fhancellor asks for more sacrifices
    885 1 Heavier 1 axation To Meet Cost Of Defence Budget Speech Surprises SIMON OPTIMISTIC OVER BUSINESS T__ London, Apr. 25. HK aff^regate of the defence estimates was m the region of £630,000,000 "and may well be more," said Sir John Simon. Chancellor of the Exchequer, m
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    STOP PRESS
    20 1 Strasbourg, t i\ the er ror having I m a fortified T Imloped. It harmless jj**« aUowed Reuter
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    GIBRALTAR: "EVERY RECAUTION"
    6 1 GIBRALTAR: "EVERY RECAUTION" A M I
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  • No Recognition For Albanian Conquest
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      21 1 L .'l!\M!'.!lM.\lV I i!!lf Minister, stated i» I MMBOBf Ui tt the had :i'»t <!«'- -ujrt toreditiiiv'* tlio ronquesl «»i British Wireless
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    Huge Figures In The Budget
    56 1 London. Apr. 25. TIIL total budget figures amount to the terrific sum of £1,285,000,000. Revenue is estimated at 942.500,000, but to this has to be added amounts met by borrowing, estimated at X. 342,500,000. This does not take into consideration any additional amounts which may
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    Chinese Claim More Big Victories
    237 1 Shanghai, Apr. 25. THK Chinese drive m North Kiangsi has resulted m fur- ther successes, according to the latest Chinese despatches. Fighting has been taking place m the area through which the Japanese intended to advance from the northeast to Changsha, capital of Hunan, which
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    NO CHINESE TROOPS NEAR CANTON?
    49 1 Canton, Apr. 25. The Japanese officially claim that Chinese troops m the West River region are m full retreat, following a vigorous Japanese onslaught by land and air. Not a single Chinese soldier, they declare, is within a 40 mile radius of Canton. Reuter
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    Saar Miners Build Frontier Defences
    56 1 Metz, Apr. 25. IT IS REPORTED here that all Saar miners up to the age of 65 who have been pensioned off, have been recalled to work m order to take part m the construction of frontier fortifications. Their work begins daily at 5 a.m.
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    BELGIUM'S POLICY OF INDEPENDENCE
    48 1 Brussels, Apr. 25. The Premier, Dr. Pierlot, announced today that the government would remain faithful to the policy of independence. The menacing world situation, he said, demanded measures to ensure the defence of the country and colonies, and these measures would be taken. Reuter
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    A Warning To Hitler From Britain
    116 1 A Warning To Hitler From Britain London. Apr. 25. SIR Neville Henderson, the British Ambassador, it is expected will see Herr von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, today. It is generally assumed, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, that he will take the opportunity of stressing certain fundamental points of British policy, including
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE IN FRONTIER INCIDENT
    103 1 London, Apr. 25. THE SILTAN OF JOHORE, who has been m Europe for some months mainly m Germany and Switzerland was involved m an incident with French Customs authorities while crossing the border from Germany into France on Sunday. His Highness, who was travelling
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    49 1 News ot the incident was known m Singapore last night but it was dismissed lightly. It wa.s regarded as an indication of the watchfulness on al) European borders m view of international tension. The incident occurred In Alsace-Lorraine. It is believed His Highm-ss accompanied by his aide-de-camp and friends
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    HITLER MOVES IN PROPAGANDA "WHY?"
    108 1 HITLER MOVES IN PROPAGANDA "WHY?" Berlin, Apr. 25. lIITLERS THREAT to take counter--11 measures against British broadcasts have been taken a step further with the announcement that of a shortwave news broadcast destined for South Africa, m Afrikaans, will be issued from today. A service m Arobie will also be
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    REPORTED WARNING TO GERMANY: M.P.'S COMMENT
    277 2 Envoy's Return Not A Sign Of Weakening WILL DOOR BE LEFT OPEN FOR BARGAINING? London, Apr. 25. |Vflß. V r ernon Bartlett, Independent M.P. for Bridg water, and diplomatic correspondent of the News Chronicle, comments on the reported Hritish warning to Germany Mid says
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    48 2 IHE DUKE OF KENT. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, r.nd members of the Cabinet last week attended a solemn requiem for the late Mr. Joseph Lyons, Premier of Australia, m Wes tminster Cathedral. Picture shows the Duke of Kent talking to Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Monsignor Howlett, after the service.
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    REBELS DODGING BRITISH TROOPS
    137 2 London, Apr. 25. RESTORATION of order m Palestine tx proceeds steadily, and such terrorists bands as still remain are small and scattered and avoid carefully any encounter with the military. Sniping still occasionally occurs but errorist activities have been much hampered by the recent capture of
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    HITLER MESSAGE TO GERMANS IN S.W. AFRICA
    91 2 HITLER MESSAGE TO GERMANS IN S.W. AFRICA Johannesburg;. Apr. 24. A MESSAGE from Herr Hitler to Germans living m South-We«t Africa was mentioned by Dr. Lierau. the new German Consul-General, at a meeting at Windhoek. The message thanked Germans for past loyalty to him (Hitler) and expressed the hope that
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    Minister Questioned On Reith Report
    235 2 Imperial Airways Criticisms London, Apr. 25. DEPLYING to questions m the House of Commons on the charges made against the management of Imperial Airways, the Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, said that Sir John Reith. on his appointment as chairman of the company, undertook an
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    German- Japanese Military Pact?
    82 2 G erman- Japanese Military Pact? London, Apr. 25. THE TIMES' Berlin correspondent states that no information is available m official circles of negotiations between Germany and Japan concerning the conversion of the Anti- Comintern Pact into a military alliance. It would no doubt be a considerable success for Herr Hitler,
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    "In From The City"
    116 2 Last Night's Films j U| N FROM THE CITY." the RKO*Radio flim which opened at the Pavilion Theatre last night, Ls about a simple soul who rides bare-back m a circus when he is hypnotised, but who I normally is atraid to mount a horse. A
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    RE-SCREENING OF "TOPPER"
    49 2 RE -SCREENING OF "TOPPER" THE popularity of the M.O.M. produc--1 tion "Topper/* which had a re-scrcenlng at the Capitol for one night only lajt night, was evident by the large crowd which saw the picture at both houses. Constance Bennett and Cary Grant snare leading roles m this comedy.
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    BRITISH OFFICERS TRAINING CHINESE ?
    110 2 BRITISH OFFICERS TRAINING CHINESE Japanese Report Tokio t Apr. 25. CHINESE TROOPS are undergoing training at the hands of British and Soviet officers to become the cadre of a projected new Chinese air force, according to information received here. says Eastern News, Japanese newsagency. Some 800 Chinese students selected from
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    Japanese Drive On Changsha Checked
    253 2 Japanese Drive On Changsha Checked CHINESE CAPTURE IMPORTANT TOWN Hong Kong, Apr. 25. JAPANESE NAVAL and land IOIOM heading towards Changsha, by wav ot the railroad and the Tungting UUM suffered a serious setback yesterday when Chinese land forces captured the towns of Kao-an and Tungshan. which are situated at
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    Priests As Alleged Spies In Soviet
    63 2 Moscow, Apr. 25. TWENTY-SEVEN alleged members oJ a counter-revolutionary espionage organisation, acting on instructions from an unnamed foreign intelligence service m the Soviet Union, have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from eight to ten years, m Mongolia. The charge Included sabotage and
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    Trade Talks With Russia Soon
    65 2 London, Apr. 24. DEFERRING m the House of Com- mons, to his recent visit to European countries, the Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade, Mr. R. S. Hudson, stated that trade negotiations with the Soviet would be inaugurated m Britain fairly shortly. His negotiations
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    FLEETS CRUISE IN MEDITERRANEAN
    47 2 London, Apr. 25. It is officially announced that during Its summer cruise the Mediterranean fleet will visit the ports of Greece, Cyprus, Palestine and Egypt. At the conclusion of the visits, the fleet will probably carry out exercises m the eastern Mediterranean. Reuter
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    A True From Politics In Canada
    80 2 A True From Politics In Canada AGREED DURINQ J L ROYAL VISIT Ott «n wJ A TROCE during th< i Queen ha bet Liberal Prime Kini and th< Leader. Mr M Mr. Mackenzie Kin House of Common* was not fir Queen arr: juurnment until j unp work be finished the
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    Young Malay Impersonates His Dead Brother
    88 3 Young Malay Impersonates His Dead Brother Penan*, Apr. ?3. ;h,r. jj t*U First bin ippealed A Jv lit, of i1 ty ol the Haji -aid I 1 to son--9 ho had I x the m the i Mix.; SURPRISED His Lor. used* I that a piece Sowdah, the land One
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    News In Brief
    65 3 Ne ws In Brief crating around thiea--ir carrier more than 1 000. nominated* presented Sawmill r cent, mii work" etter food. B rnerith emor Sir h with tag his sfcz on •m the :-s 01 PaN ICI the United British wchang. tegl. war ad tin. Reuter. JoSC-ph 'swdor m ■ched
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    SAILORS WITHOUT WATER FOR FORTNIGHT
    602 3 Kedah Motor-Launch Drifts In Straits ORDEAL FOR CREW (From Our Own Correspondent) tuv i Alor Star > A Pr- 23. fHE first connected account of the adventures of the 1 motor-launch Lad, Nell, which was reported missing between Kuala Kedah, nine miles from Alor Star,
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    Siam At New York Fair
    270 3 FINE DISPLAY THE last shipment of SiamV exhibits has left Bangkok for the New York World's Fair, scheduled to open on Apr. 30, according to the Siam Chronicle. The Siamese section of the Hall of Nations will be decorated and furnished m Siamese architectural style.
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    WILL CASE JUDGMENT RESERVED
    216 3 WILL CASE JUDGMENT RESERVED AT the conclusion oi the suit relating to the will of the late Mr. Scan Liang Seah, former Legislative Councillor and Municipal Commissioner of Singapore, judgment was reserved by Mr. Justice Pedlow m the Singapore High Court yesterday. The plaintiffs, Seah Eng Kion?. Seah Eng Tong
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    Use Of Colony Defence Gift
    209 3 LJOW money given for Imperial de- fence was divided up between the Services— the Navy, Army and Air Force— has been explained by the Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas, amplifying what he said m the Legislative Council on Monday regarding the. Colony s £1,000.000 special contribution
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    War Scares Depress Local Sharemarket
    479 3 War Scares Depress Local Sharemarket THE past week has been a very dull one and markets on the whole have drifted along from day to day waiting to see what was going to happen, state Fraser and Co., In their weekly report, issued last night. The international situation has not
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    The Peturbed Ambassador
    20 3 Af. CORBIN, the French Ambassador, walking through Downing Street to the Foreign Office one morning last week.
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    Javanese And Japanese Mental Hospitals
    484 3 A SIAMESE COMPARISON (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Apr. 28. A DETAILED account of the administration and activities of mental hospitals m Java and Japan was given by Dr. Fonfhong Saengsingkeo, Assistant Superintendent of the Mental Diseases Hospital of Bangkok, who has completed a study
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    Melon Seeds Bait Cinema Patrons
    38 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Apr. 23. THOUSANDS of water-melon seed packets were distributed free of charge to patrons, who attended shows at the Empire Theatre, Alor Star, of the American film.
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    Siamese State Supplies News
    124 3 Bangkok, Apr. 24. pOR the convenience ol subscribers to the news services issued by the Siamese Post and Telegraph Department, the Department ha.s taken a revolutionary step. In these days when the news from Europe possesses such vital interest, the authorities have given permission to all
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    CHINA FOLLOWS FASCIST PRINCIPLES
    1658 5 Strange Result Of Fight Against Totalitarianism STATE ABOVE SELF rillNA'S "war against Fascist aggression," as "h£- headers so often characterized the present hostilities, has brought about an almost complete collapse of the movement toward the "republican democracy" envisaged by the late Dr. Sun Vat-sen, "Father of
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    28 5 ETypt. ZsetaZ^TlineTr^ C f° r<ceß J t0 «rengtHen the astern frontier o, yyp 1 ese lanKS are l €d "P a Cairo street be/ore departure for the frontier.
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    TRIBUTE TO BLUE FUNNEL LINE CHIEF
    127 5 TRIBUTE TO BLUE FUNNEL LINE CHIEF •k held an Sir! and airman of which ilnten- I ship- lition to i I I tn- I I ided by the Be I I M hich I H^ rontribi. the ■&&< the port and d at I m from 1907 B m the
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    You Can Send A Cable Free
    74 5 TO inaugurate the new Empire flat-rate of Cable and Wireless Limited for social messages on May 1, people may send a message of 12 words free of charge to any part of try Empire except India, Burma. Canada, Sudan and Trans.iordan. Messages may be
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    U. S. Tornado Kills 38
    98 5 New York. At loast 38 people have been killed and 125 injured m fierce tornadoes which swept central and southern parts of the United States two week-ends ago. Sixteen people are reported dead at Centerpoint. Arkansas, where a church m which 25 took refuge collapsed
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    Italian Assurance To Portugal
    61 5 Lisbon. An assurance given by Italy to the Portuguese Government that there ar3 no Italian troops nearer the Portuguese frontier than the Alicante zone about 300 miles off— is published m an official statement. The Portuguese Government say they had not previously considered it worth while
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    Powers Race For Spain's Commerce
    747 5 Washingtoti. D.C. WITH Spain lacing urgent recoa- struction expenditures estimated at not less than $500,000,000 <U.S->. to international race for commercial position there is already under way with the United States looming as a probable late starter but powerful contender This country's attitude toward discontinuance
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    New 'Social' Telegram Service For Empire
    257 5 New 'Social Telegram Service For Empire TWO DOLLAR FLAT RATE EMPIRE flat-rate of $2 for a social telegram of 12 words, with 20 cents for each extra word will be introduced by Cable and Wireless Limited on May 1. The social telegram service at the flat-rate will apply between all
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    39 5 A director of the Mengkibol (Central Johore) Rubber Co., Ltd. and of Sedenak Rubber Estates Ltd., the late LtCmdr. Andrew Y. Catto. R.N.. retd.. left £4.532 with net personalty of £2 367. He was a brother o-f Lord Catto.
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    New Dirigible For U.S. Navy
    192 5 Washing ton, THE Goociyear-Zeppeltn Corporation. Akron. Ohio, was the only bidder for construction of a 325-foot experimental and training dirigible with wh.ch the Navy probably will determine, once again, the worth for airships m national defence. The arm submitted a bid of $1,997.--482 I D
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    Dutch Mob Cabaret Girl
    172 5 Amsterdam. PVA BUSCH. twenty-thre*-year-oid 1-1 German cabaret star and a witness at the trial of Sigfried Wreszynski. Park Lane ex-millionaire, was mobbed on Apr. 14 by a crowd as she sat with a friend m an open-air caie m the Leldsche Plein, Amsterdam. A policeman, armed
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    51 5 Mr. Alastair Reginald Scott Camming of Singapore, youngest son ot the late Mr. Alexander Cumming and of Mrs. Cumming of Epsom. Surrey, is to marry Misj Edith Streatfeild (Daisy) Pelly, daughter of the late Mr. William Henry Pelly and of Mrs. Pelly. of CoUey Bridge. Relgate. Surrey writes our London
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    KING AGED FOUR
    114 6 Right The latest picture of King: FaisaJ of Iraci, four-year-old son of the late King Ghazi. This picture was t;iken last week. EX-KING ALFONSO OF SPAIN shaking hands with an official as he left after a service to commemorate the end of the Spanish War. held m
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    Accepted Crown—It Was Not There
    107 7 Accepted Crown It Was Not There JHE Crown of Albania was offered to and accepted by King Victor Emmanuel on the morning of Apr. 16 m the Throne Room at the Quirinal Palif°L no crown or regalia was handed over. Albania's traditional regalia is m Vienna Museum and consists of
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1939. The Defence Gift
    631 8 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1939. The Defence Gift SINCE there has been considerable discussion locally regarding the way m which the colony's £1,000,000 special contribution for Imperial defence should be spent, the statement authorized by the Governor yesterday is important. Sir Shenton Thomas amplifies his remarks and
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    European Crisis At Its Climax Now
    1060 8  -  Sir Arthur Willert By DUBLIC satisfaction with 1 Mr. Chamberlain's latest declaration of policy expressed m the newspapers is not entirely shared by diplomatic and official circles, where vhe odds between peace and war m the next few months are still given as about
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    Pandas Join The Zoo
    75 8 Pandas Join The Zoo THE Panda exciteu Zoo— starnd I panda was pul its infancy. Ti mhich wen seen In they p. 1 England. are Zoo offices, A' 6 they were a came from their home, they m for patting anc I pet. The two adults one.crPale 1H -.v f*}
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    Indian Says That Detective Robbed Him
    14 9 A C irt nil s not mp for
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    Law hotia Far The Day
    32 9 Law hotia Far The Day i! I -i mitt t fi U Chan Hi Itttfet l'edi..* m :.n1 II am w Manning m 3rd Boon j td< t Chona In OS 1
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    French Fliers Continue Journey
    11 9 Fr ench Fliers C ontinue Journey pianter .(iron- report r. Tbei
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    $125 FINE FOR EUROPEAN PRISON OFFICER
    313 9 $125 FINE FOR EUROPEAN PRISON OFFICER Fatal Motor Accident In Woodlands Road CHINESE WOMAN DIES pREDERICK James Fuller, a European prison officer attached to the Johore Government was yesterday convicted and fined $125 by the Singapore Traffic District Judge, Mr. C. H. Whitton, on a charge of negligent driving. Fuller,
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    TAXI GIRL SUES FOR $15,000
    713 9 ■If gaud h r 90th John U a I .rill Injured In Selangor Motor-Car Crash From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 25. INJURIES he received m a motor car accident, while she was being driven w i t ri five other girls, formed the
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    Charge More Than Year Old
    167 9 A CHINESE. Sim Bah Bet. who is alleged to have participated m a stabbing affray m a coifeeshop over a year ago was on trial before Mr L. B Gibson, m the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt
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    20 9 A new branch of the Nederlandscn Indische Handelsbank N. V. < Netherlands India Commercial Bank^ will be opened at Banjoewangi. Java.
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    Shake-Up For Siam Customs
    124 9 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Apr. 21. THE new Director-General ot the Siame.se Department of Customs has Lssued an order forbidding officials In that department to gamble, to partake of intoxicating drinks m "unbecoming places," to be under the. influence of liquor, to owe money to
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    Tropics A Place For Women
    81 9 WOMEN are likely to stand up better than men to the rigours of Singapore's tropical climate, according to a British United Press dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Charles Sheard. director of biophysical research at the Mayo Foundation, says women can stand higher temperatures than
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    Tried To Hang Himself By A Singlet
    145 9 INCIDENT IN POLICE LOCKUP A man who attempted to end his life *>by hanging himseli with his singlet m the Central Police Station lockup appeared m the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday. He was Tang Ah Yee. a 22-year-old Hockchia. "I had a
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    Man Charged With Carrying A Knife
    58 9 DAIL oi $200 was allowed to a Chinese. Lim Kirn Kee, m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday when a charge of carrying a knife m public without a permit was explained him. He was arrested m Shaik Mohamed Lane on Monday night. The
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    Singapore Anzac Veterans
    34 9 rr» nnhfMFMORATE the 24th anniversary of the landing at Gallipolt, Malayans who fought then held 'an iv Lummcmw^2^ ac reun ion tiffin at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday.— Free Press pict ure.
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    Siamese Writer Thinks Neutrality Impossible
    601 9 AN AWKWARD POSITION "TN the event of a world war, Siam will not be able to remain neutral tor long/' That is the opinion voiced by the writer of a leading article in the newspaner tai Mai. "And when neutrality is an Impossibility, the vital
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      38 9 "yhe grease which you cannot BUT BY USING A LITTLE '^Hb^PßJ^^^ jf •*KLEENOFF* ONCE A WEEK it^m^^^F YOU WILL KEEP YOUR OVEN WWt^^ IN SPOTLESS CONDITION. 50 cts. per Tin. "Kleenoff" Cleaning means Nicer Cooking ROBINSON CO., LTD.
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    ONE WARSHIP A WEEK
    760 10 Acceleration In Naval Rearmament SOME A YEAR EARLY LJ.M.S. BONAVENTURE, which is to be launched on Wednesday from the shipbuilding yard of Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Ltd., of Greenock, will be the first large unit of the 1937 naval buildingprogramme to take the water. The
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    Disappearance Of Arrested Steamer
    258 10 Disappearance Of Arrested Steamer Jerusalem. Apr. 16. pORCED off its course by strong winds, the 250-ton Greek schooner Costello afforded an unexpected sea voyage for four British constables and sent R.A.F. 'planes out searching for the vessel, which, the authorities concluded, intended to earn' the constables from the shore to
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    Norwegian Captains' Instructions
    113 10 Oslo, Apr, 12. TPHE Norwegian authorities have asked all Norwegian merchant ships to listen-in daily at fixed hours on certain wave-lengths for news of changes m the international situation and to pass the information to Norwegian ships which are not equipped with radio. The aim is to
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      562 10 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS. L SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders. Tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services. For j particulars see Municipal Tenders Room: Supply of 200 tons cf Pig Lead. Date of Closing, 4 p.m., May 9, 1939. Supply of 6" Water Meters for period Aug. 1. 1939 to
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      380 10 WORK IS EASIER NOW FAT HAS GONE Took Off 28 lbs. With Kruschen "I was so stout about 11 months ago," a woman writes, that I became a burden to myself. Then muscular rheumatism set into my joints, and I had to go on sticks for some time. Then I
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      353 10 BANK OF ciSi! (lncorDoratea n Chm a Reserve Funds m (h M|L excess of X Total Assets th 1 i!H approximately Midland Ha :k- c «S"?ff 8 «S; Correspondents m a n (Uls^ GODOWN FACIUII COLLECTIONS SHIPMENTS unaor- GENERAL BANKING mn c^ business transar-ted i Full particulars on a r
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      643 10 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE TODAY 71H. 225 metres. ZHP 30.06 metres. p.m. 1.00 Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone records. t 1.30 Mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous programme (contd.). 2.00 Interval. 4.50 Running commentary on the sixth race of the Singapore races. 5.15 Hokkicn Amoy musict 5.45 "Classified character singing
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK & SHARES
      166 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES AS t Night's Quotations from London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday US currency. n.iddle prices jobbers margins, brokerage u-.t ii,. luded. goinatloii unless sd LC3D > PC i»44-64.... lMU ll»K... ir) ■31.1 and Son Units). QJ 101 J I m. *4 pe»o»)....» ::d is 1
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      Daily Share Report
      38 11 I o. AT (l< 01 lit SINI SS m v p: a tour sp«| iIIIK cents lie! I— 1;n tf report* i ->,-, 011 the trt tin .bar, received ttl 9 firmer. the nmri« tnd ...xt.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
      7 11 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION NOON lb.
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      Local Exchange Rates
      186 11 SELLING London r.T. 23"i LoDdOO demand 2 3 a i Lyons demand 2038 Switzerland demand 240 l .i Hamburg demand 133 3 i New York demand 54 Montreal demand 54 3 16 Batavia demand 101^ Samaran^ demand 1019? lit*, Bombay and Rangoon demand 154 Madras and Colombo
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      171 11 From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday I RUBBER Steady. London: 7 < B d. Bd. Previously: v» d 8d May-June: 7%d. Bd. Previously ?isl6d July-Sept.: B d. 8> B d. Previously* Jd oT^' vjci. vec. 8V B d. 40- Previously aid a Vie,* New Yoik. 15.60 cents. Previously:
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      38 11 From London: Latest Quotations TIN Firmer. Spot: €222 lls. 6d. Previously: €222 12*. 6d. Three months: €2-0 12a 6d. Previously: BHQ 2s. 6d. blL\ ER: Three months: lf' T r,d. Previously: 19 7 s d.
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      79 11 London Closing Quotations Metnod o; ParK> oeiore Latest Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previousiv Paris Franc to 124.11 176 3 4 176 1116 New York... S to i: 4.8655 4.68 316 4.68 1 16 Amsterdam... .Guilders to 12.10 8.80 3 4 8.81 3 i Hong Kong.. Per dollar
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1327 11 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser And Co. *s List TUESDAY, APR. 25, 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Till «4s) 2s 6d 3s 6d Austral Amal (js) 4s 9d 5s 3d Austral Malay <£) 38s 42s Ayer Hitam (ss) 18s 4 1 icl 19s
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      158 11 List Supplied By Messrs. Fraser Co. TUESDAY, APR. 25, 1939: 5 P.M. Total for Company Dividend Books Financial TIN Close Date Ex Div. year Ayer Hitam Tin 2ft Apr. 18 May 5 Apr 24 5" o less tax Hong Kong Tin 2'L>", less tax May 10 Apr
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    BRITAIN MUST LEARN TO SHOUT
    1168 12 Propaganda Must Follow Upon Rearmament CRYING NEED NEGLECTED London, Apr. 17. TODAY this country faces two tasks. The first, to become strong, and the second to let the world know why we are strong. In the first we are making swift and terrifying progress. In
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    Swiss Give Warning To League
    282 12 Swiss Give Warning To League EVACUATION IF WAR COMES Geneva. Apr. 16. THE League of Nations- and the International Labour Office arc seeking emergency quarters m Central France. Both organisations have been informed by the Swiss Government that In the event of a general European war they will be expected
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    Special Stamps For Royal Visit
    177 12 London. Apr. 17. •pHREE special postage stamps will be issued m Canada to commemorate the Royal Visit of Their Majesties. The new i&sue will bt put into Circulation on May 15. the day Their Majesties set foot on Canadian soil The cent will carry portraits
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    Agriculture For Women
    167 12 London. Apr. 17. IN THE VARIOUS branches ot agriculture and horticulture there are still more posts available than trained women to fill them. The Women's Farm and Garden Association, m issuing their annual report, state that the career of dairying, for instance, is not yet overcrowded, and
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    Speed-Up On Cunard Liner
    261 12 Ciydebank, Apr. 17. "THE Cunarcl White Star liner Queen Elizabeth will leave Clydeside ohead of schedule, about February 27--28 next year on the first high tide of the year. This wi< learned today when engineers began a speed-up to get the propelling machinery and steam power
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    45,000 Illegal Marriages
    67 12 Madrid, Apr 15 QENERAL FRANCO'S Government today announced that 45 000 civil marnages celebrated m the Madrid region during the Republican regime cannot be recognised as legal About 25 000 of these unions were performed at the front where the brides were married to thrir soldierbridegrooms by
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    Big Drive For R. A. F, Volunteer Reservists
    567 12 NEW SCHOOLS TO OPEN LomJon. Apr. ltf DLANS for increasing- British air strength a expansion of the R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve were explain by Air Marshal C. L. Courtney, who took over newly formed Reserve Command on Mar 1 1 The Air Ministry
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    "Axis" Gown Girl Told To Leave
    94 12 11..irr.«/. I' JIiME. M ARGOT DE POP beautiiul Boatti aiaertean v!v angered the crowd In BJtrrlti by her "Axis" -own bearing the run* Tokio-Rome-Berlin. b to leave France. Police told her tod things at once. She will b.« the Spanish border rI Hendw escort.
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    Felix Roussel Expected Tomorrow
    28 12 The Pteneti iteamer from Saigon is expected i about 6.30 am. tomorrow the same day about 2 P I bo, Jibuti. Sue* r.»rt selllrs
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      401 12 Airmail Arrivals And Despatches IWVAKII WAKU except Great Britain and Ireland: 14 Deliverer! i ft nrfm a imperia, FrTnT^Trope due Wed- ?UM2E A^ n^ Jg£i 15; nesday, Friday, Saturday mornings. Imperial: To Burma India Dcllvcr d London Apr. 20. Wearnes: From Fenang, Ipoh, I st inef E y pt, Soudan,
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    Sale Of Ships To Germany
    246 13 MOVE NOT FAVOURED Iw v t Umdon, Apr. 17. JN the House of Commons tomorrow, the President of \n» B wi? °l Ti ;f 1( V is v° b askpd b y Colonel Sanrleman Allen whether his attention has been called to the proposed sale
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    Dominica Has Room For Refugees
    164 13 Ciudud Trujiilo, Apr. 16. A PLAN to settle 100 000 refugees from Europe on the land is being completed by the Dominican Republic, which occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hirpaniola. the first l^nd discovered by Columbus m the West Indies. The plan,
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    New Airscrew Invention
    150 13 London, Apr 24 A REMARKABLE invention for imL proving the effectiveness of airscrews has been patented by an important Britirh a'reraft company It comprises an airscrew of normal external shape but prov'ded with openings on the upper surface of each blade near the trailing ed^e. They extend
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      320 13 DONT MISS THE BOAT GO BY \l _P m 3 Qt IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE TO CHINA. JAPAN. COLOMBO AND BOMBAY. .nibble for t«o months To Ist Class FROM SINGAPORE 2nd Class A to«Kon« 5137.14 $m g 6 "hanjhai 5188.57 $137.14 > r Yokohama 5222.56 $154.29 J*«bo J282-J6 tl gg. s7
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      143 13 (Incorporated iv Strcitr Settlements.) GKESHAM UOtSE. BATTKUV KD., SINUAFOKE. PHONB 5172. ELIERMAN BOCKNALL S.S. Co.. Ltd, i Incorporated m England.) HAVitE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OF LINCOLN Calls Glasgow 1 p.m. Today May 1 noon CITY OF ATHENS May 20 June 2
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      715 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Colly et Quay. Stafapor* TeL 5151. Chartered Bank Bui Id inc. Penan t TeL ISCC BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MAKShiLLtS. LONDON. CONTINKNI AND GLASGOW (m conjunction witn the Glen Line) Do* Salla £Ji?. ATO AT>T^ Mars> Casa Ldon Rdam H'burg G'gow In Port Tbday
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      157 13 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected to ctrri\ p arf: Entrance Ga te U Exit t:■^sjsrLjrar Ga 2; Exit 3 s!> a rn n ali W i h ft a) Entran^' Gate 2; Exit 3:_ cTnbeg^ CentftUr DarVCl 11: Xe P° n
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      519 14 *&s^sA To /Vor /l America II B^OT|iWMl^4 Fortnightly sailings to Victoria H3H»ft t JmETm and Vancouver Direct or via B^rnhi^i-^T^—^' >tfPl Honolulu ships-side rail conMF j nections at Vancouver WPi-j* C*"^ r^^^lllXr^ This time go via Canada Dook i ~^^Si^^B^/Jr your passage Canadian Pacific's ft? *9S£mmwy^~ great, white Empress of
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      785 14 CASTLE LINE lor NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE SAVANNAH Arrives Sails Due New York m.v. RABY CASTLE May 7 May 12 June 28 m.v. PENRITH CASTLE June 7 June 12 July 24 m.v. MUNCASTER CASTLE July 7 July 12 Aug. 23 LIMITED PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION BEN LINE For LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG,
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      581 14 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LIHEsTItT ro i.iunn FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG TO COLOMBO, ROMP. A V wnmm ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA MARSEILLES AND NE\l W [J? T SlfO Arrive* Leaves \mm Z PRESIDENT VAN BUREN MaT^'e MaP 9 'iS? 1 f PRESIDENT HARRISON May 20 May 23 Z PRESIDENT HAVES June 3 PRESIDENT
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    Today's Contract Bridge Problems
    48 15 Today' s Contract Bridge Problems Bruce 0 Zedt*iiz. I ed a certain mm I i m b to I I ipon >.c coni the made be proe BurnId: me roll the o for 'You bH? si I i>l N. "ho is ijtUPwi .:r..phed ijLd the rartof through I!
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    Australian Holds 24 Eggs In Hand
    21 15 Australian Holds 24 E ggs In Hand C l'.»urne. bowl M orodu.-e i W» a out w by »ne hand Do
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    Russian Soprano On Radio Tomorrow
    6 15 Russian Soprano On Radio Tomorrow I
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    Close Results In Y.M.C.A. Tourney
    395 15 Close Results In Y.M.C.A. Tourney ITEEN competition was seen on ihe V.M.C.A. courts In the invitation !:iwn tennis tournament ties yesterday. The results were: Mixed doubles handicap: Miss B. Oehlers and c Reshty (+1) teat Miss Nellie Chia and M. L Reshty t 3> 3_ 8, 6-4, 6—3. Handicap ;ien's
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    S.C.R.C. Matches
    58 15 Following ar. the results m the SC X C lawn tennis tournament yesterday lfen'4 handicap singles *\V: P T Woof 12 received a walkover from WOOD Chow Tat <— 18 >; Cheong Chce Lim <— 9> rec rived a walkover from Tan Thean Teck 3>. "B" Class: Tan
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    22 15 picture. A MOMENT durin- the Excise vs. Indian .W-ri -fion s»m c on the djuUo? yesterday. Excise won, 2 F ree Press
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    B.A.T. And Straits Times Draw
    239 15 IN a friendly soccer game played at the Singapore Harbour B3ard ground, yesterday, a Straits Times Press S,C. side drew 2—2 with a Brl n American Tobacco team. The game when was noticeably one sided m the first half, when the Straits Times dominated play,
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    Louis vs Farr?
    40 15 Louis vs Farr London. Apr. 25. SYDNEY HULL, the London promoter. is offerln? Joe Louis £30.000 tree of tax to deiend his world heavyweight championshiD against Tommy Farr m London at the end ot July or early In Auirust.— Reuter.
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    Weights For Saturday And Extra Meeting
    555 15 Weigh ts Fo r Satu rday And Extra Meeting A^EIGHTS FOR FIVE RACES on j Saturday, the third day of the j S.T.C. Summer meeting Governor's! Cup) races are as follows: I EXTKA MEETING IIfEIGHTS for the first day of the S.T.C. Summer Extra Professional meeting are: Im Class 1.
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    Minesweepers Beat V.M.C.A.
    271 15 WITH a more weil-balanced team the Minesweepers gained a comfortab!e victory by four goals to one over the Y. MCA. m a second division soccer on the V.M C.A. ground yesterday The Minesweepers played good soccer, combining well m the forward lino and checking innumerable attempts of
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    Excise 2, Indian Association 0
    178 15 OESUMING the second hall m -rand style, the Excise Department defeated the Indian Association by two goals to nil m their second division <b> saccer fixture played on the padang yesterday. Up to interval, the Indians although hard pressed, checked the repeated raids by the
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    Prewar German Shipping Agent Dies
    103 15 Old hands m Bangkok and Malaya and In retirement at Hcme will learn with regret of the passing of Mr. H. Schungel, who represented Norddeutscher Lloyd m Bangkok m the years leading up to the Great War. says the Bangkok Times. With others of his
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    Unpeopled Land In The Empire
    92 15 Pretorix. THE "£TMt open stretcher' of South Africa have room for thousands of white settlers. sad Mr. M. Balzam. president of the Pretoria Chamber of Commerce m his address at the rani meeting of the chamber. He said that industry for more white settlers would
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    Tarthrowers To Keep The Peace
    109 15 Two young Chinese, Tan Ah Dan ■nd Tan Ah Kiong. who threw a Ha of coal tar over a compatriot and accused him of buying cloth of Japanese manufacture wore bound over to keep the peace for one year by Mr L, 3 Gibson, m
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    Penang Swimmers Are In Singapore
    262 15 MEETING ON SATURDAY SINGAPORE'S rivals for aquatic honours m the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's championship meet at the Singapore Swimming Club on Saturday arrived by the Kedah from Penang yesterday. The team, comprising Miss Lim Seok Khim (breaststroke). Geh Chong Keat (freestyle) and Kec Soon
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    Probables For Guineas
    83 15 i.w.K >n. Apr. tx pRO3ABLLB lor the One Thcis Guineas are: Wavelength (Crju;*h > Light Velocity -Gordon Richards Streaka way I Beary > Amy Robsart or GaJatea II <Jones) Quite Coiiti-ary 'Sirott Titbit i Seaway < > Fly O':!ey (Harry Wrasg) Aurora '.Perry man Infra Red NevetO
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    Y.W.C.A. Classes For Refugees
    114 15 THE ECttTiUei committee of the Y.W. C.A. reported at the last me. that the dressmaking eloss had (bristled and that the noruiTSg kocp fit' 1 class, which w.is mee'in* twice weekly had a gOOj attend -nice. Hem claims commencing next week are Gorman, international cookery nii.l
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    EASTER PARADE LIKELY WINNER AT TODAY'S RACES
    1392 16 Heroic Star Should Win Sixth Event FULCO IS GOOD BET By Our Racing Reporter EXCEPT for one race, which will be run over the mile, a card consisting mainly of s|/> furlongs events will be run off at today's races at Bukit Timah,
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    Free Press Selections
    54 16 I?RKE PRESS selections for today's races are as follows: Race 1. Battalion, Vapour. Race 2. Silver Lace, Winsome. Race 3. Fulco, Creme De Menthe. Race 4. Blossom Time, Sunbeam. Race 5. Sang Ayah, Newsy. Race 6. Heroic Star, Grofmo. Race 7. Easter Parade, Miss Zipp. Race 8.
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    S.R.C. Tennis
    77 16 THE two S. R. C. tennis ties played 1 yesterday resulted as follows: Championship singles: P. F. do Souza beat P. D' Almeida. 6 2. 6—l. Mixed doubles handicap: M. Cordeiro and Mrs. L. M. Pennyfather 3O» beat R. H. Bain and Ifflsa D. Aeria <_3) 6—2. 6—3.
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    V.M.C.A. Teams
    119 16 THE following will play crickei for the V.M.C.A. Junior Department against R.A.F. H.Q. tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the Anson Road ground: Au Keng Chu, L. F. Newman. S. Hope. Ong Swee Keng, L. Aeria, Hock Lim, G. J Moxon. T. Hale, Edward Wee, H. Lewis and Suratta.
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    Big Tide Fight
    53 16 New York, Apr. 2,». THE NEW YORK promoter. Mike Jacobs plans to match the winner of the Joe Louis vs. Tony Galen to world heavyweight title match on June 28 with the winner of the Lou Nova vs. Max Baer fight on June 1. for the title,
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    Y.MLC.A. Basketball
    29 16 THE following will p] V.M.C.A. JunlOl D- Raffles Institution tod p.m.: Lim Njit 81 Chit Meng, Wong Fu Hian. Chia Soo Biang, X: Benny Femes and I
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    Fort Canning XI
    31 16 THE following will Ding vi. 34th. «F> Coy. r F Tanglin at 2.30 p.n..:Major Bird (capt C Ewens, Sgt. Dowlin Baker, Cpl. Tume: Stotr. Pte. Whlteman ai I
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    Bankers Goal Better Than Wearnes
    478 16 EXCITING STADIUM GAME A LARGE crowd saw the Hongkong and Rh« Wearne Brothers 2-1 m I thtilC :s2£V League match at the Stadium yesterday Both took the field with unbeaten record* the Bank walked off the winners they were by vociferous cheering. The better balanced
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