The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 April 1939

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,764. KSTI> 1835. SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1939. 5 CENTS.
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    HITLER REJECTS PEACE PLEA
    225 1 Ends Pacts With Britain And Poland NO UNEXPECTED SHOCKS IN MOMENTOUS SPEECH m MOMENTOUS SPEECH BEFORE THE REICHSTAG IN BERLIN YESTER- m HERR HITLER DENOUNCED TWO TREATIES-THE ANGLO-GERmTn AM) THE GERMAN.POUSH NON-AGGRESSION AGRFFMFNT giIfIOGAVI VITRIOLIC REPLY TO THE PEACE APPEAL AND PR^ LY SENT BY PRESIDENT
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    MORE FRENCH WARSHIPS AT GIBRALTAR
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    Retch Tries To Avoid Naval Arms Race
    188 1 Berlin, Apr. 28. IT IS ANNOUNCED the American Charge d'AfTaires in Berlin was handed the text of the Fuehrer's speech as an answer to President Roosevelt's message. Simultaneously tl>- German Charge d'Affaires in London and Warsaw handed a memoranda to the British and
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    SPEECH HEARD BY MILLIONS
    258 1 SPEECH HEARD BY MILLIONS Berlin. Apr. 28. Herr Hitler's speech lasted nearly two and a half hours. The Fuehrer spoke unusually slowly and very sarcastically. His audience seized quickly on what were cbviouly the two principal points oi the speech the criticisms about- the British and Po.ish treaties. The Fuehrer
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    TOKIO IS CAUTIOUS OVER NEW POLICY
    88 1 Tokio, Apr. 28. THE Government leaders arc extreme- ly cautious in formulating a policy following the new European .situation, according to the newspaper A.^hi Shimbun. Not only the Five-Ministers' conterence but inter-departmental conference among the Foreign Office, War Office and Navy Office are daily
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    Poland
    111 1 Warsaw, Apr. 28. OFFICIAL comment has yet been made on Hitler's denunciation of the German-Polish Pact but the step has caused no surprise. It is pointed out that Poland never founded its policy on pacts, but on its own strength. The Government newspaper Express Poranny, declares that Danzig must
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    America
    83 1 Washington, Apr. 28. COME members of the Congress ex- j pressed frank disappointment at the I tone of Hitler's speech. Others called it blustering or bluffing. Mr. F. Bloom, acting chairman of the House of Representatives ForoUn Affairs C%nmittee declared: "In one breath he says 'peace for the world'
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    France
    48 1 Paris, Apr. ?8. "IJITLER is marking time" us tne Pra French comment on Hitler's speech, which is less violent than was feared. Hitler's long defence of hio action over Czecho-Slovakia is noted as showing the effect of world opinion., It is felt that the firm Anglo-Frenoh atti-
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    Reich Cannot Equal Britain s Navy
    177 1 World Reactions To Speech London, Apr. 28 HITLER'S decision to abrogate the naval treaty- -hj not caused much surprise, as the action was not unexpected, says Reuter's naval correspondent. No official comment has yet been made tonight, but students in naval affairs generally believe
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    Air. Anthony Eden
    47 1 London, Apr. IK. jyiK. Anthony Kden. former Foreign Secretary, is joining the Territorial Army short!}, and will become second in command of a Recently he has speni some i iy.in intensive training on Salisbury Plain, in order to famiiiar himself with his duties. Reuter
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    ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS RACE RESULT
    77 1 Newmarket, Apr. gf. Covering the mile course faster than the Derby favourite, Blue Peter, in the Two Thou, and Guineas. R. O. Clark's French-bred Galatea Second starting at six to one. won the One Thousand Guineas today. Time was 1 min. 38 2 5 sees.
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    ROOSEVELT WANTED TO MEET THE DICTA TORS
    129 1 ROOSEVELT WANTED TO MEET THE DICTA TORS New York, Apr. 28. THE New York Times Washington correspondent reports that President Roosevelt sounded Signor Mussolini and, through him, Herr Hitler, regarding the possibility of all three meeting either at sea or near some neutral island, such as the Azores, but the
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    HITLER DENOUNCES TWO TREATIES
    2836 2 Reply To Roosevelt's Peace Proposals NAVAL PACT AND POLISH AGREEMENT ENDED Berlin, Apr. 28. LJERR Hitler today made his eagerly-awaited speech to the special session of the Reichstag 1 summoned to hear Germany's reply to the peace appeal addressed to the dictators a fortnight ago by
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    Roosevelt's Message To Dictators
    344 2 FW /iis personal telegrams to Herr Hitler and Signer Mussolini on Apr. 16, President Roosevelt asked specifically whether they were willing to give assurances that their armed forces would not attack a score of new independent nations The message went on: "Such assurance clearly must apply
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    17 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mr I/,. H Neo, Kim Kb,: tlve. Aik I. U Mrs. I, attended th,
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    PROGRESS IN TALKS WITH SOVIET
    116 2 PROGRESS IN TALKS WITH SOVIET [HE An.ulo.Soviei d i^ have been carried /T further with the coi I m London of the stajril Soviet proposals. Sir I Seeds, British Ambassafcl Moscow, has been iiMmJ says Router's diplomaticrespondent, to make a nu J of observations and tions to the Kremlin. I
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    TWO SOLDIERS ATTEMPT TO STEAL MOTOR-CAR
    117 3 TWO SOL DIERS ATT EMPT TO STEAL MOTOR-CAR Vehicle Standing Outside Alhambra Cinema TE N WEEKS' PRISON IL D to point out that the view of the litin authorities i* that the accused are trying )Ut o j he Army, and the Army does not intend unless penal servitude is
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    Jewish Motor Man Charged
    108 3 A fine oi $30 and costs was imposed on Sole Bekhor, a Singapore Jewish motor-car salesman, who pleaded guilty in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday, when he appeared on a Municipal summons charging him with erecting a retaining wall at the rear boundary of premises
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    Collapse Of Wall Kills A Chinese
    82 3 Sole Bekhor. a Singapore Jewi ,h motor-car salesman, aged 45, was discharged when he appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker on a charge of causing j the death of a Chinese youth Yap Chian Ling, by a negligent act ..ot amounting to culpable homicide.
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    Private Charged With Clock Theft
    80 3 A LLEGED to have committed housebreaking and theft, Jack Brierley, 19-year-old private of the Manchester Regiment, appeared in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday. After the charge had been explained to Brierley, the case was postponed to May 5 for mention, bail of $250 being
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    POLICE RAID SCHOOL IN SINGAPORE
    573 3 Court Argument On Jurisdiction THAT the magistrate had no Juric&c tion to hear a case of breach of regulation until the Director uf FAu ;a--tion had dealt with the matter depa-r--mentally was a submission made by Mr. F. G. Vaux before Mr. L. C. 3oh
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    Two Chinese Charged With Having Chandu
    40 3 ;oms Harbour I the id L I d befcre Criminal ;ith posse>and 1.220 Mr. Wali.ve ted to I mei be tried 1 that they weie \n toe .1 them to arrest Ided to with'
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    Catholics To Pray For Peace Tomorrow
    18 3 Catholics To Pray For Peace Tomorrow 81 R man! d publ reof; on t: u xii to all
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    Announcements In The Gazette
    408 3 Mr. F. G. Coales" appointment as Acting Director of Public Works and Civil Aviation i> announced in last night's Gazette. Mr. J. S. Bolssier has been appointed Deputy Director of Public Works. Mr. R. P. Bingham has been appointed to officiate as Assistant Protector 01 Chinese.
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    Damages Sought Over Two-Year Old Accident
    236 3 Damages Sought Over Two- Year Old Accident GEYLANG ROAD CAR CRASH J-JEARING was continued in the Singapore High Court, before Mr. Justice Manning, yesterday, in connection with a claim for $6,000 brought by Pang Chong and Chang Peng Chuen against the Ahmad Press. The claim is connected with the death
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    Magistrate's Sentence Set Aside
    370 3 False Declaration By Former Detective (From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru, Apr '7 A LI bin Suboh, a former detective sergeant, who was con/'ciea and sentenced to a month's imprisonment for making a false statutorj declaration, had the sentence varied 10 a day's imprisonment and $25
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    32 3 Mr. Gordon Rabjohn. who was forj merly in charge of Sime Darby and j Co.'s branch at Malacca, and now lives near Windsor, has become chairman of the Datchet, Bucks.. Conservative Association.
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      29 3 Jokers I NICOTA tooth PASTE > s T m d n e s t UtT H J. S FRO THE »*r QELIG HTFULLY y L( N USE V "*l CHEMISTS
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      34 3 Mr J. G. Brown, Of A. A. Anthony and Co.. Penang Is spending his home leave in Scotland. His address until the end of October will be, Fernbank. 13, Gower Terrace, Glasgow, S. i
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      33 3 Mr H. F. Hammond's address during his holidav in England will oe at 100 V*est Hill. Windmill Street Gravesend. Kent. He expected to return to Singapore in the P. and O. liner Corfu.
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    BRITAIN IS RESOLUTE
    174 4 Determination Shown By Conscription Move WARNING TO DICTATORS London, Apr. 28. IF the Democracies were to live they must be ready for 1 action as any dictatorships said the Home Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoaro, in London last night. The British people wished to live at peace with
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    46 4 Mr. L. D. Whlifleld who was head/nuster of the Andersen School. Ip;h. b f^re he wont he me on leave, it is UMd;rstood, will shortly be returning to Malaya. It is sad that he wi l be stationed in Singapore before going ta f Alcr Star.
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    Rt A. F. Training In Canada
    64 4 M_ T Ottawa, Apr. 28. R. I. MACKENZIE, the Defence Minister, told the Commons today that an agreement had been reached between the British and Cana4Hn Governments for a three-year scheme *or training pilots for the Royal Air Force in Canada. I f was
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    Crown Lands For British Subjects
    100 4 TTT Windhoek, Apr. 28. THE South-West African Legislative Assembly by tea votes to five u->--ptoved the motion of Commandant von Maltitz that the administrates should amend the Land Settlement Law so that Crown lands shou 'i be available only to British subjects Commandant von Maltitz
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    Cheerful Spirit In House
    146 4 London, Apr. >8. MEMBERS of the House of Commons were in a mor; cheerful mood last night than for many weeks pa«t, writes Reuter's Parliamentary commentator. Conservatives were neartened by the conscription decision which many regarded as overdue and practically all speakers indicated that the country
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    University For Tokio Engineers
    135 4 Tokio, Apr. %L jWJR. GINJIRO FUJIWARA, seventy-four-year-old retired president of the Y 300,000 000 Ojt Paper Manufacturing Company, hopes to establish a technoloeriral and engineering university at a cost of V8 000,000. near Tokio. Japan needs technical *-xpcrts mere than anything else.'* Mr. Fujiwara, said in
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    Japanese Trucks Seized
    142 4 Shanghai, Apr. *:s. pHINESE guerillas yesterday ambusn- ed four Japanese trucks on tlie Ehanghai-Minghone: Road and seiz:d ($200,000 worth of arms and ammunition, according to Chinese reports It is also reported that Wong-Shu-Japanese-appointed magistrate of Taichon?, near Shanghai, was ki'led by a band of guerillas under a
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    Air Service To Warsaw
    77 4 THE NEW BRITISH AIRWAYS service direct to Warsaw was inaugurated from Hcston airport. Among the passengers on the first plane which also carried mail— were Colonel Small icocd, who is making a lecture tour on the British Empire, and Lieut. Col. Sir Francis C. Shelmerdine, the
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    Warning To Shanghai Editors
    122 4 Shanghai, Apr. 28. IN compliance with Japanese demands, the political section of the Shanghai Municipal Council yesterday officially warned publishers and editors in the settlement against printing material "which is likely to disturb peace and order in the settlement." This was done as a result of
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    Denmark's Air Defence
    24 4 Copenhagen, Apr. 28. THE Danish Government is fftQIPV up 4,000 men for special training in civil air defence at Copenhagen.— Reuter
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    82 4 Arrived from N.E.L by KLM plane on Thursday: Mr. H. R. Pape. Mr. O. W C. Dorsman. Mr. Abdulla bin Aflfi, Mr. A C. Beekhuis, Mr. K. Saito, Mr. E. Wieneke, Mr. F. A. Heise. j Left bv KLM plane on Thursday: for Medan, Mr. Abdullah bin
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    50 4 The Rev. Father J. B. Souhait of the Church of the Assumption, Penan g was i taken suddenly m on Sunday morring just before celebrating Mass. He was taken to the General Hospital. He is now making good progress in hospital, and hopes to be out in a few days.
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    Public Did Wrong Thing When A.R.P. Sirens Blew
    331 4 FIRST SINGAPORE Tr ?T WHEN Singapore's new air raid t l trmB for the first time yesterday morning h rer large crowds into the streets and tnttir Wails as well as full-power blast as hlf n the electric sirens mounted on the
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    News In Brief
    197 4 CIIs-iAI^CRES 1,000 edd sawmill car- rier coolies have presented newdemands to the 12 xnillowners operating in the Rochore Canal and Kallang Basin districts, threatening to go on strike if they do not receive replies by noon today. The dispute arose from the dismissal of four men employed
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    Five Counsellors To Act For The Kin?
    59 4 I .ondim. Apr IT is learned that five Counidnd State will be appointed I the King during 1 Canada and Ur.itrd State Qk Mary, who must be ineluri. of special provisio Act of 1937. will be one Th< the I| ke of Gloucester.
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    Chinese Escape With Their Lives
    149 4 CHINESE famil ls lives from a blaze whtu the ground a bit attknT' «»4 mile. East ci*RJ? on Thursday afterno^SJ reported in The charred skeleton vJ* occupants, 45-year-old H ft Kian. was found by the fw one corner of the house **> Police are investi
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      150 4 Despatches K.L.M.: Left Singapore Apr. 20: Delivered London Apr. 26. SURFACE MAIL DESPATCHES TODAY Borneo North V Brunei and Labuan Darvel 3.30 pm Ceylon Hakozaki Maiu 11 am Europe and Great Britain x Tran ir K.L.M. 2 p.m. SJ" KLM. 2 p.m. SfS*" Toboali 2 p.m. Java. South-West Sumatra S
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      205 4 This SKIN CORE INSTANTLY RELIEVES AND QUICKLY HEALS Th» reauon why Eczema. I'sonasiw, and othrr mm difficult to care is frequently *m M W" the root of the malady Realising this, Dr. U. l)enni«. the B has cterised prescription in which lth^°JJ\| medic&menta are combined in a Itquid penetrating to
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      261 4 Airmail Arrivals And INWARD Imperial: From Europe due—. Monday, Thursday, Friday afternoons. Wearnes: From Penang, l po h t and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. K.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday afternoons. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Tuesday, Friday, Sunday afternoons. K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday evenings.
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      281 5 w Special f> Salary For An Engineer A COMMEN'CINO salary of $IJW) H month was fixed for Mr. C. C. i'ayne, Municipal Electrical engineer, in view of the special circumslancea oi his case" by the Municipal Commi^f ion yesterday. The decision la nor Uie sanctlon of the GovcrTwo Schools Struck
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, APRIL 29,1939. Hitler's Speech
    610 6 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, APRIL 29,1939. Hitler's Speech IJERR HITLER, with his cus- tomary audacity, yesterday tore up two treaties and followed this by offering appeasement, to Britain. There is no justification whatever for his first action. The Anglo-German naval treaty was signed by the Nazi Government as providing
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    Economic Needs Spur Germany's Expansion
    1718 6  - Economic Needs Spur Germany's Expansion JUNIUS B. WOOD By GERMANY'S economic objectives in its dri East are discussed here in the last of < tow^d articles by a veteran foreigu correspondent**,!?)!' f S completed a stay or nine months in the Reich <i°- Q M he motored through many parts
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    COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE CITY TRANSPORT
    955 7 COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE CITY TRANSPORT Suggestion Of Competition With Traction Company STRIKE" QUESTION JO consider the question of allowing limited competition in Singapore's transport services, the Singapore Municipal Commissioners appointed a special sub-committee at a meeting of the Commission yesterday. The sub-committee, of which Mr. W. Hartley, the Municipal president,
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    Identification Tickets For City Cyclists?
    73 7 Id entification Tickets For City Cyclists? .GGESTION BY COMMISSIONER rVfIfICATION cards for I 1 'V, in^" nhepoVVCr M l ranted by the no* arr .ihtion* few adwffi r e,ulal.on hm^ )*t Municipal Commission if I* r terd.: wcrc not d provide L r>p -e-re^istercd .nccbe disal public r 70 per
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    Bikes Banned; Park Provides Racks
    20 7 Mr il C m- j be astable* for t e .ausea Mr. r watchmen would
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    Tamil Falls Down Hatch
    18 7 I 9 -re aied e rp- a -all ;ore o.i when a d mix
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    HOT WORDS ON CITY'S ICE CREAM
    582 7 Commissioner Attacks Health Officer LJOT words about ice-cream were 1 uttered in the Municipal Commission yesterday, when Mr. s. B Tan denounced the "arbitrary and high- i o>d action' of the assistant health offi-er in with-holding from cafes I ncea for ice-cream manufacture. n
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    Rubber Company Had No Intention Of Fraud
    206 7 REPRESENTING the Lee Rubber Company, Yeo Kim Tian. secretary. was fined a total of $100 when he pleaded guilty to charges of being in possession of five unjust scales. The defendant appeared on a summons Inspector S. W. R. Marsden, who prosecuted, said
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    Anna Pavlova's Husband Here
    85 7 It/I VICTOR DANDRE, hus- band of the late Mme. Anna Pavlova, passed through Singapore yesterday on a flight from Australia to England in Qantas and Imperial Airways flyingboats. Anna Pavlova, the most famous name the ballet stage has ever produced, died at The Hague in 1931,
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    East Asiatic In Australia
    85 7 Herr E. Koch, formerly manager of the East Asiatic Co.. Ltd. at Singapore, and Danish Consul, has returned to Singapore from Europe, en route to Australia. In Australia. Mr. Koch will open branches of the East Asiatic Company for the first time. Mr. Koch, who has
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    18 7 Mr. C. Hannigan, formerly Commissioner of Police. F. M. S., has been appointed air raid warden lor Beaconsfield
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    Malaria Risk In A.R.P. Holes
    94 7 The dangers of malaria and other diseases as a result of the digging of bomb-proof shelters in Singapore were stressed by the President of the Municipal Commission, Mr. W. Bartley at a meeting of the com mlssi oners' yesterday. Individuals and bodies wer e building
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    Municipal Committee On Housing
    24 7 A special committee to consider tn# gradual housing of all Municipal employees was set up by the Munich*) Commission yesterday
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    WORKED ONLY ONE WEEK IN TWO
    173 8 Sciatica Kept Him At Home It is the wife who sends us this information about her husband's troubles. She writes For some time past, my husband has been able to work only one week in two, on account of sciatica. He sutlered so much
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    BETTER RUBBER PRICES FORECAST
    1068 8 Hon. S. B. Palmer Foresees Increasing Quotas DIFFICULT LABOUR YEAR "THE dramatic story of the year 1938 which culminated *at Munich on Sept. 29, has been told elsewhere and now belongs to history/' stated the retiring president, the Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer, in his report
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    Quarterly Trade Balance Higher
    187 8 THE gros< value of Malaya's overseas 1 trade in March at $101 054.000 is $5,659,000 more than it was in February but is $5 250.000 less than it was In March last year. The value of the total trade in the first quarter of the year
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    Duchess At The Abbey
    27 8 THE DI'KE and Duchess of Gloucester attended the Westminster Abbey last week when Mavndy M old folk—were distributed. Here is the Dm-he I
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      151 8 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected to arrive: Main Wharf, Entrance Gate 2- Exit 3Hakozakl Maru 18; Pangkor 15; Pyrrhus 14; Kepong 12; Bendcran 11; Glenaffaric 9Yuensang 8; Glasgow 6. f Empire Dock: Entrance Gate 2* Exit 3w Irisbank 30; Roseville 32;
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      446 8 RADIO PROG!? > ■SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL metres. ZHP 30.06 metres. p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral concert. Rein, d from the Adelphi Hotel. 1.30 Mid -day rubber and tin prices 1.32 Light orchestral concert (contd;. 2.00 Interval. 4.50 Running commentary on the tfxlb race of the Singapore races. 5.15 Malay request programme.^
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      254 8 PARIS TODAY MM i•■ p.ni ft. 2o I eai 5.50 On r..io Talk on I by Di 6.20 Nei 6.3n Oraroophoi 7.05 Colonial talk Pa 7.20 Concur i 7.50 News In 8.30 Message from P 8.40 Judicial talk b 8.50 Lit 10.20 Close i PHOHI-KOLLAND TODAY PHI 11.71 n>. p.m.
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    New Zealand Wants A 2-3-2 Scrum
    170 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, (By Air Mail) Jn& New Zealand Rugby Union wants a 2-3-2 scrum made universal. It will make this suggestion to the Imperial Rugby conference to be held in London in 1940. The contention is that with only tv o
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    Empire Day Sports
    103 9 THE annual Empire day sports meeting will be held under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Singapore «n Saturday. May 27 at 2.30 p.m. at Jalan Besar Stadium. Events will be: 75 yards, 100 yds., 220 yds., 440 yds., 880 yds., and 'ore mile flat races,
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    Malacca A. F. A. Officers
    102 9 THE fourteenth annual general meeting of the Malacca Amateur Football Association was presided over uy Lt.-Col. W. J. Cunan-Sharp, the president of accounts were adopted Lt.-Col. Curran-Sharp paid tribute to Mr. P. G. Maiundasa for el cellent services he rendered the association last year as
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    Fort Canning XI
    55 9 The following will represent For" Canning vs. St. Andrew's Od 3ovs Assn. at the Y.M.C.A. ground. Ausou Rord at 230 p.m. today: Major Bird <capt), Capt. Ewens. C:ipt. levers. Lieut. Dabble. Sgt Oo'Vling Sgt. Baker. Pte. Statt. Cpl. Turner L/Cpd. Telford. Pte. Whiteman Rdr. Mason; reserve. Pte.
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      453 9 f^ lil X Bit ITISH 'y^BRITISHIMDiA LINES p. *O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. Ol MWRDS Due Due I,, in |M»re. Tonnage S*pore. COIIFU la.uuo June 30 fi BURDWAN 6.070 July 1 20 CANTON 15.500 July 14 CARTHAGE 15.000 Jrlv 28 ROMAI I 6.800 July 28 RAJPUT ANA 17.000 Aug. 11
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      212 9 (Incorporated in Strcitr Settlements.) GKESHAM HOUSE. BATTERY fti) SINGAPORE. PHONE 5172. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co.. Ltd, (Incorporated in England.) HAVRE LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer l> ue Sails CITY OF LINCOLN Calls Glasgow In port May 1 noon CITY OF ATHENS May 30 June 2 FOR
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      660 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay. Singapore Tet 515L Chartered Bank Building, Penang TeL 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST StKVICtS MARSEILLES. LONDON, CON 1 INK NI AND GLASGOW (in conjunction witn the Glen Line) gECTO^ ARIC ii dOn dam bUrg and Antwer P May" 9 2 ?S?t SSr^^., Mars
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    Commissioners Resign
    109 10 Resignations of Mr. A. W. Pearson. Chamber of Commerce nominee, and Mr. R. Tessensohn. Eurasian Association representative were announced at yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commission. Mr Pearson was going on leave and Mr. Tessensohn was force.: to resign on account of his health, said the President. Mr.
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    Motorist Injures Circus Acrobat
    73 10 A Chinese motor-car driver. U>oi Ah Joon, was convicted in the Sinwnre Traffic District Court yesterday for negligent driving and causing hurt to a Chinese. Chow Tien Wu. a "irtus acrobat, when he came into collision with a water hydrant at Collyer Quav on Apr. 8.
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    Wolves Play Portsmouth In Cup Final Today
    324 10 BIG MATCH AT WEMBLEY DIGGEST event in the Home football season, the Cup u final, will be played today when Portsmouth meet Wolverhampton at Wembley. Wolverhampton is strongly favoured to win the Cup. The betting is at least three to one on the
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    Indians And S.H.B. Draw 1-AII
    195 10 ALTHOUGH the Indian Association were pressed most of the time thoy lasted well in their gams against the Singapore Harbour 3oard in the second division (b) at Cantonment Road yesterday, and a stout defence enabled them to draw I—l. Each goal was scored from a
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      606 10 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5131. IANAOIAN PACIFIC inSm SSU' (Incoriwrated in England) IHL "KMPKtSS ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTIN-ENTAL TRAIN without change— them:e by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND or the CONTINENT— aII under
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      198 10 BIBBY LINE (LONDON ADDRESS) 22, PALL MALL, LONDON S.W 1 Mall Passenger Vessels between RANGOON. COLOMBO, PORT SUDANMARSEILLES. PLYMOUTH LONDON with through connection from Singapore and Penang HOMEWARD SAILINGS Leave Leave Rangoon Colombo 1939 WORCESTERSHIRE May 4 May 10 CHESHIRE May 18 May 25 YORKSHIRE June 1 June 8 DERBYSHIRE
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      85 10 For Everything Appertaining to Ocean Passages, Foreign Money Exchange and Freight apply WAC<^^JLITS IWOPIO TftAVgP'sgPvygy) 39, ROBINSON ROAD No Booking Fees. Telephone 5908. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. (APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SIRDHANA 8,000 TONS SAILING MAY 4, 3 P.M. The above
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      474 10 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES^ TO I LKOI'h FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG TO COLOMBO romrav ALEXANDRIA NAPLES. GENoT A^'VW Leases teav^ 0^ X PRESIDENT VAN BUREN May lZ Penan PRESIDENT HARRISON May 20 M ay u x PRESIDENT HAYES June 3 ay 23 PRESIDENT POLK June 17 InC C J^e PRESIDENT GARFIELD
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      684 11 fraser And Co. 's List ruffle MINIMj xd. J .\d 1 Pd 21a tki 13s 6d 1.70 Id I* Us -.15 UNU 1.55 »N 3s 3d r:T? 6d 1.5>0 31 ba 3d ft I .d .is) I *s 3d t .GO o.d. 1 3s 6d
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK & SHARES
      492 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday c New York prices quoted tn DS currency. The above arc dealers n.iddle prices jobbers margins, broker; ge and stamp duty are not included. onare of denominatloD unless Latent Quotations Previously otherwise slated rre\iousiy Conversion U)an. d p.c
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      24 11 |^J^ London: Latest Quotations I Previously: £224 7s. 6d. n; Previously: €222 2s. 6d. Previously: £42 7s. 6d. Previously: 20 3,lGd.
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      Foreign Exchange Rates London closing Quotations
      57 11 Forei gn Exchange Rates London closing Quotations raru.y oeiure iciest *ranr to p 20-9-31 Rate Previously 324.11 1763/4 litK °uilders to 4 8655 4.68V 8 4 68»/ 2 f*i p^ dolia r 12.10 8 86% 8.88 OS is. 23/ 4 d. Is 23/ 4 d pf i Y?n V/4d. noxn.
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      192 11 I From London 5.30 p. m. Yesterday |j KI BBER: Firm London: Bd. H 1 16d. Previously: 7 7 B d. Bd. May-June: 715 16d. 8 1 16d. Previously: 7? B d. Bd. July-Sept.: 8 B d. 8 3;16d. Previously: Bd. 8 1 16d. Oct. -Dec: 8
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      166 11 APR. 28 SELLING London T.T. J^ London demand nn^n Lyons demand -0™ Switzerland demand 24« Hamburg demand 3\* New York demand M° Montreal demand 5 < Batavia demand Samarang demand 100 la ie Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon demand «t^ Madras and Colombo demand ,?T Hong Kong demand
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      Daily Share rveport
      122 11 ISSUED BY FRASEK CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. T'n at midday was HI4H« up 'i. Accrrdin* to cable advices from London this mornine ti;i shar;s there yesie day v ere u^ain slight y firmer hut in the local market tc.day there was httlf jittivity
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      291 11 BANK OF CHINA lucoroonitfcQ m Cnitia ov bptnai Cnartef) 12. Ceril Street Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Office bill Asst Manage.- OfT ice U412 Exchange Dept 64 tl fieneral Office 5188-% Cable Address i CHL.\(,KLO I'aid t'p Capital ch 40.000.000 00 Keseive uiul- in excess of Ch f 5.200.000 00 Total Assets
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    GOLDEN GLIMPSE FOR SIXTH RACE THIS AFTERNOON*
    1576 12 Empress And Thanks Are Worth Backing GOOD FIELDS ENGAGED By Our Racing Reporter IN spite of 19 horses being scratched for today's races at Bukit Timah, the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's summer (Governor Cup) meeting, good fields will run. The
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    Free Press Selections
    53 12 Free Press Selections pREE PRESS selections for today's rarcs are as follows: Rare 1. NONIA MANIS, Silver Lace. Race 2. WALTZ, Turn Over. Race 3. RUBBER QUEEN, Mini?. Race 4. THANKS, Kabinda. Race B. EMPRESS, Quisana. Race 6. GOLDEN GLIMPSE, Aerial Post. Race 7. FARNLEY, Spear of Sarawak. Rare 8.
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    Crowd Hostile To Referee
    161 12 SENSATION AT HAPPY WORLD BOXING A SENSATION was caused fit th* Happy World covered stadium last night, when Referee Mickey Suhivan dlsqalifled Johnny Mortell (i.0%) for holding in the eighth round o* n scheduled ten round contest against the newcomer, Ben Jimenez <8.5 3 4K The
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    Weights For Wednesday
    139 12 pUKTHER weights for Wednesday, iourth day of the Singapore Turf Club's suniiner moot ing. are as follows: Horses, Class 2, Div. I—61 6 furs. Burraneei 9.04 The Cutter 8.12 Heroic Star 9.01 Golden Plateau 8.12 Servus <late The Puritan 8.11 Dutiful^ 9.00 Complarent 8.11 Oay Tad 8.13
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    S.C.R.C. Tennis
    43 12 OESULTS of yesterday's ties in the S.C.R.C. lann tennis ties a:e: "A" Singles Handicap: Phoy Chee "Juay (scr.) received a '.valkover from Tan Chin Tuan (act i. •T. Ninnies Handicap: Cecil Wong <scr.) and Henry Toe (.owe 3> one ser all.
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    R. A.F. Too Good For Police
    171 12 hr\ISPLAYING sound combination the RAF. yesterday defeated the Police by two goals to nil in their reserve division soccer fixture at the Depot. The losers had themselves to blame, for although given innumerable opportunities in front of goal their forwards missed time and aga'.n.
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    107 12 dribbling movement, he sent the ball over the net. The Airmen got their first goal through McEudoo, who after dribbling his way in the opposite goal beat Abdullah with a well placed shot. The Police had as many chances in the second half as the first in which to score,
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    Nestanglo And Cold Storage Draw 1-AII
    269 12 B.H.L. MATCH AT STADIin, m v ifj MESTANGLO and the Cold Storage shared fc] 11 the Stadium yesterday, each side Business Houses' League fixture. Cold Storage should have won. Much the in the first half, their forwards engineered moves. Tempting centres came over from
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    S.C.C. Cricket
    139 12 Following are S.C.C. cricket teams for the week-end: Against Y.M.C.A. today, 2 p.m. at S.C.C: S Ldr. F. E. Watts (capt\ J. A. Dean, J. T. Rea R. M. Harsley, Lt. J. S. Aveling, F/Lt. S. J. Marchbank, G. Alexander, C. Woodcock, B H Lee, E. C. Barnes,
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    Island Golf Club
    128 12 THE Island Club's woman April Medal was won by Mrs. Rosa Lim with a net 34. Following are some of the cards returned. Mrs. Rosa Lim 46—12 =34 Mrs. E. H. Walker 50—14 =36 Mrs. J. B. McMorine 46— 8 1 -P7 I Miss S. Abed 46—
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    Y.M.C.A. Tennis
    132 12 Q. A. DAWOOD gave R. F. Bxith a hard fight in their men's singles championship tie in the Y.M.C.A. invitation lawn tennis tournament yesterday, losing 4—6, 2—6. Results Men's doubles championship: T. Kobayashi and S. Murakami beat Woon Chow Tat and Wee Eng Lock, 2—6, 6—2. 6—o; Tan
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    Y.M.C.A. Swimming Preliminaries
    144 12 Y.M.C.A. Swimming Preliminaries C OMPETITOK* who qualified for i. finals in the YMC.A.i 4th| members' handicap ,ui:,fi liner^ to be held on preliminary heat, were as i Open 40 yds. free rtyle han LeeKimEk.w Pi1 0 Ong Urn Teck, D H Ee Kov.\ Senior K>U >dv free siv| e handiear
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