The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 May 1939

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    15 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,777. ESTD. 1833 MONDAY, MAY 15, 1939.
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    "NOT NECESSARY TO USE A SWORD" SAYS MUSSOLINI
    406 1 Affirms Strength Of Rome-Berlin Bloc CRITICISMS~OF THE DEMOCRACIES "MILLIONS are asking: are we going towards peace or war?" declared Signor Mussolini opening the Economic Self-Sufficiency Exhibition at Turin yesterday. "Certain knots m Europe must be disentangled" he said "because jit sometimes happens
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    Soviet is Anxious For Pact
    30 1 Soviet is Anxious For Pact r-»--lh_i there oh. British and M. omnia- i underanxiety ach an Govern- ill ex- \odincul will I n v.-nat it :\ry to the event I
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    More Unrest In Danzig
    52 1 I Mas 14. Polish I Lng a tempt Id meet Danzig few On S nate Uaj 141 ol i and mashDanzii provo- i A the writes tude o: UI oi Urn rovoto ;n; To Britain I iv ran Uaj 14. I pape: ays SIM basis a
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    Speech Pacific & Moderate
    388 1 Speech Pacific Moderate London, May 14. DEUTER learns that the impression wade by Mussolini's speech m aiplomatlc circles is not unfavourable. It is felt L Duce icas pacific end moderate, and that the general atmosphere has nor been mii Uiicnced orejudlcially i evolutions, is about to become through he pact
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    Turkey Feared Threat Of Dictators
    198 1 Ankara, May 14. ALL Turkish newspapers today publish .long editorial "articles exalting the value of^the Anglo-Turkish agreement and hailing it as the most important political <?vent for some time. They emphasise the wisdom of* the government m abandoning neutrality and adhering io the democratic front,
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    Bringing Spain Into Axis
    132 1 Bringing Spain Into Axis London. May 14. THE Sunday Times Berlin correspon- j dent writes that one result of the i Anglo-Turkish agreement has be?n I the greater zeal behind the scenas to bring Spain into the Rome-Berin axi«. Since the end of the civil war German writers have vaunted
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    TERMS OF AXIS MILITARY PACT
    167 1 Italy Reich Would Unify War Commands Paris. May 14. OTERMS ul ihc military and political pac^ between Germany and Italy, said to* have been put forward by Herr Hitler c reported m a Rome despatch appearing m the newspaper Matin, today. The military section of
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    Berlin Thinks Guarantee "Hostile Act"
    123 1 Berlin Thinks Guarantee "Hostile Act" Berlin, May 14. SPECIAL regret is shown In the German press tnat Turkey has "fallen a victim to the British gift of persuasion. An inspired statement to the foreign press says -he Turkish premier's statement to the effect that Turkey, by her agreement with Britain,
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    A "Singapore" At Sydney?
    103 1 London May 14. OIK LEOPOLD SAVILL, who was responyib'e for the design and construction of the Naval Base dockyard at Singapore, is joining the liner Oronte at Naples on May 28 for Australia. He will discuss with Australian Government officials the proposed building of a new
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    QUEEN'S GIFTS TO SAILOR
    84 1 Aboard Empres of Australia. May 14. AN appeal from the escorting cruiser Glasgow for aid m an appendicitis case aboard was received today by the radio of this lin^r, which is carrying the Kin- and Queen to Canada. ihe King's surgeon and another .'.urgeon were rowed
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    CHINESE DENY BIG HUPEI-HONAN BORDER DEFEAT
    337 2 Japanese Claim Twenty Divisions Surrounded RECAPTURE OF SANWUI BY CANTONESE Chun«:kin«_;, May 14. A SPOKESMAN of the Chinese Military Council emphatically denied yesterday reports by Japanese authorities that 20 divisions of Chinese troops have been surrounded by the Japanese on the northern Hupei-Honan border,
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    23 BULGARS KILLED ON FRONTIER
    101 2 23 BULGARS KILLED ON FRONTIER London, May 14 GREAT indignation has been aroused m Bulgaria owins Io a frontier clash m Southern Dobrudja. m which Rumanian prndarmes are reported to have killed 23 Bulbars of a band of 25. The Rumanian version says the Bulgars i aided across the frontier
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    New Johore State Councillors
    76 2 (Fn Our Own Correspondent.) .lohorr llahru. May 14. j. B. Poiey. manager. South I Rubber Plantations Ltd., Mr. U rpcr Ball, manager Layang Rubber Plantations Ltd.. and Mr. G. w. Husband, manager, Rengam Bstate, I bern ted er embers of the j 1 >unci] of State.
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    Six In Hospital After Meal
    79 2 AFTEB ing their evening meal, m -*> a hov e m Upper Piekerin? Street erday, Chinese vcre suddenly taken ill. A doctor gas Sent EOT and found all the men v:. -us v. hen he -r;\ccl. He managed to revive five of them. was sent
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    Bonnet Pays Tribute To Britain
    189 2 Bonnet Pays Tribute To Britain "SYSTEM OF SECURITY TO VISTULA" London, May 14. CPEAKING of Franco-British relations at a luncheon of the 1 Alliance Francaise, at Southampton, j i I yesterday, the French Foreign Minis- 1 ter, If. Bonnet, said the co-operation of France end Great Britain had never been
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    CHINATOWN MAY MAKE ITS OWN A.R.P. PLANS
    318 2 CONTRARY to a suggestion that there may be a run on second-hand gunny bags m Singapore, caused by residents who wish to convert them into sandbag shelters .as an air raid precaution Chintown's gunny bag trade has shown no signs of heavy buying.
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    Vice-Admiral's Son Weds
    92 2 picture. LIFFT.-COM. JOHV OSBORNF MANSEIX. RN, Fleet Air Arm. Seletar wm of the late ice- Admiral Sir Robert RfenseH, K.CW O CBF I) I JM.- and Lady Mansell. of Farnham Common, Bucks and his bride' jormer \y Miss Sheila Gladys McDonnell, daughter of Captain and Mrs' t'
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    Kulangsu Landing "To Curb Terrorism"
    235 2 JAPANESE ALLEGATION rtmp t Shanghai, May 11. rtUL Japanese naval spokesman last night told foreien correspondents that the Japanese naval squads patrol m Kulangsu may be temporary. He added that this was a personal view and asserted that Japanese authorities had frequently requested the Kulangsu
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    U.S. Plans To Improve Her Air Power
    121 2 U.S. Plans To Improve Her Air Power COMMITTEE ON NEED FOR MECHANICS Washington, May 14. yilE first of a series of plans for improving the Fnited States' position as an air power has been submitted to President Roosevelt by an inter-departmental committee. This calls lor the immediate doubling of the
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    Narrow Escape For Diplomats
    114 2 1 Chungking, May 14. JHE French and Belgian Charge d'Affaires and three journalists, returning from a visit to the French naval barracks to ascertain the damage caused by yesterday's Japanese air raid, narrowly escaped death when crossing the Yangtse, m a sampan, which was cut m
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    voting AT SULTAN ASTANA
    34 2 voting AT SULTAN ASTANA Charges A^ I r™- Ckin sss I T I I work I 2 li m All the m each I to work or When men to go H the ace.
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    Death Of Turf Club Secretary
    96 2 MR. -BILL' WC ANE ol the 1 In "Bill" Vickers, 1 i ang Turi c I pita] at P» Mr V; I more thai) iem ExU Jolnic to Sydney, hi 1 Singapon and C< s Isl When the On returned to subsequent] After th< war
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    "The Great Man Votes"
    67 2 "The Great Man Votes" JOHN Wxpm ■an, who is alwa: i children, m H X Great Man V I the Pavilion ,h(uiiec "The bun minence at a «M» which his lone ball more is exce'lent m watchman. P^n J .soliloquies, who Commissio-x t ol w As the two chUdrW- and
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    value Of New Mersina Bridge
    31 3 ,NCI and traffic i ..ross the rsing are report Assort this provide a provide Isolated mmunica- referred by a slow ..live ferry. Johore with the Endau.
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    MOSQUITO NETS OUT OF DATE
    164 3 Sir Malcolm Watson's Opinions ctor o_ J and a persistent fed houses •t cation to rdne. of the pect at a 11 ite Indusreport of s reporter, hud yet to meet i\ ly m a was net bead of us," jr. the United States, -proofed
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    Mail Service In Johore
    37 3 M ail Service In Johore 1 cities between India "Posts and mention- th, Johore Air Mall that whereas, BMW travel than 40 I •en Johore 1 by horse id. to authorities is stated. of post s between
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    EXAGGERATED PRESS REPORTS ON SINGAPORE
    460 3 EXAGGERATED PRESS REPORTS ON SINGAPORE 'Almost Frantic' AntiAircraft Precautions DEFENCE MEASURES S ilt I L f 3nd fte in accurate reports regaraing measure T<L°J I2_ the Far East and 3X2 fa recent IST*™ Several Some, at least, of these may be traced to Jananese newspaper comment, and reports publisned Tin
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    NEW U.S. LINERS FOR FAR EAST
    143 3 NEW U.S. LINERS FOR FAR EAST Washington. D.C ■T^HE UNITED STATES Maritime Commission on Apr. 30 announced that, unless war breaks out. the President Lines, successors to the Dollar Line, will add three new 25,000-ton vessels to Its round-the-world fleet, In the next two years. The commission said it cannot
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    Risks Of Plane-Borne Yellow Fever
    329 3 Risks Of Plane-Borne Yellow Fever A NEW MENACE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 4. YELLOW FEVER, most dreaded of tropical diseases, is at present limited to certain parts of Africa and America. But it is a potential menace to Malaya and to all other countries within nine days' travel
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    Where The R.A.F. Bombs Sharks
    124 3 MADRAS HAS FOUND a ITI beneficial use for Royal Air Force bombers. They are to be used against the man-eating sharks at present lurking of! the coast. Sharks hava- claimed three victims two Indians and Private Harold Dickinson, of the lst. Batt. King's Own Royal
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    Canned Pineapple Exports Increase
    96 3 During the week-ending May 6, exports of th\:cl pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 101,188 cases, of which 82.138 <81 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 1.460 (two per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 13,417 <13 per cent.) cases to Canada, and
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    News In Brief
    434 3 THE longest flight ever undertaken by a Malayan and m a light plane was accomplished a few days ago when Mr. L. K. Pay, a Dane, who left Kuala Lumpur m his Hornet Moth on Mar. 25. reached Copenhagen, his home city m Denmark. He had with
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    Fathers And Sons Enlist
    43 3 Five fathers and sons m the same battalion is a unique record. But here they are. They have responded io the Impires recruiting drive by joining the 46th Battalion of Australian Infantry, which is new m camp near Melbourne.
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    Quezon To Guide P. I. For Another Term ?
    279 3 Quezon To Guide P. I. For Another Term RE-ELECTION MOVEMENT Manila, P.I. A MOVEMENT to amend the constitution to permit Urn re-election of President Manuel L. Quezon is m full swing m the Philippines. If it happens, it will mean the man who spent neariy half his life seeking independence
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    N.L Police Stop Moslem Talks
    149 3 GftOm Our Own Correspondent" Batavia, May 12. WHEN THE Islamic Association, Ahmadiyah Kadian. m Batavia, held a meeting recently to discuss the elimination cf alleged abases In thc Islam faith, the function ended suddenly as soon as political policeordered the audience to leave. At the
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      206 3 YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH You are naturally careful of your child's health. But are you sure that you use every precaution? Gcod advice Is net always sufficient. Children ar especially susceptible to dis. a:;:-— particularly if they are constipated and unable to rid their systems of poisonous matter. Hie careful parent
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    JAPANESE FAR BEHIND SCHEDULE
    756 4 Big Advance Unlikely For Some Time MILITARY GAINS SMALL Hong Kong:, May 11. THE Japanese occupation of Nanchang, although pessi- mistically viewed as presaging an advance to the southwest through Changsha into Kwangsi, m Hong Kong is looked upon as an added proof that the Japanese
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    U.S. To Fortify Puerto Rico
    239 4 Washington, May IS. HTHE ARMY AND NAVY are prepared to spend more than $30,000,000 to convert Puerto Rico into an airbasc and defence out oast, according to authoritative reports. It is stated Puerto Rico would assume an importance m the Atlantic corresponding to that of
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    Indian Students For Australia
    154 4 Perth, May 7. lUIR SUBRIJ THACORE, of Lucknow Christian College. India, has entered upon a post -graduate course m University of Western Australia, as thc result of a plan developed by the Australian Student Christian Movement tc introduce a limited number of Indian students to Australian
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    Further Explosions In London
    110 4 London, May 115. AN EXPLOSION described by pass- era- ;y as "terrlic-like a 9.2 shell'- urred m public lavatories m Marble Ar h, this evening. '1 h( d rSI a cublele wns blown from lt.s h s md the wars damaged. No i w.s bust, though
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    Britain Spends More On Social Services
    192 4 Britain Spends More On Social Services Canberra, May 7. IT has always been thought that Australia led, at any rate the Empire, m expenditure 90 social services. Professor Copland of Melbourne University, a well-known economist has however exploded the theory. Tn an extensive analysis of figures he finds that Australia
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    Pakhoi Ready For Japanese
    291 4 OAKHOI, which was m the limelight m 1936 following the death of one Japanese, may figure prominently m press despatches if the Nipponese forces m South China, long held up m the neighbourhood of Canton, should try to effect a flanking movement by landing troops at
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    Royal Visit To Ottawa Cut To Three Days
    541 4 EMPRESS AMID ICEBERGS Ottawa, May 13. TN consequence of the delay m the arrival of the Empress of Australia it is officially announced the royal visit to Ottawa will be curtailed to three clays instead of the scheduled four. Their Majesties should
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    Cultivation Of Sino-Soviet Relations
    425 4 C ultivation Of Sino-Soviet Relations tweea China and perhans none ore: k heavily from BOTtet CuUura' J_ costly etabhowe mi. a" stroyed by t h entry Into December. 1937 Although tion is cam ties m Chungkin with renewed enthuswi The war has not 2S* 81 time work tne cultural relations*
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    Challenger's Crash Story
    121 4 lohanncsbui M THE flisl Mozam. i Imperial Alrwaya lenger was given on Urn by Mr. Gerald H. of a New York Mr. Lauck said he last seat of thi when ChaUem er appeared i •plane struck I bounced, and then, roaring, crashed He was tl and fell
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    "Opportunist" Building Boom In Hong Kong
    503 5 MONEY IN REAL ESTATE Im r_, Honf Kong. N spite of the uncertainty over Hong Kon-'s future, there is no slackening of the building boom which followed the influx of refugees m the early mouths of the i bino-Japanese hostilities. New houses are being
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MAY 15, 1939. Turkey And Britain
    600 6 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MAY 15, 1939. Turkey And Britain rIE ANNOUNCEMENT by Mr. Chamberlain m the House of Commons before the week-end adjournment that the AngloTurkish conversations have now reached a point where mutual defence guarantees can be given, is satisfactory proof that progress is still being made
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    How A European War Would Be Fought
    1160 6  -  WEBB MILLER Ralph Heinzen 1 H,S a sarve y tw trained diploma'ic and -;«ta,l_| servers on where, and how, a war m £„,op. u ,jl j,.;? if war comes, and who will fight it. J The dispatch is by Webb Miller a war
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    No Cold Cream Here
    36 7 No Cold Cream Here the modern <ult of athletics have spremtl to Siam. -lamese school, iris m shorts marching: 0:1 to the U t.\e n athletic demonstration. They* do f thoufta they need cosmetics. (See below).
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    No Perms Or Lipsticks For Siam Schoolgirls
    99 7 EVEN ROUGE FORBIDDEN Ministry <>f Public Instruction will shortly a vigorous campaign against "the indulgence g t, m artificial, aids to beauty." states the for the purpo-e are now beintr drafted Educational Department. I de by the I asions, lively. I er Tai
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    ELEPHANT MENACE ON JOHORE^ ESTATES
    584 7 ELEPHANT MENACE ON JOHORE^ ESTATES Planters Dissatisfied With Government Policy BAN ON SHOOTING i A REPETITION of the complaints frequently made by the Johore Planters' Association about the depredations on estates is made m the association's annual report. Many letters from estate managers are quoted, indicing frequent and widespread damage
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    Terrorist Gang In South Siam
    43 7 If{ ITS headed by essor to aho was reLhe police— ..re I ril a^s m E .1.71 according "Awani with supere him to N l cimg to th< Urn trail v mdentood tha Awani Besar x tent fo:
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    HOW THE B.B.C. SAYS SINGAPORE
    224 7 <From Our Own Correspondent) London. May 5. WHERE THE PRONUNCIATION of foreign place names is concerned. RB C. announcers <tand to be shot at. V.ut it is seldom that they are criticised for their pronunciation of Empire names, The Glasgow Herald has. however, lust published
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    Malay Tongue And Race Threatened
    316 7 pHAT Malays should take warning from the sentiments expressed by a Xiteh expert on the Malay language, i >r. C. A. Weiss, m a recent Singapore nterview is stressed by the Johore J Sahru vernacular daily, Lembaga. Dr. Weiss said the Malay language j .ad
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    No Cut In Officers' Overseas Term
    143 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 5. ARMY OFFICERS on overseas service will continue to do six-year* tours of duty, the Free Press was informed by the War Office today. j? A reduction from six to four j year tours for "other ranks"' was
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    Big Parade Of N.L Warplanes
    132 7 From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, May 12. THE ARMY AIR FORCE m the Netherlands Indies is celebrating its 25th. anniversary by a spectacular j night over Java by 40 Glenn-Martin bombers. Squadrons from three military aeroI dromes near Banooeng and Batavia j will meet at
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    Indian Textiles Replacing British?
    724 7 HOW INDIAN TEXTILE manufac- j turers are competing successfully; m Malaya with British manufacturers is shown m the annual report of Mr. A Boyd, technical adviser on piecegoods published with the report o the F.MS. Customs and Exc.se ac partment. Mr. Boyd says that British Indian
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    How Malayan Boycott Kits Japan's Trade
    381 7 X TRIBUTE to the effectiveness of the Malayan Chinese boycott of Japanese goods Is paid by sir. A. Boyd, technical aciviser on pieeegoods. In a report published m the annual report on the Customs and Excise Department of the r.M.S., just issued. Mr Bovri
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    Malayans In England
    108 7 Wing-Comdr. G Barcourt-Smith, who has served as a flying-boat pilot at Singapore and In England, has been appointed to the Directorate of Intelligence, Air Ministry. He has been on the Air Staff of No. 11 (Fighter) Group, Fighter Command, sine: July. 1936. Brigadier F. G. Hyland. who
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    CHINA'S WARTIME HYDRAULIC WORKS
    1099 8 $47,338,000 On Rivers In Three Years PROGRESS DESPITE WAR Chungking, May 2. MORE than $-17,338,000 was spent on river conservancy by the Chinese government through the now dissolved National Economic Council, during the years 1935-37. Much was done m flood control, irrigation, and other forms of
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    Whip-Cracking Over Australia
    192 8 Sydney. May 2. WITH a kit that consists mainly of I fifty Australian stockwhips a I young man of 24, lan Westbrook 'has i commenced a two-year horse ride. that will carry him across the vast Australian continent. j The whips are the means by which he
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    Australia To Birmingham
    78 8 T Sydney, May 7. HE longest-range formation (light ever made by civil aircraft m the British Empire, and the first for any Australian organisation, is being planned for next year. Three Tiger Moth aircraft 'rom the Royal Aero Club of New South Wales will fly m formation
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    300,000 U. S. Miners To Resume Work
    59 8 New York, May IS. fWENTY-CNE COAL Associations have signed union shop contracts with the united mine workers, making possible the return to work of 300 000 miners on Monday. Six of the southern groups withdrew from the conference without stating whether their mines
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    PENANG TODAY
    24 8 PENANG TODAY /lIJ 6.08 p.m. 7.00 "Monday ai 7." 8.00 Jomax canst: Mlaa Dap] 8.30 Inatrumeni 8.55 Neva bull 9.: i music. IC.OO C
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    BERLIN TODAY
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    PHOHI-HOLLAND TODAY
    54 8 PHOHI-HOLLAND TODAY 7.30 OpeninT ann ll c, V mWM i 8. 15 ...Br V 8.30 Cloae r 8.35 Special i mm E.i I j j Europe < ..It U.S.A.: Baal SATI Chriatmai »*sl _____T NOTE: laaperiai x Correspond... pre| m* BK. -*»a_s*£_^ j Mails from __H Mails from Holland Mf
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      1078 8 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BOARD RESIDENCE. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. SEA FRONT Mrs. S. Muthu Kumaru and Mr. S. _-_n.___. Selvanayagam thank all those who ORANOE-77. Meyer Rd .sent mes con lolence, wreaths (near Swtmmirig Clabi and also attended the funeral of the Board-Residence at moderate rates late Mr S. Muthu Kumaru. Lurtt
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      369 8 Air Mail Arrivals 3 And Despatches 5 INWARD Imperial: From Europe due r Monday, Thursday, Friday after noons. Wearnes: From Penang, Ipoh, i and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every i evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday afternoons. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Tuesday, Friday, Sunday afternoons. X.L.M.: From Europe:
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    Plague Figures Drop In Indies
    186 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, May 10. DLAGUE is diminishing considerably m the Netherlands East Indies according to the latest figures published m Amsterdam. This result is due to the vaccine invented by Dr. L. Otten, which has been used m the Indies since 1935.
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    Oil Storage At Darwin
    81 10 Canberra, May 2. A decision that will make Darwin one of Australia's most important defence bases, has been approved by the Federal Government. Large new tanks and oil stores are to be erected there immediately, as a furthei step towards extending fuel storages for ships and
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    Objection against favourite upheld
    832 11 ilarchetall Displaced In Main Event aT URDAY'S race finale red after the running of the main moon a.cainst the favourite caused 's i-aces. the concluding day of the extra professional meeting. ridden by Dodd and trained hy Hobbs, front of Greypion but an objection made ion,
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    Sir M. Watson Going To Rhodesia
    91 11 1 London. May 4. SIR MALCOLM WATSON. Director of the Ross Institute, is to visit Southern Rhodesia to assist the Gov- ernment m the organisation of a malaria and health unit. He leaves London on May 25 and expects to be away 1 three
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    Local Exchange Rates
    178 11 MVY i_, m_y SELLING London T.T 2 3 13 16 London demand 2 3 13 16 Lyons demand 2043 Switzerland dcnianu 240% Hamburg demand 134 New fork demand &4 3 15 Montreal demand 543^ Batavia demand 100% Samarang demand 100% Calcutta. Bombay Rangoon demand ir>s Madras Colombo
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    127 11 MAY U, 1 «*:'.<♦: 12 O'CLOCK NOON No. IX R.S.S. Spot 1005e... 21 27 No IX RSS FOB ID cares May 27 13 1G 27 15 16 GPAW RSS FOB ID bales May 27 716 27 916 PA U RSS F.O B m bales May
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    Driver Forces P. C. Out Of The Way
    129 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 12. Remarking that accused <vas trying to frighten a constable who had refused to allow him to drive his lorry into the pier, Mr. Lim Koon Teck. Penang Middle Court Magistrate, fined a Chinese, Goh Chooi
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    Child Toils In K.L. Factory
    227 11 <Frcm Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur. May 11. TOR employing Aug Oh Cho. a Chinese girl under 12 years of age. Ng Tiong Keng, actinj; manager ol the Malayan Biscuit Factory, was fined $5 by Raja Abdul Hamid. the third magistrate. Kuala Lumpur, today. Ng
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    Magistrate Calls Indian A Bully
    118 11 From Our Own Correspondent) Pen. me. May 12. "It is perfectly clear that you are a bully of the first water. You are lucky that the complainant m this case has consented to accept compensation. This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated m this
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    Woman Gaoled For Attack With Knife
    78 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, May 12. A TAMIL WOMAN, Perumayee, wa sentenced to three months' simpl< imprisonment by the Seremban magis trate, Mr. J. P. Biddulph. today on i l charge of voluntarily causing grievou: hurt to another Tamil woman. Veera I yee,
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    Hobbs Leading Trainer At Both Meetings
    1089 11 Hobbs Leading Trainer At Both Meetings McLACHLAN AND DODD DO WELL D N. HOBBS, of Kuala Lumpur, was the most successful trainer at the Singapore Turf Club's summer (Governor's Cup) meeting and the extra professional meeting which concluded on Saturday. Hobbs saddled 15 winners during the two meetings, including two
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    Gunners Get Points At Stadium
    66 11 Playing at the stadium on Saturday m the first division of the League, the Royal Artillery gathered lull points at the expense of the Police, who were beaten by six goals to two. The Gunners won convincingly enough, but they will have to improve a
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      201 11 BANK OF CHINA y IncorDorateo m China try Charter). 12. Cecd Street. Singapore Telephones: Manager's Office 614* a Asst Manager's Office t>442 Exchange Dept 6441 General Office •>!«-! Cable Address: HLM.RI O Paid Up Capital Ch f 40.tKi.uoe tO Brseire rundv m excess off > Ch f jJStt.OUU 00 total
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    RAIN ENDS REST CRICKET TRIAL
    263 12 r Paramsothy's XI Raise 62 For Two Wickets BAIN UNBEATEN FOR 25 i PLAY was abandoned m the cricket trial to pick the Clarke Cup Rest team, yesterday on the S.R.C. padang, due to a downpour of rain which fell shortly before the tiffin interval
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    Sports Club To Move Into New Premises
    237 12 'From Our Own Correspondent London, May 4. Jt^IALAYAN members ot the Sports Chib will be interested to hear that the Club will move into the premises oi the old East India United Services i Club at No. 14 St James Square, on May
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    Billy Conn Is Ambitious
    66 12 Billy Conn Is Ambitious New -Tork, May 13 BILLY Conn, of Pittsburgh, out- j pointed Solly Krieger In a 12- round non-title boxing contest Conn i l nihil Hied Krieger. losing only three rounds. This was the third right j between the men and also Conn's Last as a middleweight.
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    S. C. C. Tennis
    43 12 THE FOLLOWING wiil represent thc S.C.C. vo. S.R.C m a match on thc sec. courts on Tuesday: W. H. Droogleevcr and T. V. N. AnI derson. D. K. Evans and Major R. Bedford. W. M. Oak-Rhind and J. Mcintosh
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    Hour's Play In S.C.C. Match
    92 12 fTHERE was only an hour and ten minutes oi play m the S.C.C. tournament match Merchants vs. Etceteras on the paaang yesterday Etceteras batted first and thanks to a fir_t wicket partnership for 91 raided 101 before rain came. The match probably will be replayed.
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    Century On St. Andrew's Ground
    261 12 A CENTURY by .1. Shaw enabled the St. Andrew's School Old Boys to defeat the Straits Times Press Sports Club by seven wickets m a cricket match played on the School ground yesterday Shaw scored 103 runs beiore he retired His total included four sixes
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    Schoolboy Wins Cyclists' Climb At Gap
    211 12 IBRAHIM'S POOR SHOWING CINGAPORE cycling champions were given a gruelling test m the hill climb organised by Mr. Ong Chin Beng, and staged at The Gap, Pasir Panjang, early yesterday. The steep, mile-long course was covered by the winner, Gurdial Singh, m the time
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    Negri Football XI Chosen
    140 12 (From Our Own Correspondent* Seremban, May I*. THK fo.lowlng have been selected to represent Negri Sembilan m an inter state soccer match against Selangor on Saturday, May ?0, at Seremban: Coh Wee; Ghani. Dol'ah; Syed liamid, Adam. Lee Mon Hon; Kat Moi Hin, Kam Tin Wong
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    Britain Win 3-2 In Davis Cup
    107 12 London, May 14. QREAT BRITAIN eliminated New Zealand from the Davis Cup by three matches to two. Playing at Brighton Shayes beat Brown 6—3. 6—4 7--> and Hare beat Malfroy 7—5. C— 4, 6—4. A gusty wind made conditions difficult. Shayes was spasmodic but
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    Joe Davis Keeps Billiards Title
    22 12 Joe Davis retained the United Kingdom professional billiards title, beating Tom Newman by ***** to *****.- Reuter
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    Turner Winner Of Sculling Final
    133 12 Turner Winner Of Sculling Final 'THERE was a fairly strong head wine during yesterday's races at thc Royal Singapore Yacht Club, but thc breakwater gave a certain amount ot shelter. The first race was for the Nutt-Beres-ford fours. The stroke of one of the crews, Hanson, could not row because
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    Britain Draw With Italy
    136 12 Milan May 14. ABOUT 00,000 people saw Great Britain and Italy draw 2 2 at soccer. At half-time England led I—o. The players lined up before the start m the centre of the field. Beth national anthems were played, and the English gave the Fascist salute.
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    Cyclists' Trial At The Gap
    21 12 Cyclists' Trial At The Gap .1 SNAP OF THE CYCLISTS' speed bill climb al thc Gap yesterday. Curdial Siinh was !'<:<; winner.
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    George Gunn Gets Century
    115 12 London. May 13. County ciicket scores at close cf j play today are Chesterfield Derby 2C9 (Gregory 5 for 46>; Surrey 149 for 3. Bristol: Worcester 149 <Goddard 9 for 55); Gloucester 165 (Howarth 6 for 45. Martin 4 for 44). Portsmouth: Warwick 163 (Steele 6
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    Rangers Win On Corners
    36 12 London, May 14. In the Charity Cup final at CVus- _ow, Rangers met Third Lanark. No goals were scored and Rangers won on corners, getting seven to J l Lanark's four. M
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    Y.M.C.A. Tennis
    70 12 Today's .ties m the V.M.C A open 'invitation tennis tourney are: Open mixed doubles final: Mrs. r Eber and Yadi vs. Miss Abed and Tan Huck Toe. •j Men's doubles championship: Yoiig r Loon Chong and J. Lim vs. M I Reshty and C R'eshty. r Veterans' handicap
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    Why Chinese Play Tennis Well
    82 12 Why Chinese Play Tennis Well CHCY EXPI I I [N v,. I I lardour, nay a P!) lr w triumph >2| on I rt Is not true I lot I reportn r; I I "Since j s secan le n hink the to ch-ss which tnousa :\3 m eh moves
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    Perak Juiy Race Meeting
    69 12 Perak Juiy R ace Meeting The officii Perak Turi Club. Ju'.y _r.eeu&| Saturday, July I 19 and Saturd aim for two nil > m 1 and 2 and for nor; a race 1938, and have run m Mala: possible Entries t July 6 Distance. .:.>i Hon l 5' 2 6
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    Light Heavy Title Declared Vacant
    44 12 |,oii io.i W rlc. Bri announ nise the I 1 at Harring I worlds U:' ship. Th B 1 stewards I of the em< 1 ing to san flght with Harvey. The irds decided declared v vey and McA
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    Salford's Rugby League Win
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