The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 July 1939

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    FIGHTING CONTINUES ON MONGOL BORDER
    186 2 Most Modern Soviet Planes Being Used, Say Japanese Shanghai, July 13. THE Reuter correspondent watching the undeclared war on the Manchukuo border reports that bitter fighting continues as the Outer Mongols defy the Japanese attempts to drive them beyond the Halahar River, which the Japanese
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    Fire Near Big R.A.F. Shadow Factory
    54 2 London, July 13. I IVEItPOOL detectives were call- cd early today to a fire at R.A.F. headquarters at Speke Airport. Th* fire damaged two R.A.F. training plants, but the fire brigades prevent: the flames spreading to the airport buildings and the 2,000,000 shadow aircraft
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    Paris Welcomes British Guards & Sailors
    148 2 Paris Welcomes British Guards Sailors ON BiG PARADE TODAY Paris. July 13. •TPKE iroops o f the Brigade cf Gua 0* who have arrived for lhe National Fete parade on Friday are being greeted with intense enthusiasm everywhere. Numbering 436 officers and men they are being given a signal honour
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    FAMOUS HISTORIAN DIES IN BRITAIN
    68 2 London, July 12. T^HE death has occurred at the age of 60 years of the distinguished historian, Dr. Harold Temperley, Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and Master of Peterhouse. Dr. Temperley edited the History oi the Peace Conference and was joint editor with
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    COLIJN TO TRY AGAIN TO FORM CABINET
    37 2 The Bacaft, Mf 13. The Queen has entrusted Dr. Colijn with the task of "orming a new Cabinet following the failure of efforts of the Catholic leader. M. Knoolen. Reuter
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    SECRET FRANCO-CIANO TALKS IN SPAIN
    87 2 San Sebastian. July 13. IT IS believed that an official statement will be made later today about a two-hour conversation last nftgat between Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, and Gen. Franco. Hitherto complete secrecy haa prevailed. No one was present with the two statesmen and
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    EVEREST TRAGEDY RECALLED
    73 2 London. July 13. THE death took place m London yes- terday of Bricadier General C. G. r>ruce. ased 73, the well-mown leader of British expeditions which attempted to climb Mount Everest m 1922 and 1921. On the second expedition, when, on account of illness he handed over
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    Britain's War Reserves Are Prepared
    101 2 Britain 's War Reserves Are Prepared London, July 13. STRIKING facts on Britain's ac- cumulation of essential reserves for wartime were given m the House of Lords yesterday by Lord Templemore. Replying to the debate, he stated that nearly all essential raw materials were stocked m sufficient quantities to last
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    NEW COMMANDER FOR U.S. ASIATIC FLEET
    48 2 Hong Kong, July 12. DEAR -ADMIRAL T. C. HART, new Commander-in-Chief of the American Asiatic Fleet, who left the United States on June 30, is due m Shanghai on July 18. Rear- Admiral Hart succeeds Admiral Harry E. Yarnell. Chinese Central News
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    Aerial Garden Party In Lancashire
    30 2 Major A. Goodfcllow, the Area Commissioner, inspecting members of the Civil Air Guard at thc annual aerial garden party at the Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford.
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    STRIKING IMPROVEMENT IN BRITISH SHIPBUILDING
    281 2 Sequel To Government Plans For Assistance Of Industry London, July 13. THE striking improvement m British shipyards is shown lin the latest shipbuilding returns of Lloyd's Register. These figures cover three months which have lapsed since the Government announced its plans for assistance of merchant
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    Black-out Over 15 Counties
    62 2 London, July 13. pROJI midnight tonight until 4 o'c'ock tomorrow morning tl.e Roy.-l Air Force will be carryii>c. out ivvercises and there v. ill he _> black-out over a bis area nf England and part of Wales. Counties affected will be Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Flintshire, Lincolnshire,
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    Wheat Touches Lowest Price Since 1592
    107 2 Wheat Touches Lowest Price Since 1592 London, July 13. I^OT since the spacious days of Good Queen Bess has wheat sold so low as 3s. 7 7 jd. which is the Liverpool July position touched this morning. This level underpasses the 3s. Bd. recorded by. tbe Oct' i r ing
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    MR. HENRY STIMSON'S MESSAGE TO CHINA
    80 2 Chungking, July 12. IN REPLY TO a message of sym--1 pathy sent by Mr. Henry Stimson, former U.S. Secretary of State, on the occasion of the second war anniversary Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek stated"My wife and I feel deeply touched by your message. We are
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    NEW ZEALAND SEEKS CREDIT IN BRITAIN
    64 2 Wellington, July 13. The Prime Minister, Mr. M. Savage, has instructed the Finance Minister, Mr. Nash, to remain m England until a final settlement is reached regarding the credit which Mr. Nash is seeking. Delay may prevent Mr. Nash reaching New Zealand m time
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    68 2 London, July 13. Kent won by eight wickets against Somerset. Somerset, 163 (Todd 6 for (46) and 185. (Watt 5 for 22, including at one spell 4 for 0). Kent 293 (Wellard 6 for 75) and 56 for 2. Derbyshire won by si:; wickets against Middlesex. Middlesex, 151
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    TWO DEAD IN R.A.F. HONG KONG CRASH
    79 2 Hong Kong, July f* AN R.A.F. plane crashed into the sea at Taitam Bay, on the eastern ride of Hong Kong, early this morning and sank. The two R.A.F. personnel aboard were killed one body being recovered by a motor torpedo boat, and
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    SPEAR'S CASE TO COME BEFORE TRIBUNAL
    92 2 Peiping, July 13. ACCORDING to Japanese circles the i% case of Lieut.-Col. C. R. Spear has been accepted by a special tribunal, which means it will be heard m due course. The date, however, has not yet been fixed.— Reuter. Lieut. -Col. Spear, British
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    Duchess Of Kent At Garden Party
    58 2 The Duchess of Kent attended a garden party organised by Lady Zia Wernher at Someries House, Regent's Park, m connection with a Christmas Market to be held at Seymour Hall on Nov 22 next m aid of the funds of University College Hospital. The
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    "Out West With The Hardys" At The Capitol
    86 2 IpJIOR-T-KUB for middle-aged i solved m the sen. by Judge Hardy m 1 I popular series. "Out V Hardys," which Capitol last night Young Hardy I before a fall, his S j about the path ol I Judge delivers h:. his usual
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    "Oklahoma Kid' At Alhambra
    90 2 1 IFTED from the history when the Go. Ed up new territory ir. the 19 th century, Kid," a Warner Brc I presents good onto: Alhambra. The story tells o: I gang of lawless Oklahoma Kid. and a the southwest. James Cfcgney Oklaho 1 a Kid
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    THREE ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT
    53 2 Ua i ORESIDENT ROO:- i j pointed threr j assistants to I jbf the recently 1 1 j Reorganisation Law They are Mr I economist emnio Reserve Board; M' nolds. at prescn* -t'ecrctary of tbe 1 Roy. House. Th« no _fa sident Roose i assistants
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    JAPAN'S FISHERIES: TROUBLE WITH SOVIET
    55 2 TO MEET th. Soviet tr< nt interests m nor. tatives oi th« Fori Commerce and Ind Agricultun ence at the F Japanese fishery I crn waters are allegec losses owing to S< visas on passports to !_____ii cry concerns and from one place tv i
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    IS GERMANY LAYING DOWN 8-INCH GUN CRUISERS?
    171 2 IS GERMANY LA YING DOWN 8-INCH GUN CRUISERS? London, July 12. A SUGGESTION was made m the House of Commons that Britain should approach the United States and France with the object of regaining freedom to lay down B:nch gun cruisers before 1942. The grounds for the suggestion were that
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    EURASIAN YOUTH IS GAOLED FOR IMPERSONATION
    572 3 EURASIAN YOUTH IS GAOLED FOR IMPERSONATION Posed As Official Of Police Branch THREATENING LETTER TO LOCAL BUSINESSMAN WANT romance m prison," shouted Alexander Bell, ti_ e r r ol i Eurasian youth, as he left the Singapore lnircj police Court, yesterday, after being sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment to
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    Rubber Oil As Useful Anti-Malarial Agent
    219 3 Rubber Oil As Useful AntiMalarial Agent EXPERIMENT RESULTS r^_DIE informed the ry .;_ory Board at V U t rubber oil distilled ber has been used .idal purposes on :r.ber last. maculatus has at surveys m the he .pleen rates m dren have decreas- number ol cases v, c re normal.
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    Coolie's Fatal Fall From Lorry
    306 3 Coolie's Fatal Fall From Lorry AN ACCIDENT between a Muni- 1 rt cipal lorry and a car driven by an Arab, Syed Mohamed Mohideen Alsagoff, at the junction of Ceylon Road and Pennefather Road on July 6. had its sequel m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday. The Coroner. Mr. W.
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    Plan For Tomorrow Night's Mail Train
    53 3 TO cope with heavy traffic, the night mail train from Singapore tomorrow night will be run m two por^ tions. The first, with only first-class passengers, will leave at the usual time of 10 pjn. The second, with second and third class accommodation, will
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    R.A.F. CHIEF RETURNS FROM CRUISE TODAY
    63 3 The Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force. Far East, Air Vice Marshal J. T. Babington, accompanied by his personal assistant, Flying Officer G. M. B. Bell, and the Air Officer m charge of Administration, Air Commodore E. W. Norton, who have been on a
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    FOUNDATION STONE OF NEW CHURCH LAID
    40 3 The Colonial Secretary, Sir Alexander S. Small, laid the foundation stone of the new Tanjong Pagar Chinese Christian Church, the ceremony being conducted by Rev. A. S. Moore Anderson and Rev. Loo Thian Liong.
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    FOWL HOUSE USED AS HUMAN HABITATION
    252 3 "U7E make the alleged fuss about fowl houses because they are l>eing used as human habitations," said Dr. W. L. Blakemore, Rural Health Officer, at a meeting of tne Rural Board yesterday. 44 Ttus is a better fowl house than the earlier one we
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    COMMENTS ON SETTLEMENT LAYOUT
    143 3 A SURVEY for a settlement m Yeo Chu Kang Road had once been prepared m which a house was put across a road and on portions of three different building lots, declared Dr. W. L. Blakemore, Rural Health Officer, at a meeting of the Rural Board
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    Farewell Party To Mrs. Dobbie
    46 3 picture. On the left of the picture is seen Mws. W. G. S. Dobbie, president, and Mrs. F. McLare, joint secretary of the Military Branch of the Mothers' Union at the former's farewell gathering held at F.agstaff House yesterday.- Free Press
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    Alleged False Report Of Armed Gang Robbery
    847 3 fHAN SENG TOE, a 23-year-old Chinese assistant section inspector at the Water Department of the Singapore Municipality, appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh m the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, to answer a summons charging him with allegedly making a false report of
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    Tests With Anti-Malaria Drug Prove Unsatisfactory
    193 3 Tests With Anti-Malaria Drug Prove Unsatisfactory AT the last meeting of the F.MS. j** Malaria Advisory Board, it was stated that, although 12 years have passed since the introduction of plasmoquine, there is still no unanimity as to its value m field prophylaxis A renewed attempt to define the (Prophylactic
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    Lighting On Bukit Timah Road
    67 3 A SCHEME for the lighting of Bukit Timah Road from the municipal limits to Bukit Timah village was approved by the Singapore Rural Board yesterday. When the board was discussing whether the item should go on the 1940 draft estimates, a member asked: "Doesn't the
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    CHINESE COMMITTED TO ASSIZES
    94 3 At the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry into a case m which a 22-year-old Hokkien, Ec Lee. is alleged to have been concerned m an armed gang robbery on an estate at the 1P 2 milestone, Mandai Road, on July 25 year, Mr. L. C. Goh.
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    MALARIA SLAYS 20,000 IN SIX MONTHS
    74 3 thousand natives have died from malaria ln the districts of Northern Transvaal since the beginning of this year, according to the Johannesburg Sunday Tim^s quoted by British United Press. The paper quotes a European trader as saying: "It is obvious that many of the
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      77 3 Notice For The Day Before the Thief Justice m Ist. Court 11 am '-Winding Up No. 1 38 -*T, B I n d Co Ltd Before Mr. Pedlow m Chambers at •1 am. :r.bers and Orird. Court: -Motions. JZ l T< Mr Just,ce M annin? m Cham- ICUS am Arunasalam
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    GIFTS FOR BABY
    389 4 Something Yovi Can Knit UJE ALL LIKE to give some kinu of a present to the new baby, and the gift is doubly welcome to the mother if it is ttsel a^ well as dainty. Handmade gifts are, of course, a-so much appreciated, and always delightful to
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    59 4 IANE B-*yan aihxes her na_:_e to the list of stars who are abandoning ning skirts for very full dancing pyjamas. Her trousers, mad? oi twelve yards of a wild periwingle crepe, are gathered into a narrow band, covered by a soft suede cummerbund. The blouse of silver prey crepe is
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    Basic Rules For Health & Beauty
    488 4 Basic Rules For Health Beauty HR. Jcnnette Evans, medical adviser to women at Cornell University, believes "beauty is more than skin deep.* Outlining the components of physical beauty, most of which are far more fundamental than the average person realises, Dr. Evans offered a few basic rules for achieving beauty
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    TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR WOMEN DRIVERS
    234 4 Milan, July 6. A TTENTION women drivers. Following are "Ten Commandments'* for women drivers, published by the Milan newspaper, "Secolo Sera", (1) To place one of your arms languidly over the window sill Is a useless display of nonchalance. To con.rol the steering wheel both
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    Cosmopolite Gossip From European Cities
    1095 4  -  Rose Patterson A Woman's Diary By FAMOUS people have been 1 adding even greater renown to famous castles m Paris and its environs this summer. First there Is King Zog of Albania, who with Queen Geraldine and their baby Prince, has so dramatically brought into
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      197 4 "Ky husband couldnl believe his eyes!" Soys Mrs. McDermott, of St. John's Wood, England. "HE SAYS I LOOK TEN YEARS YOUNGER. THIS IS HOW I DID IT* Photograph ot Mrs. McDermott of Photograph of Mri. McDermott St. John's Wood, London, England, showing the amazing change made before using the new
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    HOLLYWOOD STARS IN THE LATEST FASHIONS
    239 5 Left: Smart and inexpensive: Jane Wyman, presents Hollywood's latest a hand-crocheted bag and hat to match. The dark lavender pill-box hat is trimmed with twin ribbon clusters of contrasting colours. The bag has a shoulder-length strap and a long "carry-all" envelope base. George Formby
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    FIRMER STAND AGAINST JAPAN URGED
    270 6 FIRMER STAND AGAINST JAPAN URGED News Chronicle On "A Deplorable Fact" DEMOCRACIES MUST ACT London, July 12. A FIRMER ctaad against the Japanese is urged both by thc News Chronicle and the Manchester Guardian m leaders on the different aspects of Britain's interest m the Far Eastern situation. The burden
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    ENGINEERING FEATS IN ITALY
    478 6 ENGINEERING FEATS IN ITALY Commun ica tions Well Developed Komc. MUSSOLINI'S conviction that highlydeveloped communications are indispensable m time of p.ace or war has spurred Italian engineers to prepare fcr either eventuality by building inarhinery and technical equipment unmatched by any other nation. Italian engineering genius has riven Italy the
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    21 6 An extraordinary general meeting of the Muslim Improvement Club will be held at the club premises on Sunday at 10 a.m.
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    STAMP CHARGES AGAINST MALAYS
    118 6 .From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, July 12. ABU bin Daud, Treasury stamp pressman, and Hassan bin Mohamed, the two Malays, who were produced m court last week m connection with allegedly defrauding the Government of revenue by using revenue stamps which they knew to have been
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    RURAL BOARD AND SLAUGHTERING
    130 6 "]U|GST places m Malaya are now slaughtering pigs m central slaughter-houses," said Dr. W. E. Blakemore, Rural Health Officer, when the gradual abolition of private slaughter- houses m the Singapore j rural area wa? being considered by the Rural Board yesterday morning. The chairman, Mr. W.
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    Courtesy Cops In K.L.
    74 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 12. QEVERAL courtesy cops are operating m Kuala Lumpur following a Traffic Advisory Committee suggestion that mobile police patrol officers for general traffic control, wearing distinctive uniforms, should be provided to educate road users and to check deliberate offenders.
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    CLEANING UP NAZI NESTS IN BRITAIN
    236 6 CLEANING UP NAZI NESTS IN BRITAIN Big Roundup Of Suspects London, July 3. DRITAIN is making a clean sweep of the hundreds of Nazi agents who have established themselves m this country for the spread of pro-German propaganda. The last month has seen the climax of this drive and deportations
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    GLIDER CLIMBS THREE MILES IN ICE, HAIL
    127 6 London, July z. Mr. Philip Aubrey Wills, who created a new altitude gliding record from the grounds of the London Gliding Club at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, climbed to 14,200 ft. (nearly three miles) through storm clouds, ice, and hail. The British long-distance gliding record
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    40 6 Upt A. K. GOPALAN, member of tl All-India Congress Committee, v. i I speak on "The Present Day Kerala" m the Seletar Drama Hall, Seletar, on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. Mr. K. P. Keshava Menon has kindly consented to preside.
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    Muar Malay On Charges Of Breach Of Trust
    460 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) IVfuar, July 12. A PRELIMINARY inquiry into charges of criminal breach of trust, m respect of sums of $653.60 and $85, being part payments on prices of motor cars belonging to Borneo Motors, Singapore, against Haji Abdul Aziz,
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    EXPORT OF DRY RUBBER
    46 6 The Controller of Rubber announces that the export of dry rubber from Malaya, Brunei and Labuan for the month of June, 1939, was as follows: mainland 18,595 tons; Straits Settlements Islands 259 tons; Brunei 78 tons; Labuan 6 tons; Total 18,938 tons.
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    Did Not Know He Was Wanted Man
    259 6 Did Not Know He Was Wanted Man New York, July 3. ALTHOUGH for a week newspaper headlines have proclaimed that he was being sought on a charge of embezzlement, Professor James Monroe Smith, former president of Louisiana State University, walked into ths police station m the Canadian town of Brockville,
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    24 6 The Malaria Advisory Board, F.MJS will exhibit some of its anti-maiariai pesters at the education conference to be held m Kuala Lumpur next month.
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    How India's Government Moves To The Hills
    490 6 How India's Government Moves To The Hills M J ■tart led by tiu lhe Government o Sin;.a for four m tranirionai six K\ trek, originally f from New Delhi atUir, one of Om Tt is as if Brit a eluding Hous.- of C of Lords tran 1 year lo tht
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    THEFT OF SAND
    75 7 four Chinese Convicted -roIJRP. '.EN on patrol er came upon 0 were stealing n: ,ak m the early bed before Mr. m the Singapore ay. :r young men, ig Toy Hock i with theft o_ s rhey admitted I they were to take sand sd. The avating
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    One Of Dullest Weeks Ever
    40 7 as had one cf membered, trom both t!.ere, state I idon market prices end of June US ions and. held by the the ridiculous- r.s L" S A appeal to ped that a before 1
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    Political Anxiety And The Rubber Market
    307 7 "ALMOST COMPLETELY IDLE" WEEK REPORTED DOLITICAL anxiety still maintains its paralysing stranglehold, as well as uncertainty regarding the Barter Agreement and the release involved, with the result that this week the Singapore market has been almost completely idle, write Stanton Nelson Co., m their
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    Brought Articles For Friend, Says Accused
    321 7 Brought Articles For Friend, Says Accused f\S a charge of bringing into the Co^ny 360 articles of underwear and garments of artificial silk and cotton of Chinese manufacture, without being a licensed importer under tne Textile (Quotas) Ordinance and without submitting the necessary details to the Registrar of Textile Quotas,
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    MANGOSTEENS MAKE NO APPEARANCE
    202 7 An Unusual Occurrence Reported From Penang (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 13. RAMBUTANS and durians are among fruits m season, but there is a conspicuous absence of mangosteens m Penang. It is generally believed that the rambutans, durians and mangosteens are fruits which flower and
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    NEW ATLANTIC 'PLANE
    46 7 Paris, July 3. ANKW 'plane, "Camille Flammarion." intended for the North Atlantic route, was tested for the first time today at Marseilles air port. Further tests will take place m the next few days, when a weight of 24 tons will be carried.
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    Failed To Submit School Plan For Approval
    241 7 Failed To Submit School Plan For Approval (From Oui Own Corresponden:) Muar, July l 4!. ♦SUMMONED at the instance of Mr. T P. Cromwell, Assistant Protector jf Chinese, Muar, Kho Nio Chun, an elderly Chinese and President of th.. Puay Khiau Chinese Schcol cf Sungei Balang Ulu. at the 18
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    Aeroplane's New Role In Canada
    166 7 Ottawa, Canada. A IR TRANSPORTATION has become an important factor In safefjuarding the health of Canada's Indian population, according to the Indian Affairs Branch, Department of Mines and Resources, Ottawa. With pilots penetrating many hitherto inaccessible areas, reports of sickness or serious accident now reach
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    ALLEGED CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION
    150 7 Chinese Acquitted A recent strike among boat builders had an echo In the Criminal District Court yesterday when the president of the Shipbuilding Yard Cooperative Society, a Chinese named Liew Moh Hock, was charged with criminally intimidating a compatriot, Tng Ong Boey. The prosecution, conducted by Chief
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939. Education Topics
    565 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939. Education Topics ALTHOUGH next month's education conference to be held m Kuala Lumpur chiefly concerns teachers, Malayan parents will naturally take an interest m the discussions because of the bearing they will have on the type of instruction to be given to
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    Military Strength Of Poland: Britain's Ally
    1244 8 Military Strength Of Poland Britain's Ally By A Special Correspondent NOW that the attention of the whole world is turned to Poland, there has been a general growth m the interest shown m the military potential of that country, its preparedness to defend its interests, and its significance as a
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    FRUGTNIET SAYS HE WAS URGED TO HELP BOGUS TIMBER DEAL
    830 9 Scheme To Get 100 As "Advance" ONCE "STENOGRAPHER TO COLONIAL SECRETARY" ACCUSED with another man of passing off a forged document as an official Admiralty minute paper relating to a timber supply for the Naval Base, M.V. Frugtniet declared m
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    Farewell Tributes To Mrs. W.G.S Dobbie
    218 9 r tributes were paid to Mrs. W. G. S. Dobbie, «..O.C, Malaya, for her work as president Branch of the Mothers' Union at a Flagstaff House yesterday afternoon. More than GO members attended the j gathering and were entertained at tea, after which a
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    Malayan As Malta A.R.P. Chief
    71 9 Malayan As Malta A.R.P. Chief Mr. CH. Sansom's New Post v^ r respondent .don, July 7. j ..o._e leave prior m of Police. F.M.-5.. 14 leav_-5 M -Ita to berome sar, expressed the i large part of ent to trout- vlay ago. just perfect happihen he received to London. rt
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    RATION CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE
    43 9 have been before Singapore urt yesterday on :.e Colony with sion. Tunn told the of admission Chung Iluay, ..ph. but it ne of another man', sign* proved he was Tunn said, it case one way rued to July 19.
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    Plea Of Guilty Not Accepted
    159 9 I will not accept his plea of guilty •until I get a report from the doctor."' remarked Mr. L. C. Goh m the .Jr.gapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, when Ahmad bin Omar, a Javanese syce tc the Singapore District Judge, pleaded guilty to a charge
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    WOMAN'S ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
    78 9 WHEN a charge of attempted suicide against a Cantcnese woman named Tan Ah Woon was read out before Mr. Conrad Oldham m the Singapore jSe:ond Folice Court yesterday, Court Inspector Such stated that the woman was m hospital and asked for a week's postponement, which was
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    27 9 The late Mr. William B. Harris, of I Ferranwell, Cornwall, a director of Kay I Tin Mines (Kinta). Ltd. and of Pengikalen. Ltd., left £15,621 (n.p. £7,698).
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    STORY OF MISSING RING
    153 9 A YOUNG Chinese who wa_s accused of stealing a gold ring and who had been sent to hospital for an X-ray examination as to wither he had swallowed the article, appeared before Mr. Conrad Oidham, m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday. He was convicted and
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    Cut Trees In Forest Reserve
    177 9 TF.T.T. the accused there has been extensive plundering of trees m the j Forest Reserve. Some of the trees are planted to conserve the water supply In the catchment area," remarked Mr. L. C. Goh. when he convicted a 42- year-old Chinese, Nyau Soon, and
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    DEATH OF M. K. SULTAN MARICAR
    66 9 THE DEATH of M. K. Sultan Maricar, Chevalier of the Legion D'Honneur, a promlnen merchant of Karaikal, and a member of the French India Chamber of Commerce, occurred m Karaikal recently. Mr. Maricar, who was 75, leaves a son, Mr. S. Mohamed Yusoof Maricar,
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    17 9 Mr. A. B. Jordan, Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Malaya, is fpendlnpf part of his leave m Devon.
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    Flying-Officer Fined $50 For "Black-out" Offence
    121 9 Flying- Officer Fined $50 For "Black-out" Offence MAGISTRA TE'S COMMENT DLEADING guilty to cnarpp ol ing his car v. ith front and rear i lights on faring prohibited hours. July ;3, during the blackout," a Bwopen, Flying-Officer H. W. Te.ii.__nt of the R.A.F. Seletar, was yesterday fined $50 m the
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    HAWAIIAN PERFORMERS AT NEW WORLD THEATRE
    95 9 picture. The Royal Hawaiian Entertainers gave final performance of "Glimpses of the South Sea Islands" at the Victoria Theatre last night. Today they begin a season at the Sun Theatre, New World, at popular prices. There will be performances at 7.15 p_m. and $.15
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    Inspector Spoiled Squaw's Lunch
    109 9 11/ HEN A NEW YORK health inspec™tor, on duty at the World.. Fair, spotted an aged Indian squaw .sitting bedside one of the artificial lakes gnawing a none-too-fresh fish, lv had her rushed oil to hospital, where a stomach pump was applied, says British United Press
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      303 9 I mm\mmm\mw\\ W <s tf TaMa&\\ ACH,EVE BY 1 \ljr SKIN eiLEINtINEM lit Gft°* J \wj \*S M Skin care isn't t matter of happy dabblings with a miscellany of pots and tubes, for beauty is next to skin cleanliness and first your skin must be cleansed and toned and
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH.
    61 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH. HENG— Heng Choo Kok. aged 52, brother of Heng Choo Leek (Alec) of Borneo Motors Ltd., Singapore, at his residence. 23 Kovan Road on July 13, 1939. at 6 p.m. Funeral Saturday, July 15. leaving the above address at 4 p m. to Church of the Nativity
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    Housewives Will Give Their Blood
    237 10 Housewives Will Give Their Blood London, July 3. THOUSANDS of housewives are want- ed for a war-time blnod transfusion service. They will form part of a huge corps of volunteers who will give blood m time of emergency, to be stored for use m saving the llv^s of people injured
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    HANKOW CONCESSION MAY BE ISOLATED
    119 10 Hankow, July 11. AAR. Chiang Jen-Li, Mayor of the Wuhan Special Municipality, yesterday sent a note to the French Concession authorities requesting a formal apology for obstructing the movement for the creation of the new order m East Asia," immediate release of Chinese arrested by
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    DAY OF PRAYERS FOR CHINA
    86 10 Chungking, July 11. {CHRISTIANS throughout free China responded to the call of the Archbishop of York to set aside Sunday as the day of prayer for China. The following message was sent by the National Christian Federation to the Archbishop of York. "On behalf of
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    NEDERLAND LINE'S NEW SHIP
    2309 10 Features Of TripleScrew Oranje MOTOR VESSEL OF FASTEST MOST POWERFUL TYPE London, July 3. MANY men of prominence m Dutch shipping and shipbuilding were on board the new triple-screw motor liner Oranje during her three days' trial trip m the North Sea last week. She has
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      323 10 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS m%mmm***mW*mmmm^* aa M ama 9 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY TendersTenders are now invited for thej following material-, or services. For! particulars see Municipal Tenders, Room I Supply or Air Compressing P.ant tor; Mandai Quarry. (Deposit $25). Date ot Closing. 4 pm.. July 31. 1939. Supply of Pumping and Auxiliary;
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      234 10 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer Rd (near Swimming Clab) Board -Residence at moderate rates j Large Gardens Tennis. Phone: 5758. EAST ANGLIAI 6. OXLEY RISE SINGAPORE. 3 mins. to town high level, garages, dally or monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine, tennis, single and double rooms. PHONE
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      188 10 BANK OF Crfia (Incorporated ln Cruris by Swr 12, Cecil Str.et Sin Telephones: Manager's Offo Ewhante |>,p t m General Office Cable Address: CUl.v, KLO *M Paid Up Capital C ta l i^L Reserve rands m excess of Ch i t,^. lotal AaseU ZH approximately eh tlKn.. Tse-Vung Soong. Chairman
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      139 10 SINGAPORE HARBOt R The the B-Bgapon Hart tt B or expected to arrive cheers Wharf, Entrance Gate 1 Ml 1CJianj, Ann 19. Ilaia Wharf, Eatranre Gate J Canton; Rav.alp.iidi 18. vi.:en 14; Jar__k 13; Africa Mai Ll S_la'ak 7. t.n.pire Dock, l.i:; __nee Gate 2 I City of Kirr.berley 30:
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK & SHARES
      315 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES yesterday's Quotations from Lc don 5.30 p.m. Yesterday Ten qucted m 08. currency. T-« .be.* are dealers middle pricei Jobbers martins, brokerage stamp __tj ar D ,t included. ation unless Latent Quotatio/u Previously .:ec M 10S5 109% \m-m io6\ 106 y 2 P3 5
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      Daily Share Report
      85 11 g B\ ERASER CO. Al UIBI OF BISINESS mniMi Jjn »t midday as $113*., up fc 1 ait steady conditions ruled m Z** $har market today, and rj small amount of business transacted m this section. 1 4 Rubber at 4 o'clock t _gi C ents. buyers
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
      41 11 <MX NOON Kujtn Sellers m% 7 16 28 9 16 c la -8 16 28 51C OB to 25 28 7 16 23 5 16 28 715 *"1 7 16 29 n !1M L CU. 16
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      Local Exchange Rates
      165 11 JULY 13, 1939: SELLING London T.T. 23 31 32 !_on_ion demand 2 3 3132 Lyons demand 2053 Switzerland demand 241 .4 Hamburg demand 135 New York- demand 54 9,16 Montreal demand 54 9 16 Batavia demand" 10X4 Samarang demand 102 3 Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon demand 1564
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      HONG KONG BANK INTERIM DISTRIBUTION
      58 11 UM directors of the Hon& Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation have declared an interim dividend ol £2 ICs. a share, payable on Aug. -.4, subject; to deduction of income-tax, according to cabled advice .-e'.e-ved by the Siaigapore branch. This is the same rate of distnoutlon
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      191 11 I ttom London 5a 30. p.m Yesterday RIBBER: Firmer. London: 8 5,16 d. B%d. Previously: 3 3;i6d. 8' 4 d. Aug.-Sept.: 8 5,16 d. 3%d. Previously: B»Ad. 8 5 16d. Oct.-Dec.: B%d. S^d. Previously: 8 5!16d. 8 716 d. Jan.-Mar: 8 716 d. 8 916& Previously: 8
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      62 11 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Steady. Spot: £229 17s. 6d. Previously: £229 17s. 6d. Three months: £224 17s. 6d. Previously: £224 12s. 6d. NEW YORK TIN: 48.60 Previously: 48.50. COPPER: £42 17s. 6d. Previously: £42 15s. GOLD: Yesterday: £7 Bs. 6d Previously: £7 Ss,. 6d. SILVER: Spot:
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      Work Of The Victoria Street Creche
      382 11 Work Of The Victoria Street Creche •THREE cases of special interest, ln each of which a small child has been saved from unnecessary suffering by prompt attention, are recorded m the report of the Victoria Street Creche for June, 1939. A motherless girl of two and a half years seemed
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      65 11 London Closing Quotations Metfcoa oj Pant* oeiore Latest centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previously Parts Jtmnc to fi 124.11 176 1116 176 ***** New York to 4.8655 4.68 3!16 4.68 3,16 Amsterdam.... Gullden to 12.10 B.Bo^ 8.81T4 Hong Kong Per dollar If- 2d. ft s -r?' Shanghai Per
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      U.S. Comedian Will Adopt British Baby
      239 11 U.S. Comedian Will Adopt British Baby Hollywood, July 5. IN his fan mail one morning Bob Hope, American film and radio comedian, found a letter from Eltham, London. He noticed the postmark with interest, for he was born there. When he opened the letter he found that the writer's name
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1281 11 From Exchange Telegraph Co* Fraser And Co. Is List THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1939: 5 P.M.) Beyers Seller* Ampat Tin <4s) 3s 6c 4s Austral Anial. (sc; 43 6d 5s austral Malay 38s 40s Ayer Kit&m (ss,> l&s 9d 20s 9c Ayer Weng til) .72 .76
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      Current Company Dividends
      143 11 Leist Supplied />> Messrs. Fraser Co. THURSDAY, KftF 13, 1*39: 5 WMhr^ Totai for Books Date Ex. Financial Company. Dividend Close Payable date Year TIN Burma Malay 6d. No. 19 July 14 July 20 July 15 Pungah 9d. No. 18 6d bonus July 21 Aug. 4 July
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    Singapore Eurasian Volunteers" Dance
    252 12 Singapore Eurasian Volunteers" Dance Another party at the Volunteers' celebration. A sroup of guests at the dance. Among the large crowd present were well-known members of the community. From left to right, Mrs. Emile Galistan, Mr. Emile Galistan, Mrs. S. Norris, Mr. Robert Pearse and Mrs. Pearse. i ii ii
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      301 13 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of VWA PACIFIC LINE AND SILVER LINE LTD. to SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES AND NORIH PACT 0 PORTS VESSELS TO PACIFIC COAST Arrive* Sails S*pore Spore ;n.s. SILVERMAPLE <_>• ln p ort j u j y jg (via Maniial m.s. HOEGU SILVERLIGHT iS.I July
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      674 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Buildinj. Collyer Quay. Singapore itl hlbl Chartered Bank Building, Penang TH 1366 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES. LONDON CONTINEM AND GLASGOW (m conjunction with thc Glen Line) Due Sails ??™-a_£t N lte V\_i_" ,d S___i R dam Xa <ila* C ow July 17 July 19
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      805 13 j RADIO PROGRAMMES C I __i.r a nnnr Ne:vs m English. SINGAPORE m oncert of light mus,c <«mtd.>. 8.20 News and economic review m German TODAY wo?id man acUeveßtnts that con <J u^ the ZHL 225 metre* 9 2 n^ 3 ai d economic review m English ZHP 30 06
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      614 14 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m P MS.) IFLEPHONE- Freight 5433— Passa<e 5431. SSnadian MClf ie I WQttBl CBfATFTT t U_icorpor_.teci la Kngiafidb xrfE i KOLTL offers IRANS-PALTFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN without change— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND
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      359 14 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LTD (Incorporated In England) (APCAR UNE) FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA s. s. SIRDHANA 8,000 TONS SAILING JULY 15 AT 10 A.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon and Second Saloon passengers Special Holiday Return tickets to China
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      127 14 RED FUNNEL LINE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS Singapore -Batavia -Cheribon- Semarang Singapore Round trip occupies about 9 days. First Class 585.0. Sailing from Singapore every Tuesday and Friday Singapore -Souraba va-Bandjenn asmSingapore Round trip occupies about 12 days First Class $100.00 Sailing every alternate Friday Singrtpore-IndragLrl River Ports- Singapore Round
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      665 14 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD AS 1 \*m 1 tm\^^ m t^ mm *^t^'*t TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG TO COLOMBO, BOMBAY hit/ P okl 4 ALEXANDRIA NAPLES. GENOA MARSEILLES AND Nk.V VOKR Af!i Arrhret Leave* ..eaw* Spore Spore Penan. PRESIDENT GARFIELD July 15 July 18 July 2t s PRESIDENT
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      512 14 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches inward SURFACE MAIL Imperial: From Europe due- DESPATCHES Monday. Thursday, Friday afternoons. TODAY Wearnes: From Penang, Ipoh. Aden Imperial 2 p.m. and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every Africa East _"a 2pm evening. Africa South Imperial 2 p.m. X.L.M.: From Netherlands In- surm_5 urm _f a whole*
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    OVER 110,000 ABORTIONS IN ENGLAND & WALES
    680 15 OVER 110,000 ABORTIONS IN ENGLAND WALES 40 Per Cent. Yearly Are Criminal Recommend itions To Help Victims London. Mrs. Dorothy Thurtle, makes the most ommendations m the report of the Intermmittee on Abortion. report she proposes that the law should nake abortion lawful when pregnancy rape, unlawful carnal knowledge, or
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    Impromptu Rehearsal
    56 15 A REHEARSAL WAS HELD at the Cambridge Theatre of ihe <la?ic:ng matinee m the presence of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlore. The matinee is "Beauty and the Beast" Which was performed by pupils of Miss Dorice Staincr's Dancinn Schorl. Kiddies stp their games m the street to watch
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    A Slight To Herbert Sutcliffe
    706 15 A Slight To Herbert Sutcliffe NOT IN PLAYERS' TEAM London, June 30. TONSIDERABLE indignation is being expressed m fin*. class cricket circles because a great England player has been grossly slighted by that august body, the M.C.C. Cricket Committee. For some reason, which is best known to the M.C.C, the
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    GENTLE B.P.
    154 15 The final of tbe doubles tournament (X O system) for the "A. Malsk ChallengeCup" at the Gentle B. P.. was played last Sunday between Nik Abdullah and Hassa:bin Awang and A. Rahman bin Ahmad and Nik Mustaffa. resultine ln a for ths former uair hi straight sets. Entries
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    USEFUL B.P.
    62 15 Entries are now Invited for the partynovice and junior tingles champlon-_lll^ on Saturday July 22, 1939. Seventy-five cent 3 is charged per entry and the closing date is July 15. Intending competitors are r?que.ted t^ communicate with cither Mr. Chla Enu Tat c t. Rndyk and David.on, 4,
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    Today's Contract Bridge Problems
    372 15 (By The Four Aces. David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken). /^VNE of the supposed advantages of the psychic bid is that it mases it hard for your opponents to get to their games and Slams. However, there are times when it acts
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    A Tale Of Two Balance-sheets
    150 15 London, July 1. jJOBODT AT LEICESTER needs to be told that success pays. The City F.C. balance-sheet shows a drop ol 6,694 on English League gates m the past season. Of course, the customers are right. City didn't have a favourable point or goal average
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    SCHOOL CRICKET IN JOHORE
    236 15 'From Our Own Correspondent.' Segamat, July 12. The Johore English College will be visitors to Segamat over this weekend when they meet the Government English School m a two-day cricket fixture for the Webb Cup. The Cup was first put up for competition between these two
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    TABLE-TENNIS
    103 15 The following will represent the Catholic Young Men's Association Singapore, at table-tennis against the Borneo C-.n--pany Sports Club at the C.V.M.A. premises 50, Ophir Road, on Salurdav ai 3. n0 p.m.: Louis Joseph, E. C. Santhou, A. R. Paul, Jacob Pierre, J. Anthony, D. A. Raj, and Gilbert Saiay.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    63 15 The Benton Cup will be played for at the Keppel Golf Club on Sunday, July 23. 18 holes stroke on handicap. The July mixed foursome will be played on Sunday afternoon, July 30. Players will arrange their own partners. The L.G.U. medal for July was won by
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY
    76 15 A team will be selected from the following to represent the City High School Old Boys to play against the City High School m a Soccer match today at 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Chow Wai Nam, Yap Ihiam Teck. I_ee Meng Phew, Paul Henry, Tan Kok Teck (captain), J
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    Passengers In Rawalpindi
    717 15 T*MS following passengers lor Eu.upe are letting m Rawalpindi this morning or will be leaving from Penang on Saturday afternoon Mr. R. A. Alteon. Hi*, li. Asa-Th. LS. Adams, Mr. S Apps. Mr A Mr. A. Abderson, Mr. and M"* D nd rand child. Mis A. m.
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    NEW HORSES ARRIVE IN PENANG
    89 15 Seven new rac_.hor.ej were landed m Penang this week from the m.v. Glen ogle from London. It is understood that the shipment wLli be under the care of the Pm-?." trainer. M. van Brcukelen. The following will represent the June B?. Party against the Maxfli
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    S.C.C. DRAW WITH CHINESE
    374 16 No Goals In Scrappy Padang Soccer PENALTIES MISSED CAILIXG to score from two penalty kicks awarded m the last four minutes of play, the Chinese had to be content with sharing points with the S.C.C. m a goalless reserve division football fixture played on the padang
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    S. C. R. C. Tennis Tie Completed
    34 16 picture. WONG Till AN TECK and P. T. Wong lost tbe final set of their S.C.R.C. tennis tie yesterday, to Chcon Leong and Chee Lim.- Free Press
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    REFLECTIONS ON THE TEST
    1047 16 Notable Success Of Young Players THE Test match against th brought notable success J. Stollmeyer's 59, m the was by no means faultless, by some fast-medium bowlin. m all but tangible result and Yet it was a fine perfor nearly two years short of He stands
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    NEGRI TEAM TO PLAY WEEK-END SOCCER
    102 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. July 13. I'egrl Sembilan will play Johore m a Mal.ya Cup match tomorrow at Johore Bahru and will meet Singapore tomorrow m a friendly fixture. The .ollowing will represent Negri SemDilan: Khalid: Ghani. Sequerah; Syed Hamid. Ibrahim. Lee Moh
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    Softball A Big Menace To Baseball
    404 16 Softball A Big Menace To Baseball London, June 29. A GAME known as Softball has so jumped to popularity that it threatens to become America's greatest national game. Women find it as easy to play as men, and a street comer is as good a site as a park or
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    Sheppard Shield Tennis At Taiping
    151 16 (From Our Own Correspondent! Taiping, July 13. ENTRIES for the annual Sheppard Shield tennis competition closed yesterday. Nine teams have entered ior the competition. The first round will be played on July 16. The competing trains are: The Chinese Recreation Club, Taiping (two teams); Kempe
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    CHOON LEONG AND CHEE LIM IN FINAL
    151 16 S.C.R.C. Match Complete pHUA CHOON LEONG and Cheong Chee Lim S.C.R.C. championship doubles finals, v.; their third set yesterday, against Wong Tl,; P T. Wong, they emerged victorious, winn.n- The pairs had won a set each when they met before, but the final
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    ECLIPSE STAKES
    35 16 London, July 13. rCLIPSE STAKES' probables with weights are: Challenge (D. Smith) 9.10. Glenloan (Jcnes) 9.10. Portmarnock (Beasley) 9.10. Scottish Union (Gordon Richards) 9.10. Blue Peter (E. Smith) 8.12. Meadow <Beary) 8.9. Reuter.
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    Anglo-Chinese Beat Victoria School
    142 16 Anglo-Chinese Beat Victoria School rpKE ANGLO-CII. team yesterday Victoria School wickets m a crl Scores VICTOR! m HOOI Yogorajah c Ke> Shagran c Khia Jiang b T Ah Tee run out Gopal Das run ou* Chelliah b Dor.. Sangaran not out Vyner Bristow b Dor Shariff Madon b Don J.
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    DUTCH TENNIS TEAM
    54 16 The following Hollandsche Club m matches against the 1 Officers Tennis Club Van den Bosch and I J man and Van Koesveld burch and W. B. Kn: Matches comni fmmm lr ill! RE was n-> score on the padang yesterday when the S.C.R.C. A snap taken during
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      142 16 Women 's Golf Match The following are the teams for the match between the women of the Garrison Golf Club and Keppel Golf Club to be played on Monday, at Keppel. j (Garrison names first):— 3.45 Mrs. J. A. Allen (10) vs. Mrs. R. E. Earle (18). 3.50 Mrs. R.
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