The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 July 1939

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,841. ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY. ttXY 28, 19J9. 5 CENTS
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    Roosevelt Surprises World With Move
    374 1 OPENS WAY TO EMBARGO ON RAW MATERIALS ment's announcement yesterday that wll terminate the 1911 Treaty of with Japan, thereby opening mbarfo on the shipment of raw H a surprise to the capitals I of abrogation of the treaty of the greatest surprises connected war,
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    U.S. Move May Even Stop Japan's War
    50 1 London 'eius July 27. r\ comr States tty of withj r itcr m the be tints! taelf, !l MOt be .n »h;. t- v B by the mili-p--T"" v ••ir<nn y t Unerka I s Havas, ding '^artici.ilks at Reuter Reuter I mo]
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    New Japanese Fleet's Special Training
    134 1 New Japanese Fleet's Special Training ANTI-RUSSIAN MOVE POSSIBLE STokio, July 27. ECURING command of the Western Pacific, "which is indispensable for the construction of 'the new order m East Asia,'" is the object of a new Japanese fleet organisation, just announced, according to the spokesman of the Admiralty. The spokesman
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    Troop From India For Middle East
    80 1 London, July 27. AUUMSUBNTB are being made for the despatch of certain troops from India to Egypt at an early date, the War Office announces. The movement is described as a precautionary measure and intended to increase the strategic reserve m the Middle East.
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    U.S. ABROGATION OF TREATY WITH JAPAN
    165 1 TOKIO STOCK MARKET SETBACK People Rudely Awakened Tokio, Juh T t PRESIDENT Roosevelt's action m announcing abrogation of the Japan-United States Treats of Commerce and Navigation has torpedoed the Japanese people's ialse notions about the American attitude to this country. A press campaign of
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    COMMONS STATEMENT ON BARTER PLAN
    104 1 London, July 27. THE question of the Anglo- American barter agreement was raised m the House of Commons by Mr. Temple Morris (Con.. Cardiff) who asked what precise steps were to bo taken to carry out the barter derl. The President of'the Board of Trade,
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    BRITAIN ADVISED TO FOLLOW U.S. LEAD
    44 1 London, July 27. The Executive Committee of the League of Nations Union has passed a resolution calling on the Government to follow the lead of the United States by giving notice to terminate the Anglo-Japanese commercial treaty.— Reuter
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    MORE BOMB OUTRAGES IN LIVERPOOL AREA
    235 1 London, July 27. AFTER bomb outrages at two London railway stations yesterday, I.R.A. terrorists struck again early today with three outrages m Liverpool. One explosion wrecked a bridge on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Maghull. five miles from Liverpool, completely blocking the waterway. A second
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    SHOULD PARLIAMENT ADJOURN AS USUAL?
    395 1 Chamberlain Replies To Commons Critics events and the House might depend that they would exercise their powers with a due sense of responsibilit;*. Making an extempore reply to™ a supplementary question by .Mr. Greenwoodt Mr. Chamberlain "aid that he did not want to tie himself
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    FRENCH NAVAL C.-IN-C. IS AT MALTA
    57 1 Malta, July 27. Admiral Ollive, the new Comman-der-in-Chief of the French Mediterranean Fleet, has arrived aboard the battleship Provence, with an escort of four destroyers on his first official visit. A number of French naval and air officers arrived recently to discuss matters of
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    Sir Edmund Ironside In Poland
    35 1 ha" been n r <Je of Overseas Forces, who seen hTr, Foland J or conversations with the Polish General Staff is s J^er^swningthebook at the Unknown Warner's Tomb m War4>
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    Fire At B.S.A. Works: Boys Charged
    148 1 Fire At B.S. A. Works: Boys Charged London, July 27. TWO 15 year-old Lays wrrv accused m the Birmingham Juvenile Court with maliciously setting fire to th* Birmingham Small Arms Works ti this mcnth. They were described by prosecuting counsel as "really dangerous men, I safe to be at large
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    NEW BRITISH CREDITS TO CHINA SOON ?
    55 1 NEW BRITISH CREDITS TO CHINA SOON T London, July *7. HE signature of an agreement, reported from Chungking, for a new British export credit loan of £3,000 000 to China is stated m London to be incorrect. Negotiations have been proceeding for some months and have not yet been concluded.
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      101 1 <|IM'M! NT OF rtENCH LACES >")I)KKN SHADES "rriKK BLACK.. KOVAF. BLI I CHOTIRWALL'S HIGH STREET-^ !AFpS HOTEL cktail Dance 7 p.m to 9 p.m. ER DANCE (informal) 9.45 to midnight <X NtW CABARET AITRACTION SE VERYN ROSALIND Non-diners SIM CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN" >ni sale of tickets will be jjiven
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      5 1 Premier on outrages— Pa*r TWO.
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    FURTHER PROGRESS MADE AT TOKIO TALKS
    365 2 Liaison Officers For Tientsin Order JAPANESE ARMY IN CHINA URGES "WAIT SEE" Tokio, July 27. roLLOWING a further meeting of the Anglo-Japanese conference, it is learned that understanding was reached main points discussed, according to Domei. Among the terms on which agreement was reached
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    Support For Abrogation Of Treaty
    278 2 U.S. COMMENT ON DECISION Washington, July 27. INTERVIEWED immediately after the announcement of the abrogation of the United States-Japan commerce treaty, Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said "I think it a v/ise and justifiable act." Senator Lafollette declared that the
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    PREMIER ON BOMB OUTRAGES
    154 2 "Criminal Cowardly Attacks" t.v .lauii, Jiii> 2«. IN short reference to I.R.A. bomb outrages In London and Liverpool, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, speaking with some warmth and amid loud cheers, assured the House of Commons that no effort would be .spared to bring to
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    Half England Taking Part In Black-out
    84 2 London, July 27. THE biggest concealment exercise yet attempted and the first to involve the whole of London will be undertaken during the nights of Aug. 9 and 10 when nearly half of England should be m complete darkness, while Royal Air Force aeroplanes
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    FRENCH TANKER ON FIRE : CREW SAVED
    56 2 FRENCH TANKER ON FIRE CREW SAVED London, July 27. Ten are feared missing from the French tanker Sumk, which is on fire lolloping a collision m dense fog with the Swedish steamer Grangesberg, 30 miles south of the 'Eddys lone lighthouse. The British steamer Dartford rescued 24 survivors m the
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    JAPAN TO CLOSE PEARL RIVER
    78 2 Tokio, July 27. JAPAN has given a fortnight's notice, commencing from tomorrow, of her intention to close the Pearl River, which carries a large part of Hong Kong's trade, to all shipping. According to Domei suspension of navigation applies to Japanese shipping as well as
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    Guerillas Levy Taxes In Shanghai
    104 2 Shanghai, July 27. 1 TOUCHING new heights of audacity, Chinese guerillas m the vicinity of Shanghai have sent letters to all foreign residents beyond the British-manned western perimeter, demanding a "protection tax" of one dollar per mow (onesixth of an acre) a year. Several prominent
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    The Sergeant-Major Gets A Medal
    40 2 Company Sergeant-Major Bone, of the sth Batt. Highland Light Infantry, who received the M.B.E. for 39 years' service, watches his wife puitin? the medal next to his other decorations after an investiture at Buckingham Palace.
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    MALAYAN TRADE HIGHER IN FIRST HALF OF YEAR
    272 2 Favourable Balance Shows Improvement On 1938 MALAYA'S overseas trade m the first half of this year was valued at $605,861,000, compared with $580,524,000 m the corresponding 1 period of 1938 and $560,440,000 m the second half of 1938, according to figures issued
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    Canadian Premier On War Danger
    123 2 Ottawa, July 27. Vl/HILE the European outlook ma:. have improved somewhat, the possibility still remained that Parliament mijht have to meet again this year to ciscuss Questions nf peace or war, declared the Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, speaking to the Press after a Cabinet meeting
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    BERLIN BLACK-OUT
    31 2 Berlin, July 'I. The police unexpectedly announced that A.R.P. exercises .which began yesterday would end today. The anrouncement thanks the population for "exemplary conduct" during the overnight black-out.- Reuter
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    RUMANIA'S CHECK ON JEWISH REFUGEES
    81 2 Bucharest, July 27 ANY Rumanian who goes abroad to avoid military service of leaves the country clandestinely will forfeit his citizenship under an amendment to the law to be published today. The law also applies to Jews leaving the country clandestinely m the hope of
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    U.S. TRUCK FACTORY PLANT FOR CHINA
    48 2 Buffalo, July 26. interests have purchased the factory equipment of the Stewart Motor Corporation, truck manufacturers, which went into voluntary liquidation last February after being earlier prominent m the export trade. It is believed the equipment will be rhipned to China- Reuter
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    RATES FOR POSTAGE ON NEW AIR SERVICE
    47 2 London, July 27. pORRKSPONDENCE addressed to Newfoundland, Canada, and the United States intended for transmission by Trans-Atlantic air services will be carried at the rate of one shilling and threepence for each half ounce Postcards will cost sevenoence.- British Wireless
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    Syce Killed, Woman Hurt In Car Crash
    44 2 Syce Killed, Woman H urt In Car Crash A B(> injure man i: *hich day overt Ihe left turning The Bui 70 Oranci General H< last The tccidem turni: B;:kil Tima: I A pasFi:. Ouhin to hi The Boyai adem legs, v. Hospital L
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    $8,000,000 FUND FOR JEWS IN ITALY
    35 2 A THf for allows unre man Jews t show they h obtaining country Ifti It Ls rep been c p ancc of Jew declared to I of th» Reuter
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    HONG KONG CENSORSHIP OF KOO STATEMENT
    22 2 HONG KONG CENSORSHIP OF KOO STATEMENT l!ui,. X TME H cenroirc t Dr Ecester men; force and m ■•th<-> ft] moc*. Reuter
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    Dubonnet Wins Goodwood Cup
    20 2 Dubonnet Wins Goodwood Cup 'TiiE rm Dul Co: Dabou j there v. 'and C,:. Prices v.cr Genor and 1 Reuter
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    FUNERAL OF MR. HARRY WILLIAM BAUMGARTEN
    318 2 THE death took place aft the residence of his son m Swanage Road, Singapore, on Wednesday night of a well-known member of the Eurasian community m Singapore, m the person of Mr. Harry William Baumgarten, at the age of' 74. Mr. Baumgarten was a
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      89 2 fwA7r Km. #S^hßb >^ I^M^C3J|BBSHaBMKJMi >» >^^ifcV #W| 4^' Wo waste because there's y^^^ m m**^^^^^^ nothing to throw away —a meal m a minute because they are ready iftk D r t\kS f\LAA t r+r* I to serve. See our /Vf ttVn(/m(CU» selection of delicatessen nk* H 0 n
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    FATHER'S PLEADINGS IN COURT FOR SON
    275 3 FATHER'S PLEADINGS IN COURT FOR SON Housebreaking And Theft Charges Against Fitter ACCUSED BOUND OVER of fourl, jtsterda.v. c Sl "SaPore Third Police •i'«^-vho n aSt ce d he h n ah t ?rV^'^ Cantonese IS t f e ft aj s co f ]wh^ y ht°w Who was an
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    PICKPOCKET IS SENT TO PRISON
    29 3 PICKPOCKET IS SENT TO PRISON i Indian a Chinese, a month's 'rate told the Havelcck stand- the ac.do him, drop- pickboa and Abdullah. and 1 the re- he tmllai
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    Indian Acquitted On Negligent Driving Charge
    224 3 Indian Acquitted On Negligent Driving Charge gUMARAN NAIR, a young Indian, wta yesterday acquitted In the ipon Traffic District Court by Mr. C II Whitton, on a charge of neglicirivin- along Sembawmng Road ■Tay 22. H* not called upon to give his defence. a previous hearing Nair appeared wo charges,
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    INDIANS CHARGED WITH THEFT OF COCONUTS
    7 3 INDIANS CHARGED WITH THEFT OF COCONUTS pre-
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    WOMEN CLAIM TRIAL TO LOTTERY CHARGE
    19 3 WOMEN CLAIM TRIAL TO LOTTERY CHARGE ipoce >.en -v In I I *v Kiat j 51, 32. P«tk for
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    Quota Increase Surprise
    141 3 JHE INCREASE of 5 per cent, m the exportable allowance, retrospective for the third quarter of this year m addition to the 5 per cent, for the last quarter came as rather a surprise to the markets, and prices eased a trifle, though on the whole the
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    No News Of Barter Scheme
    154 3 QN THE WHOLE the tone of the market has been quiet with minor Actuations during the week, state :^u:nr;e and Co., m their review. The slon of the I.K.R.c. to increase the -i for July September, as well as i r December, by 5 per
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    Business At High Court Registry
    106 3 IT la Officially announced that the Registry of the Supreme Court will be open for the transaction of business m the old Supreme Court building until Thursday, Aug. 3, at 4 p.m., and that the Registry will thereafter be opened m the new Supreme Court
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    BOMBS DEMONSTRATED AT MALACCA
    61 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) QROWDS thronged" K^b* Held yl'sterday to witness an A.R.P. demonstration by Mr. W. A. C. Haines. CP.O.. of the explosion of high explosive and incendiary bombs. Before the explosions, onlookers were Informed In Hokkien, Tamil and Hindustani through loudspeakers mounted on a
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    CHITRAL TO SAIL AT 11 A.M. TODAY
    58 3 THE P. AND O. LINER CHITRAL, which arrived late from Hong Kong yesterday, will continue her voyage to England at 11 o'clock this morning. The customary departure time is 930 a.m. The G.0.C., Malaya. Major-General W. G. S. Dobbie, who is leaving by
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    26 3 picture* A scene at the recruitment drive for A-R.P. volunteers m connection with the showng of "The Warning," the A.R.r. film at the Canltnl Free Press
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    End Of Term Discussion
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    Prize-Giving At Alexandra School Yesterday
    463 3 Prize-Giving At Alexandra School Yesterday THE influence of Sir Shir-fnwi r> 1 Singapore was ref ,-cd tf by Ml H r^^T master of Alexandra Scboil it f Geaiy headceremony. In the tvo hoS n fV est f !ays Pn»^iving Raffles, this influence faZjS f f h o1 Stamforci an been
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    Prison Sentence For Housebreaker
    189 3 Prison Sentence For Housebreaker SENTENCE of six months' rigorous imprisonment on each of two charges of housebreaking was passed by Mr. J. McFall m the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday on a Chinese, Foo Ah Teng. McFall the accused Jived with a married couple m a house In Kampcn- Banand
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    FOURTH MAN CHARGED WITH CHEATING
    76 3 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, July 26. A FOURTH man, Tan Chong Leong, was produced m the police court today m connection with the alleged cheating of an Arab, Sheik Amad, of $540. The case was postponed to Monday next, bail being fixed at $2,000.
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    HURT CHARGE
    45 3 pLAIMING TRIAL to causing hurt! to a policeman m Victoria Street! m Tuesday morning, an elderly look- ing Chinese, Tan Ah Seng was allowed $100 bail by Mr. Conrad Oldham, Cin?apore Second Magistrate, yesterday, when the case was postponed a vcek for mention.
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    CHINESE RECREATION CLUBS IN MALAYA
    61 3 Amalgamation Move <Fr?m Our Own Correspondent* Taipingr, July 27. A MEETING OF ALL Chines* Recreation Clubs m Malaya will be held n. Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. The meeting will consider and if approved, adopt rules for the amalgamation of all Chinese Recreation Clubs m Malaya.
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    Indian's Apology In Court
    81 3 "I UNDERSTAND you were both for- merly good friends. Why don't you continue to be good friends and not act like children?" Thus remarked Mr. C. H. Koh m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, when he acquited M. Supplah, on a charge of using criminal
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    New Quota Decision Forces Values Down
    341 3 New Quota Decision Forces Values Down WEEKLY RUBBER REVIEW i THE combination of the Quota announcement and political developments ln the Far East has forced values down, but only to a very moderate extent, and we believe only for a short while, write Stanton and Nelson hi their weekly rubber
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    SEEDS OF COMFORT ACROSS THE WORLD
    1044 4  -  Kay Carson By Ps T the lonely sands of Iraq, on the shores of a i lake situated nearly 60 miles from Baghdad, a spacious and modem English residence has nearly reached its completion. Considered the most up-to-date and com lor table building m
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    New Musical Film
    37 4 June Preisscr the former Zicgfeld Follies dancing star, soon to be seen m a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, is snapped by cameraman doing a dance routine which will be included m tne frrthcominff musical film.
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    What They Don't Like About Men
    178 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, July 23. HAVING long suffered repetitions of what men do and do not like about them, Australian girls who are reputed occasionally to give points to their sisters m Europe and America have now raised their voices m chorus
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    A New Centre Of World News
    463 4 London. TTriE opening of the new building of the world-famous Reutars News Agency m Fleet Street is an event ol outstanding Importance m international journalism. Into this glistening while structure, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, President of the Royal Academy, news is now flowing
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    A SMART THREE PIECE SUIT
    476 4 Hollywood Today. MM With Sheilah Grah^ Hollywood. EXCEPTIONALLY SMART is the three-piece suit recently purchased by Irene Dunne. Designed by Bernard Newman, the straight skirt of battleship grey Rodier jersey has an inverted kickpleat m centre-front: a tuck-in jumper o* the same fabric has a
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      177 4 'Believe Me This Cream Of Milk Recipe will make the average woman of SO look like 30" 99^M •■aw v Use it where these arrows point then all over your face and neck HERE is a quick way to make a wrinkled, flabby, sagging skia, fresh, firm and young. Mix
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      79 4 The longer you use a Swan Pen the more you 1 >. mill appreciate its per- Vv feet writing qualities k »nd the many special J^ features which have \3^ K>A\ made it world famous. \C^'^^ V stance, and the safety cap which makes it d*b^^smk There's Swan to suit
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      104 4 REMEMBER GIAN SINGH'i GRAND ANSI \\I STOCKTAKING SALE is still on! .Akk It is here that you really get the hest ]H«F bargains. CALL TODAY J^jk and judge for yourself. mlgmtry HOTELS I Uim. Upper Thomwn^Sembawang Rd-Opp .l One of the Beauty Spots of Sinpaporc. ho* K Kuily l**— l
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    "CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN": MORE HELPERS
    48 5 (These photographs were taken by Studio 173 and Studio Le Marauis) lISSJ hOLI.Y TOBY MRS. MO/AR. **M UTlt, N MRS. IIOZLKY MISS PEGGY USHER MRS. DAVID NELSON. MISS AREANE PHILLIPE. MISS COURNEY GREEN. MISS MOIRA ELDER. MISS BARBARA MIRKAI MISS BETTY STUDD.
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    REDUCING STANDARD OF LIVING IN JAPAN
    205 6 Sacrifices Necessary For The China Campaign SURVEY OF CONDITIONS Tokio, July 12. JAPAN'S white-collar workers are going without new J clothes and eating plainer food m an effort to make pre-war salaries cover living costs which have soared by about 35 per cent, during
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    CHAMBER OF SHIPPING'S PROPOSALS
    527 6 CHAMBER OF SHIPPING'S PROPOSALS OWNERS GLAD OF THE NEW BILL London .lul> IS. THERE IS a general feeling of rel'el! tr.roughout the shipping and ship- building industries that the proposals j made by the Chamber of Shipping and virtually accepted by the Board of j Trade four months ago have
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    68-YEAR-OLD RICKSHA PULLER DISCHARGED
    57 6 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. July 26. A PPEARING on a charge of the theft r%> c! a pair of Chinese trousers, Lee Ah Mong, a 68-year-old ricksha puller, v.as cautioned and discharged by Mr. J. G. Rappaport m the police court today. Accused Mid lie
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    TREES "JUST SHOT UP FROM SEEDS"
    128 6 From Our Own Correspondent > Segamat, July IS. I DENY planting the trees; they Just shot up from seeds that fell from older trees on the estate. When the officer came to inspect my estate he told me to have the young trees uprooted
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    FINED FOR CARRYING WEAPON IN PUBLIC
    75 6 «From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, July 26. "l CARRIED the dagger as an orna- ment," said Padri bin Pantas when he v:as charged at Muar with carrying a weapon m public. Accused pleaded guilty and was flnea $20 or one month's imprisonment. To another
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    1887—1924—1939
    118 6 1887— 1924 —1939 THREE GENERATIONS OF QUEEN'S SCHOLARS: This picture shows (right) Dr. Lim Boon Keng, the well-known Straits Chinese, who was a Queen's Scholar m 1887, Mr. Teh Seh Koo, his son-in-law, who was a Queen's Scholar m 1924, and Mr. Lim Kok An (centre), who is one of
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    Italian Firemen Show Their Paces
    36 6 Firemen from all parts of Italy recently gathered m Rome where they underwent ramp training. In this picture firemen are seen at mass rescue drill with scaling ladders at the camp.
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    Suit For $10,700 Damages In Johore
    401 6 Suit For $10, 700 Damages In Johore SEQUEL TO CAR ACCIDENT (From Our Own Correspondent) Fohore Bahru, July U* THE adjourned healing of the $10,700 damages action on the grounds of negligence m a motor accident by Ec Teow Seng, manager of Alder Sewing Machine Company, North Bridge Road, Singapore,
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    Judgment With Costs For Malacca Moneylender
    757 6 (From Our Own Correspor. Malacca Ini SUBMIT that Mr. Samuel was quit* < 1 standing what he was signing for with t* that his second objection is not tenable. "If his second submission m the face of fti ment could be accepted by a
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      76 6 ■iAST time the journey took weeks But times have changed for the quicker by Imperial flyingboat. So comfortable, too— nice being able to smoke —nice being able to stroll about if you get tired of sitting— not that you do m these chairs. Good meals, too, and wonderful service 0
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    PHILIPPINES AND INDEPENDENCE
    146 7 Manila Teachers Vote Against It Manila, July 15. A PREPONDERANT vote m favour of rk indefinite continuation of the commonwealth form of government m the Philippines and against independence from the United States m 1946 as provided m the Tydings-McDuffte Act was recorded m a straw vote
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    AUSTRALIAN UNIONS DROP BOYCOTT
    60 7 Melbourne, July 25. A FTEK conferring with the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, Trades Union representatives agreed to recommend dropping their boycott on the national register of wealth and manpower. Instead, they will concentrate on obtaining its repeal or amendment, and it is expected the
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    Gold Deception
    44 7 JAPANESE who do not wish to part with gold rings and other gold articles, despite pleas that to surrender them is a patriotic service are having them plated with silver m order to deceive authorities conducting a sold census.- British United Press
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      119 7 ALHAMBRA SUNDAY 30th July /ti Co//<rtfe tfc^^^, BEI i\ GKABLE HoJlywood's shapeliest Fiffure. Midnight Premiere TOMORROW at 12 OVlock AT THE CAPITOL Under the Patronage of the Consul General for China-Mr. KAO-LIN-PAI DO NOT CONFUSE THIS PICTURE WITH ANY OTHER FILM BY A SIMILAR TITLE! k OUR PRODUCTION IS THE
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      293 7 -CARRIES A MESSAGE TO ALL NATIONS, TO ALL INDIVIDUALS", says THE MALAYA TRIBUNE "SHOULD BE AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE TO SINGAPORE A.RJ>. VOLUNTEERS- STRAITS TIMES f* A DITAI 3 SHOWS TODAY vMrl I UL I 3.15 6.15 9.15 The Most Realistic Film of this War -Scared Era... PASSED UNCUT BY THE
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1939. Malay Opinion
    581 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1939. Malay Opinion IUOT the least remarkable feature of the Maiayanisation controversy m Johore has been the interest of the Malays themselves m the question and the fact that several of their leaders and most of their newspapers have commented m an outspoken
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    Poland Determined To Fight For Danzig
    1069 8  - Poland Determined To Fight For Danzig MARY VORSE By 'THIS is the first interview given to a British or American correspondent by Marshal Smigly-Rydz since the international situation became acutely serious owing to German demands for the transfer of the Free City of Demit; to tht Reich. The Marshal makes
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      109 8 EASHAW LIQUEUR BRANDY <S&^^ CLUB, 4O YEARS 6O YEARS OLD CALPB ECKS c-r-r- mosquitoes N W^f^y i should alwoyt insist on Flit i^ I Flit spray will not tfain, and I BH Bx ts normiost to humans. B# SO H fil wKM 9B^S^Hfi9| sure the soldier is on th« tin.
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      30 8 i What is the Sometning, n m every garment leaving this establishment It cannot be described exactly.... but it is Style TRY MIEN CHONG TAILORING —34 Coleman St. »j^ jffjg^
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    MALAYA BIDS FAREWELL TO G.O.C. THIS MORNING
    935 9 MALAYA BIDS FAREWELL TO G.O.C. THIS MORNING Successor Arriving Later In The Day CEREMONIAL LANDING AT CLIFFORD J>IER MALAYA today says sood- bye to one G.O.C. and welcomes iTI another. Major-General W. G. 3. Dobbie, who has been General Officer Commanding, Malaya, since December, 1935 leaves by the P. and
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    Building Engineer Denies Counsel's Allegation
    302 9 it the firm of Engineers and Con--3 trying to involve a Paris firm possible before its balance sheet kit to J. N, Jones, who was managing and Contractors, Ltd., during the his claim against Wee Cheng Soon, before Mr. Justice ning m the Court 3
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    Light Term For "Old Man"
    276 9 "AS you are an old man and do not appear to be very strong I will sentence you to five weeks' simple imprisonment/ said Mr. L. C. Goh m the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, when he convicted a 63-year-old Halnanese, Wang Seng Joon, on
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    Q. C. Refuses To Comment On Tientsin
    95 9 THE Officer Commanding, troops of the Durham Light Infantry at Tientsin during the height of the crisis, arrived at Singapore yesterday by the P. and O. liner Chitral. He is Colonel W. A. Grey-Wilson, M.C., and is on his way to England after
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    GERMAN FINED $5 FOR DRIVING OFFENCE
    66 9 (From Our Own Correspondent Muar, July 26. A GERMAN, Herbert Millhan, was Hned $5 at Muar today for driving a car without a licence. Millhan, m his defence, said he was learning to drive. Dr. Hamzah bin Haji Taib said that he was sitting
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    Alleged Breach Of Trust By Former Cinema Manager
    243 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 27. JUDGMENT was reserved till to- morrow by Mr R. C. Redman, the first magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, m the case where G. Davis, former manager of the Pavilion Theatre, Kuala Lumpur, is alleged to have
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    Housebreaking Alleged
    91 9 TAN SEE 817 AN", a 28-year-old Hok- klen, appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh In the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, on a charge of housebreakinf by night by entering the Anglo Chinese High School with intent to commit thelt of three suit cases and contents, valued at
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH.
    56 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH. EZEKUX— Mrs. E. Ezekiel, wife of Mr. M. G. Ezeiiel and mother of Mr. p. Ezekiel. passed away peacefully at her residence, 73. King's Road, Singapore on July 27. 1939. Age* 54. Funeral will take place today, the cortege will leave the house at 4.30 p.m. for
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    $1,000,000 TAX ON JAPANESE BUSINESS MAN
    171 10 Tokio July 20. •THE TREMENDOUS WEALTH of a few top-flight business men In Japan was illustrated when an income tax of more than a million dollars was levied against Baron Takakimi Mitsui. In yen the flfun was 2,874,037, according to the Tokio Tax Superintendent
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    "Rape Of Africa" Was Treatise On Soil Erosion
    97 10 "Rape Of Africa" Was Treatise On Soil Erosion Durban, July IN thelj eagerness to carry out efficiently the censorship regulations concerning importation of indecent literature, every item on every con- signment note is carefully scrutinized by the Durban Customs officials. Recently a local firm of booksellers received a consignment cf
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    DIVORCES ON INCREASE IN CANADA
    72 10 Quebec, July 12. Divorces m Cnnadu have increased < bout sixteenfolcl m the PO years from 1918 to 1938. In 1918 there were only 114 divorces Ten years later there were 783, tad i:i im there were IJKS. Wives are tiie petitioners ia the Kreat
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    POOL'S CONTROL OF TIN MARKET
    1969 10 U.S. Retaliates With Hand To Mouth Buying Policy GOOD QUOTA INCREASE BEFORE YEAR-END? (From Our Own Correspondent; London, July 11. WITHIN the week, the dominating position of the tin buffer pool has been so effectively consolidated that it's executive now exercises complete control of the
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    Bolivian Miners' Memorandum
    94 10 Bolivian Miners Memorandum New York. July 20. THIRTY BOLIVIAN mining com- panics, mostly tin producers, have submitted an extended memorandum to the Bolivian Government asking for modification of the decree ordering that all mines shall market their output through the Central Bank, says a dispatch to the Wall Street Journal.
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      586 10 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now invited for the goUowtng materials or services. For, see Municipal Tenders R I m pply of materials and repairs to, Kreta Ayer Gasholder. Date of Ckttblf. 4 p.m.. Aug. 28, 1939. Bitumen and Emulsified, Bitumen Date ot Closing. W nc I
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      158 10 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 7I. Meyer R<l. (near Swimming Club) Board -Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens Tennis. Rhone: 575 X. EAST ANGLIA 6. OXLEY RISE SINGAPORE. 3 mins. to town high level garages, daily or monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine, tennis, single and double rooms. PHONE
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      92 10 BAHK OPcrg; (Incorporate Tsuyw Pel. A»ttUL:^gS:«S LONDON B^kbTT 1^ «1! BRANCBrs is CL'RRLI.I -°;'E^, H 4 posh acco 3 ,/^t: FOREIGN Cunw-; oTSL 18 I BXCEILI N7 Syr-, GODOWN FACI' ''■les^3S M| C» ta COLLECTIONS a SHIPMENT- *Q»b m GENERAI BANiajCQ* 4 ousmess transacts llk 4 ruD oarticuiars on anntH^
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK & SHARES
      325 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES yesterday's Quotations from L< don 5.30 p. m. Yesterday I red a US. currency. itovc ate dealers middle prices Jobbers martins, brokerage m st »D i*Xi Jr not In, laded nation unless Latest Quotation* Previously ed u~.. < PC. IH4-M 1093 c 109% UJicar.
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      58 11 WOMI 0! BISINESS *xZi "P •da* r «bb*r *t four >i««r" N;> 1 !S 'h cents, oa*ci 28>. j U.han^yes- ?aill tner *»y firmer 1011 uf loans and *L h of whi h ilthoush Hfre nri(!,. tfd ppri es. s there uere *M« opened l the tU
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
      57 11 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION I< NOON i 1 16 27 Tender Aug.-Sept. 28 71G 23 9 16 Oct.-Dec 28 28 S Jan.- Mar 23% 28% Apr. -June 2 8 -Si U I off Market Steady quiet. Lat^v* Cable: Ixndon S^ot Shec; 3 5 16a. per lb New Tort Spot
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      Local Exchange Rates
      169 11 JULY 27, 1939: SELLING London T.T. 24 London demand 2,4 Lyons demand 2055 Switzerland demar.u 24m Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54 9 16 Montreal demand 54 9|16 Balavia demand 101*4 Samarang demand 101% Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon demand 156 1 iras and Cclombc demand 156^
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      186 11 ttom London 5*30. p.m Yesterday RUBBER: Firmer. London: 8 5,16 d. 8 716 d. Previously: 8 5 16d B*«d Oct.-Dec: 8 7 16d. 8«/ 2 d. Previously: 8 7 16d 8»W Jan.-Mar.: 8V 2 d. 8 9jl6a. Previously By,d H 9'l6d Apr.-June: 8*/ 2 d. B%d. Previously
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      THE METAL MARKETS From London: Latest Quotations
      63 11 TIN: Steady. Spot: £229 17s. 6d. Previously: £229 17s. 6d. Three months: €225 2s. 6d. Previously: £224 17s. 6d. NEW YORK TIN: 48.55. Previously: 48.50. COPPER: £43 2s. 6d. Previously: £43. GOLD Yesterday: £7 Bs. G^d Previously: £7 3s. 6^. SILVER: Spot: 16Vzd.
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      Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations
      63 11 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Method o) Pant? oeiore Latest Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previously Paris Franc to 124.11 176 11.16 176 U|l6 New York... to 4.8655 4.63 3J16 4.68 3!16 Amsterdam.... Guilders to 12.10 8.87V-2 8.85 Hong Kong.. Per dollar s 2 %d. Is. 2 3 4 d.
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      Dreadful Toll Of Tuberculosis In Philippines
      92 11 Dreadful Toll Of Tuberculosis In Philippines Manila. TUBERCULOSIS exacted a greater toll of life m the Philippines last year than m 1937 and claimed more victims than any other disease, accord'ng to health authorities. Out of the 46,568 "white plague cases reported to the Bureau of Health last year, at
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      NATIVE'S BRAVE RESCUE IN SHARK-INFESTED SEA
      185 11 Brisbane, July 11 BARKY SAILOR," a 20-year-old aboriginal policeman at Palm Island, a native reserve on the Great Barrier Reef, has just been asked what he would like as a reward for swimming three miles m the dark, through sharkinfested waters, to bring help
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      A CROWN FOR HITLER
      76 11 Buenos Aires, July "J--GERMAN residents of the Argentine y* have contributed towards a fund ;to present Herr Hitler with a golden crown according to the Argentine I newspaper CriticaAccording to other reports, Herr Hitler has already received the crown, j the money for which was contributed
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1323 11 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser And Co. List THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Setter* Arnpat Tin (4s > 3s 8d 4s 3d Austral Amal. (ss; 4s IVid 4s 7 1 id Austral Malay 38s 4Ue Ayer Hltam (ss) 19s 9d 20s Cd
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      Current Company Dividends
      186 11 L.ist Supplied />> Messrs. Fraser (,o. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939: 5 P.M. Total lor Ex. dTvT Financial Company. Dividend Close Payable date Year TIN K. Kamunting 3d. No. 65 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 Aug. 5 \n Kampong Lanjut 6d. No. 12 July 26 Aug. 2 July 27
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    QUEEN MARY RECEIVES PURSE FOR CHILD WELFARE
    158 12 The King and Queen at the Royal Agricultural Society m Windsor Great Park. The uife of the Amer.can Ambassador, Mrs. Kennedy, presented one of he ia*ghtcrs, Eunice, at Cour 1 'at Buckingham Palace. A maid is here arranging Eunice's dress as she left
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    Refugee's £4,000 In Gold Bars
    59 13 Brisbane, July 18. NEARLY £4,000 m solid gold bars was contained m the luggage of a recently arrived Jewish refugee. In the same ship, says Austral News were 54 other Jewish refugees whose aggregate capital was more than .€lB,OOO. Their ages ranged from two to
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      270 13 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of JAVA PACIFIC LINE AND SILVER LINE. LTD. SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES AND NORTH PAC!":S PORTS VESSELS TO PACIFIC COAST ArrWet S*U* Spore S'oore m.s. SILVERWILLOW (S.) In Port Aug. 6 (via Java and Manila: calls at Galf Ports) nis. SUWROEA (J.P.L.) Aug. 14
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      629 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay. Singapore Tel. 0151. Chartered Bank Building. Penang Tel 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (m conjunction with the Glen Une) Dv« Sail* PATROCLUS Mars., L'don, R'caaa. and Glasgow July 31 Aug. 1 CALCHAS L'don, R'dam. Hull and Ham.
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      397 13 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches INWARH Imperial: From Europe dueMonday. Thursday. Iriday afternouns. Wearnes: lrom rcnang. Ipoh, and Kuala Lumpur Arrives every evening. K.LJVL: from Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday. Thursday Saturday afternoons Qantas: rrom Australia: Arrives Tuesday, Friday. Sunday afternoens. X.L.M.. tiom Kurope- Arrives Saturday. Monday, Wednesday evenings X.ML.M from
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      391 13 U.S.A.: —East era and Western x Imperial 2 p.m TOMORROW r S ?a? ehai Carthase 10 a.m. u«iapan, OFormosa and OMacaox To Carthago 10 am Java. S.-West Sumatra. B.EaJt Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas and Timor Dillyx KLM 9 p.m. Laboean Bilik Jarak 4 m f T a em A ban KLM
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      587 14 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated is PMS.) TELEPHONE; Frelfht 5433— Passage M2l. TH! KMIKFsn lIOLTE offers IUANS-PACIHC SERVICES via HONOI 11 or direct EMPRESS to VANCOLVER ACROSS CANADA by TRANStONTINK.NTAL TRAIN without change— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND or the CONTINENT— aII under ONE m>vu;emfnt. low fares Singapore
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      361 14 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTO. (Incorporated In England) (APCAk USE) FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI. MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA s. s. SHIRALA 8,000 TONS SAILING JULY 28 AT 3 P.M. The above vessel has excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon and Second Saloon Dasseneers Special Holiday R/>turc tickets to China
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      122 14 RED FUNNEL LINE SUGGESTION'S FOX YOUR HOLIDAYS Singapore-Batavia-Cheribon-Semarang-Singapore Round trip occupies about 9 days. First CUm $85.00 Sailing from Singapore every Tuesday and Friday Singapore-Sourabaya-Bandjennasin-Singapore Kound trip occupies about 11 days First Class $100.00 Sailing every alternate Friday Sicgapore-Indragiri River Ports-Singapore itounu trip occupies 6 days First Class Passage $48.00
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      613 14 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES/irir N X TO EUROPE FBOM SINGAPORE ASD PENANG TO COLOMBO, BOMBAY St 17 rr AI.EXANUBIA, NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES AN'd'nlw I'UR &4U( AiTivet Leaves Le^^ bDOrt spore. Pen^J I PRESroENT MONROE July 31 Aug. 2 r t|ri PRESIDENT ADAMS Aug. 13 Aug. 15 X PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Aug
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      534 14 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE EMPIRE STATION TODAY TODAY zhl 225 met**. TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 ZHP 3006 metre* I RAiW»» IM p.m. r<IH 147 me s (13.97 m) GSG "<1 5.00 Maluv dramat m^f !ifi 8G m )i GSF 15.11 mc/s (19.32 m 5.30 Lsgu" Mdayu.t Ssj 2163 m?s( 13.93 m.)
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    LATE ENTRIES FOR A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS
    90 15 LATE ENTRIES FOR A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS Record Number Of 112 HT late tntrantN of whom seven are from Perak, have hroii'ht the number of competitors m the Amateur Athlon of Malaya s 1939 championships at Kuala and tomorrow up to the aiMime record of :tal numPolice) i k) (Perak). lindei Singh
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    TEACHING THE EXPERTS
    148 15 London, July 15. QNL HUNDRED AND SEVENTY professional football players, coaches and managers went to the Carnegie physical training college at Leeds recently for a week. They went to school and listened t» lectures and had ball practice. Over 88 footballs were m use. Mr. S. F.
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    INTER-SCHOOL CRICKET
    395 15 Raffles Institution Elevens' Win Victoria School won both first and second team cricket matches against Raffles Institution on Wednesday. Scores were VICTORIA SCHOOL Ist XI a. Vlgkatßun c s. Singh b Yatbnan 8 Lee Ah Tee b Tharric r haram 0; S. Kulaslngarr c Yzeliran b Thamotharam 9;
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    Today's Contract Bridge Problems
    123 15 .d Bruce Mail i Oswald us so many fcnnnos before r..y> -:cl suit Df Cubs, and \ce, Declarer b oi trumps. I I S-9 7 3 H— Q a 4 yy E D— lo 5 o C— J 10 9 6 2 Q East Pass D
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    Johore Hull Cup Soccer
    81 15 vFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Jo ho re Bahru, July 27. Six teams are taking part m the Hull cup competition. The teams are the Police, P.W.D., Customs, Education. BeUa and Prisons. The draw took place last night and resulted as follows: Police, bye; P.W.D. vs. Customs;
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    Fender Interests Wicketkeepers
    88 15 P. G. H. Fender made a point m broadcast recently that has provoked interesting discussion among stumpers. The former Surrey skipper claimed ihat a cricketer who has to spot the googlv every time, m order to do a workVnlike Job with the gloves ought DOt to be
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    452 15  - BILLIARD PROFESSIONALS SMALL PROVINCIAL TOWNS J. V. Rainbow Billiard Notes By Sidney Smith's Tours Before Fame Came EADING billiard professional players are beginning to realise that London patrons of the game are not the only people with money to spend. It is bemg borne upon them that there is a
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    LAWN TENNIS
    53 15 The liiiHßillJ players will re,ire-«nt ihe Fost Office Clvb against the Royal Air Fo.ce tomorrow at the latter's court. Seletar:— K. Maclennan ?nd J. Mcrlntorh. A. Rajio nnd Yeo Mmp Seah. R. F. B. Gurr and Osman Paraj. G. W. Jeremiah and lD. C. Ross M. Is* and
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    Friendly Badminton Matches
    268 15 A FRIENDLY badminton match, con- sisting of four singles and three doubles, played recently at the C.Y. MA. court between the New Life Badminton Party and the Catholic Young Men's Association, resulted m a draw of three games all. One tie had to be abandoned cwing to
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    118 15 The following is th*? draw for the women'i DuUers' spoon competition, stroke play. >i handicap over nine hoies, at the Garrison Golf Club today. 3.45 pjn Mrs. G. G. Lewis (30) and Mrs P. A. I/Estranse (30). 3.50 p.m. Mrs. C. Ryan (30) and Mrs.
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    LONDON POLO SEASON A GREAT SUCCESS
    1112 15 Tournaments In The V West Country London, July 15. \UHILE the attention of the world was, more or leM, directed towards Meadowbrook, our domestic season has been going with a swing which none of us expected three months ago. When the tumult and the
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    GORDONS & POLICE DRAW
    480 16 GORDONS POLICE DRAW Six Goals Shared In Stadium Soccer GALLAGHER EQUALISES ALMOST ON TIME SIX GOALS were divided between the Police and the Gordon Highlanders at the Stadium yesterday m a first division soccer fixture. la<t minute goal saved the Dons from defeat. The Police should have won. Opening the
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    FREE PRESS SELECTIONS
    60 16 FREE PRESS selections for today's races at Taipinj rye as follows Horses. Class 5, Div. 2 Policy, Roast Chestnut. Ponies, Class 3, Div. 2 Gayloo, Anaconda. Ponies, Class 3 East Lynne, Empennage. Hacks Ben Ghabri A War Linen. Horses, Class 4 Patroleah, Inverfogg. Ponies, Class 3, Div.
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    Valedictory Wins Goodwood Stakes
    43 16 I.j Goodwood Slakes run over two miies and three furlcngs at Goodwood resulted. Valedictory (100 to 9) 1 High Prank (100 to 6> 2 Black Spec (100 to 7 > 3 Eighteen ran. Won by half length: shor* head. Reutcr.
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    Singapore-Java Soccer Today
    73 16 TTHE Java footballers make their debut at the Stadium today when they meet the S.A.F.A. Fresh from their tour of Pontianak. where they were successful m all their matches, the Java players are expected to give local soccer enthusiasts a treat. Although the visitors are not fully
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    S.C.R.C. BILLIARDS
    107 16 S.c.R.C. billiards fixtures for next week are: Monday: "A" TanTheanTek f— 2oo) vs Gan Hock Kee (scr.): "B" Pang Chiap Scncj (—100) vs. Kwek Sara York (scr '<. Tuesday: "A" Ong Scow Kee (—125) vs. Tan Boon Poh (—175); "B" Scan Eng Chiang (—6O) vs. Wee Aik Chan
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    WOMEN TO MEET MEN AT CRICKET TODAY
    259 16 WOMEN TO MEET MEN A T CRICKET TODAY THE annual cricket match between the Women and 1 the Cricket Club will be played on the Padang today. Members of the women's side had net practice during the week and it looks as if there Will be quite a few run-getters
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    Heads Up To The Ball
    35 16 picture. A HEADING DUEL m the game between the Gordons Roi the Police nt the Stadium yesterday. The match was a draw, both teams scoring 3 goal each.- Free Press
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    BRYAN NOT TO PLAY FOR COLONY AGAINST STATES
    372 16 THE withdrawal of G. J. Bryan, Services batsman, from the Colony side to play the Malay States on the Singapore Cricket Club padane, will considerably weaken the batting of the home side. Outschoorn, S.R.C. player, replaces i weakened still further as there
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    266 16 Mental Hospital Beat R. A. M. C. 2— Nil EVEN GAME AT TANGIm PERFORMING well throughout, the defeated the R.A.M.C. by two goal division (a) soccer fixture played at Play, on the whole, was evn. Medicals failed to score through misi tand their forwards, and poor finishing. Mace played a
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    S. C. R. C.'S OPEN INVITATION TOURNEY
    41 16 S. C. R. C.'S OPEN INVITATION TOURNEY Entries BU S.CR.C.'s oj ;nament and i.. (trance fees m, ,Chee Juay, S.C by 1 p.m., on begins on Sat The eve pionship; d handicap handicap mix 'women's d j singi**; vet and Juntorjin
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    SINGAPORE vs. MALACCA AT TENNIs
    33 16 Sfncapor Malacca at I In the Lskand team will early Sunda The follov. present Bin v Singles- I L: Rajie. Doubles X Yadi and C Pakir. Reserves: H
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    119 16 How Points Will Run In A. A. A. Meeting The following table indicate! th-: points likely to be obtained m the Malayan A.A. meeting, according to an athletic expert m Kuala Lumput. Pit. S. SI Ml. M Ps- R.A.F. 100 yd*. 2 2 1 220 yds. 4 2 440 yds.
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