The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 August 1939

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,841;. KSTD. 1835 MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    DANZIG: NEW WARNING
    310 1 'We Will Resist" Says Army Chief Smigly-Rydz On "Take Give" FREE CITY A "LUNG" OF POLAND Warsaw, Aug. 6. "U/E nave aggressive intentions towards nobody, but shall repel by all the means at our disposal every attempt, direct or indirect, to damage or violate the interests, rights
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    Move May Bring More Help For China
    169 1 II JU'W .M>l\> AXIS PACT n joining the Italo-German military discussed m the capital^ of the Ljd psterd inir further reports on Japanese ions over the Axis pact. T It i I ual begin ;t>erg and October. I tmbtt ttia I place I
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    "We Can Prevent Country Being Attacked By Air"
    134 1 "We Can Prevent Country Being Attacked By Air" London. Aug. 6. iIR Vac -Marshal Sholto Douglas, an address to cadets m camp :n Sussex said: "We are making colossal preparations for fear of attack m force by German bombers. On their side the Germans are being deterred Uom further adventures
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    CHINESE CLAIM SUCCESSES
    83 1 Chungking, Aug. b. CHINESE successes on several fronts are reported m despatches received here today. Chinese forces north of Hankov/, it is stated, have launched a counteroffensive and captured Mingkang, on the Peiping-Hankow railway. The Japanese were reported to have started an offensive m this region last
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    AIR RAID NEAR BORDER OF INDO-CHINA
    46 1 Tokio, Aug. 6. JAPANESE naval planes blew up 60 J Chinese trucks and 12 warehouses near Chennankwan, close to tne French Indo-China* border, when they attacked a convoy of several hundred trucks, claims a Japanese communique issued here today.- Reuter
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    CARIBOU'S FLIGHT
    45 1 liotwood. Au£. «>• The flying-boat Caribou, on IU fUgM inaugurating the trans-Atlantic Mf mail service, arrived here at wp GMT three-and-a-half hours behiiia schedule, owing to strong heaawind. The total time since leaving Sou-h--ampton was just over 24 houis. Reuter TEarlier report: PAGE ~J
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    Climb-Down By Danzig Senate
    160 1 DISPUTE OVER POLISH CUSTOMS OFFICIALS Warsaw, Aug. 8. FOLLOWING a note from the Polish Government, the Danzig Senate has withdrawn the order to Polish customs officials m the Free State informing them that their service > would not be required after mtlutgnt today, it is learned
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    Is Ready To Defy Nazis
    7 1 MARSHAL SMIGLY-RYDZ
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    NAVAL DRY DOCK FOR AUSTRALIA
    110 1 London, Aug. 6. CONSTRUCTION of a naval dry dock capable of taking the largest battleship afloat will soon be decided by the Australian cabinet, states the Sunday Times Sydney correspondent. At present, says the correspondent, Sydney is the most favoured site, though other locations are
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    TROOP MOVES IN TANGANYIKA
    44 1 Dar-es-Salaam, Aug. 6. WITH a view to strengthening the defences of Tanganyika, it has bsen decided to redistribute units of the Southern Brigade, King's African Rifles. According to an official announcement, the mC" omo f f t™nns begins immediately.- Reuter
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    ENGLAND IS ACCUSED BY GOERING
    195 1 ENGLAND IS ACCUSED BY GOERING Berlin, Aug. 6. WIN future we shall not let any or our vital rights be contested," declared Marshal Qoering spealiin?; ?,t D* today. "Neither threats nor love letters will impress us. We do not want war -I know war and know It is the greatest
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    TREES TORN UP BY WHIRLWIND
    115 1 London, Aug. 6. THUNDERSTORMS, cloudbursts and floods, which have already ushered m August m England, are now followed by what is described as "a hurricane of tropical intensity," which struck Chelmsford (Essex) recreation ground during the night and tore up a dozen huge trees. Gaping
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    On Eve Of Big German Manoeuvres
    127 1 On Eve Of Big German Manoeuvres AN ANTI-POLISH CAMPAIGN BEGINS Berlin, Aus. 6. pKCBABLY the largest motcrised manoeuvres ever held m Germany will begin south of Berlin, roughly along the line of the River Kibe this week. Details are being kept a close ecret, but the magnitude of the preparations
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    British Ships Destroyed By Japanese
    97 1 British Ships Destroyed By Japanese Shanghai, Aug. 6. TvVO British steamers, Chiawo and Kianswu, were completely burnl M j a result of a second Japanese air-raid on Ichang at noon today So far no British cas tie [known, though it is feared casua[among Chinese vni caused by fir^. which men
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    "Anti-Comintern" Railway
    90 1 Tokio. Aug. fa". AS tho first step towards :he realisntion of the io-called "anti-Comin-tern route" between Tokio and BerKn. a railway lin* acrosi North China, be twee:: Tangku and Tatung will be built m the autumn according to I h*» Domci official newsagency. The line, v.'hich will be
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    PRINCESS JULIANA
    39 1 Soestdijk, Aug. C. A communique issued today states the condition of Princess Juliana and her daughter continues to give every reason for satisfaction. It Is officially announced that the registration of the baby princess will morning.— Reuter
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    PLANES THREATENING CONCESSIONS AT TIENTSIN?
    274 2 PLANES THREATENING CONCESSIONS AT TIENTSIN? Flights Over British And French Areas DESTRUCTION OF CHURCH HOSPITAL REPORTED Hong Kong, Aug. 6. A PPARENTLY intended to be a gesture of threat, several Japanese planes are flying low over the British and French Concessions m Tientsin every morning, according to a dispatch received
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    Anti-U.S. Movement In North China
    142 2 Peiping. Aujj;. DEPORTS that the anti-British movement m North C.ana Ms now being directed against Americans reached here today. Ant i- American slogans were shouted and antiAmerican speeches made during a demonstration Shihkiachuang, it is reported. nEMONSTRATORS are said to haw denounced President Roosevelt's recent
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    Change Of Nazi Methods In Bohemia?
    128 2 SUDETEN GERMANS FACE "GRAVE CHARGES' London, Aug. 6. A ■■MTU l*Klt« lierman methods m Bohemia and Moravia is indicated by the arrest of a number of prominent Sudeten Germans, state* he Sunday limes Prague correspondent. Grave charge the corresponded I, have been pr.? orrecl
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    America's Record Spending Bill
    78 2 \\.ishiiiston Auff. 6. »t«HE osterday approved the Jones Bill, authorising the Commeditv Credit Corporation to sell .ottjn" and other surplus agricultural products coroad at less than price :or .siorase purposes. The Senate and House o: Representatives later adjourned sine die. The 76th Congress enacted some haliI
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    NIEMOELLER SERMONS ARE BANNED
    78 2 London. July 28. A BOOK published m Dutch containing the last 18 sermons by Fa^tor Martin Niemoelier, the German tx-^ubmarine commander, now m a nt ration camp, has been banned throughout the Reich. The sermons were preached at Dahleiji evangelical Church, Berlin, In 1936 and 1937.
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    SHOPHOUSE FIRE IN CHINATOWN
    37 2 Fire broke out yesterday In a shophouse m Smitn Street, one of Chinatown's busy centres. Two Fire? Brigade engine! tenders were quiokly on tho scene, and m half-an-hour had the fire under control.
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    Reactions In Chungking And Tokio
    111 2 Reactions In Chungking And Tokio Premier's Speech Chungking:, Ausr. 6. A PPR"EHENSION regarding British policy towards China caused by the Anglo-Japanese agreement, has been somewhat allayed by Mr. Chamberlain's statement m the House of Commons. The speech however, was received here with mixed feelings. Some people are pleased by the
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    TOKIO VIEWS
    125 2 To'do. Au f. ALTHOUGH Japanese army delegates attending the Anglo-Japanese conference are reported to be annoyed by Mr. Chamberlain's statement on the Far East, the stock market was favourably impressed, according to the Domei Japanese) newsagcncy, which describes the statement as conciliatory. The agency attributes the pains of
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    Divorce Act Trebles Poor Persons' Cases
    108 2 Divorce Act Trebles Poor Persons' Cases London, July 24. CINCE the new divorce law came? into force last year, the number of applications by poor persona for le»al assistance has trebled. Last year 18,500 applications were made m the civil branch, as compared with 6,700 m 1937. Over 50 per
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    BRITON INJURED IN AIR RAID
    71 2 Shanghai, Aug. 6. pIFTEEN light Japanes3 bomber* reeled Fchangf this morning anc several bombs fell m the Asiatic Petroleum Company's compsundf, and clew to Brit sb chipping en the river. One Briton was slightly injured. Rear- Admiral R. V. Holt has Itrongty protested to Admiral
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    DISAPPOINTMENT ON MONEY MARKET
    84 2 London, Aug. 6. PREVAILING ease on the money market this week has been reinforced by the disbursement of a further £7,000,000 Government dividends on Aug. 1. The reduction of yesterday's Treasury bill allotment rate to 1116 per cent, disappointed the market, which sees m the operations
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    France Sends Back Spanish Gold
    120 2 London, July 27. THE French Government has decided to hand over the total sum of £8,000,000 m Spanish ?o!d which Vftl recognised by a Paris court yerttrd as the property of the ptwent Bunk of Spain. The cases of gold were brougin up j this
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    Arrival Of Indian Troops
    88 2 ABOVE: HiTh Singapore Army cflleeffl at the dockside at Keppcl Harbour yesterday afternoon awaiting the arrival of the British India vessel Ethiopia from India with the sth. Battalion, 2nd. Punjab Regiment. From left. Brigadier M. A. Sludd, Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General m charge of Adm.nistraiion,
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    British Protest Is Rejected
    53 2 .Shanghai. A up. THE Japanese CousuUtc -General at Tientsin has rejected the British protest against the attacks on offices of British -owned firms yesterday, according to a semiofficial Japanese report received here. The Japanese authorities, it is stated, asieried they could have nothing: to do with
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    SINGAPORE PLAYERS IN "ON THE SPOT"
    161 2 A splendid performance by Carl Law- son is the feature of the Repertory Players' production of Edgar Wa'lace's play "On the Spot,"* presented at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday. As Tony Perrelli, the Chicago gangster who "dishes it out but can't take," Mr. Lawjcn
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    Militan Missions Leave For Moscow
    47 2 Militan Missions Leave For Moscow DRENCH officer corked rUu.ni.,: directly to L De.encc C Th> ranged I tact Frcnrh, Ru DtS tO I the mi.Si; ly With tfa an.matod c ior the < r Aclme I I his Km j net Biatl Then when T Win less Reuter
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    AIRMAIL ACROSS ATLANTIC SERVICE BEGINS
    30 2 AIRMAIL ACROSS ATLANTIC SERVICE BEGINS THh; Im Caribo;; 1.500 pow fiieh: i Latet from urn Canbribou i.- d niaht on Bui t News] Uuuxgural tY^'i tran 20 jn i tht-
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    100 Rickshas In Hollanders' Celebrations
    61 2 100 Rickshas In Hollanders' Celebrations lIOLLAKD bands, bu: Ml one b. whcnti. Maeca J xney m*» The band ricksha landers from Cairnhiil H back t3 the The pruc« rrvdry 800 Dut« til late on rang wil songs or tht Earlier In V&Ji birth spread :im^f nttle sVV munitylnafev those omcos
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      13 2 KIUM kii> rv MEDICAL HAUi,, u« JEN Maternity H joric wll Both well.
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    NUTRITION PROBLEMS IN MALAYA
    1035 3 NUTRITION PROBLEMS IN MALAYA Co-Ordinated Policy Not Possible Yet RELATIONS OF RECENT FOOD SURVEY .I g rihution to the survey of nutrition m the Colonial Empire is contained m the (I. of the investigation carried out by rts at the suggestion of the Secre,r the Colonies. Singapore, a leading expert
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    Volunteer Drill Programme For The Week
    240 3 Volunteer Drill Programme For The Week nROORAMME OF DRILLS for the Singapore Volunteer Corps up ta and 101 week ending Au£. 13 is as follows: Today: Siglap Camp, S.V.A.C.S.. Section Training; Telok Paku Camp, S.R.A. W), Gunnery Instruction. Tomorrow: 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, S.A.S.C. (v\ Lecture; Ist. Bn. S.S.V.F. SI?. Section.
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    Technical Organiser For Malayan Trade Schools
    108 3 I From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 28. iy|K. R. HENDERSON, newly appointed Technical Organiser for Malayan Trade Schools, hopes to arrive m Malaya towards the end of September. At present Organiser of Arts, Crafts and Handicrafts to the Lancashire Eudcation Committee, he be»an
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    Malayan Flying Squirrel Thrills Londoners At Zoo
    174 3 Malayan Flying Squirrel Thrills Londoners At Zoo (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, July 24. A MALAYAN flying squirrel— such as can be seen swooping acrcss most jungle clearings at sunsat— has arrived at the Regent's Park Zoo. Londoners are thrilled by the ease and accuracy with which the little mammal
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    MORE ARTILLERYMEN FOR SINGAPORE
    57 3 <From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 26. MO FEWER THAN 102 MEN of the A Royal Artillery are on their way to Singapore m the troopship Ettrick, which sailed from Southampton this week. Other drafts travelling m this ship include 84 Gordon Highlanders and 70 soldiers
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    Flying Club's Air Rally
    46 3 Pictures taken at the Royal Singapore Fhjing Club's air rally on Saturday. Top: Vildebeestes of No. 100 (T. 8.) Squadron flying over the airport. Below are seen the thousands of pecyle who thronged the vicinity of the airport to watch the rally.
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    Lord Lytton's Cablegram To—Johore Chinese
    171 3 Lord Lytton's Cablegram To Johore Chinese (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Aus. C. FOLLOWING the lead of the Chinese communities m the various states m Malaya, Johore Chinese also sent a cablegram lo leading political peonages m London urging Great Britain to refrain from coming to a compromise v:ith Japan
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    U.K. Share Of Malayan Imports In 1938 Highest For 10 Years
    761 3 U.K. Share Of Malayan Impo rt s In 1 938 Highest For 10 Years (From Our Own Correspondent London, July 27. THE United Kingdom's share of Malayan imports m 1938 reached a higher percentage of the total imports than m any of the last ten year?. The fieure for all
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    Says He Was "Framed" By Customs Men
    252 3 (From Our Own Correspondent > Segamat, Aug. 5. A STATEMENT that he was 'framed' and evidence planted on him was made by a Chinese vegetable gardener before Inche Rauf bin Mohamed Sa'at, the Segamat magistrate. In the dock was Phang Ngiap, charged with
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    FOOTBALLER WEDS
    164 3 Lee-Ong JUtti. LEE HAI CHOO, the Chines* toot b a 1 1 player who has represented Singapore, was married to Miss Ong Kirn Guan at the Singapore Java Merchants Association yesterday. Mr. Hai Chco is the brother of Mr. Lee Hal Swee while the bride is the daughter
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    28 3 THE LATE MR. A. A. ALLEN, 70, of 1 119, Whithall-court, London, a director of the Kuala Lumpur and Sedgeley (F.M.S. I Rubber Companies, left £77,315 <net £75,519).
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    Colonial Affairs Committee
    73 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 26. ASKED by Lieut.-Commander Fletcher (Lab., Nuneaton), m the House of Commons tonight, whether he could mow make a statement regarding the i institution of a standing Parliamentary ■Committee for Colonial Affairs, the Prime Minister replied: **I am not at the
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    BOTH WANT ASIATIC BUFFER AS PROTECTION AGAINST EACH OTHER
    664 4 RUSSO-JAPANESE CONFLICTS IN MONGOLIA But Neither Desire Military Clash Just At Present Time Tokio. THE fallowing questions and answers assembled by United Press correspondents m Manchukxio arc designed to clarify the frontier conflict between Japan and Soviet Russia. q. What are
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    NO MORE LICKING STAMPS
    83 4 NO MORE LICKING STAMPS New York, July M. S( EENCB, it appeared today, has wade obsolete the business of licking stamps. A new device railed the Mailomat and designed to make the American public forget the taste of gluc f takes your meney and mails \our letter m one operation,
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    BURGLAR ADVERTISES FOR "OTHER WORK"
    80 4 New York, July 2i. THIS advertisement appeared hi the -Jobs Wanted" section of a local newspaper here. Young man, burglar by trade, wouid hie to «et some different kind cf work. "Too mweh eompetitkMi and too high a penalty Is reason for giving up my
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    Armour Sold For £21,756
    105 4 Armour Sold For £21, 756 I-oiidoa, July CS TTHE most important London sale of arms and armour for many years was held at Christies yesterday, when part of the celebrated Clarence Mackay collection from New Yo~k was sold for >: 21,756. Several of the star pieces were bought in— among
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    Saturday's Wedding At St. Andrew's
    400 4 i fUlti- Hurry Wiler and Miss Dorothy Rose Marion ArmI strong, both of the staff of the I Straits Times Press Ltd., were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday by the Rev. R. K. S. Adams. Th? bridegroom is the eldest son of Mr.
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    MALAYAN GARRISON AND MINISTERIAL WORK
    53 4 tFrom Our Own Cbrrecpondeat) London, July 24. THAT MINISTERIAL WORK amongst the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Malayan garrison which was of the utmost importance to the Methodist Church was emphasized by the Rev. George Standing at the annual Methodist Conference, was held at
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    INDIAN'S CLAIM TO SIT IN HOUSE OF LORDS UPHELD
    471 4 London, July 26. THE Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords yesterday upheld the claim of Lord Sinha, the only Indian peer, to sit m the House of Lords. So ends a struggle which Lord Sinha has been carrying on
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    Car Lands On Top Of Two Others In Crash
    72 4 Car Lands On Top Of Two Others In Crash An amazing accident took place m Claygate Lane, off the Kingston by-pass, m which three cars were Invoked. One car landed upside devrn on top of the other two. There were three men, four toymen and two children m the car
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    Sister's Name Is Cleared
    186 4 JUDGE RESCINDS A DECREE NISI London, July 28. AFTER a brother hBd succtssfull> intervened and proved kfast SlfS OfcUx had not committed adultery, a tecrre nisi graced against her VM ir-sciruVd by Mr. justice Ilodson fan Divorce Court yesterday He dismissed tm petition of Mr. Alfred
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    LURED DOWN BY STEW
    98 4 New York, July 28. THE promise of a "delicious steam--1 ing hot plate of beef stew" lured a man from Lis precarious perch on :be slanting roof 01 his four storey house, m Brooklyn, New York, where he sat for an hour and a half t
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    HOPE FOR CANCER SUFFERERS
    99 4 HOPE F OR CANCER SUFFERERS f* cd hibern:a r <"<* Pain of h ipi ers dunn, PatifnU >„, ,> temporar, »>y two ph. Dr the m Uk trca pains easy cancerous tun They said m treat. T<.. txp. (faction sedatic« D^- fay i tome pttieni the pn»cedui were re< tf-mperaturc
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    M.P.'s BROTHER DIES BY FRETTING
    76 4 brother. > c Ivi.P. lor Hold led to the ci Manly Saw: ord yesterday car Southw;- Sufi was itil awaken )v a relate oavery wa brother and ristma.s h« rent rs. [Ik di r d I -jaoiy caused I irottoec A Mr. ftav. i hat
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    Mishap To Atom Splitting Machine
    64 4 Mishap To Atom Splitting Machine SCM*II> iS LEG B. I HR K. X NY V from A the installation of cyclotran-rr 'atom-wa* steel plate wii world the BW Dr Man i laboratory of Kir.-'.s HOft They were I Hospital and t comfortable. When the will l> machine in-. Prof. Olipl
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    HONG KONG PLANS OPIUM IMPORT FROM SINGAPORE
    536 5 HONG KONG PLANS OPIUM IMPORT FROM SINGAPORE Finance Committee 's $31,000 Vote Hh Hong Kong Opium Monopoly is making plans to ltv<£? T Um v fronr^ngapore for which a vote of HK^il,ooo has been made by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council. Owing to the Sino-Japanese hostilities." says an
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    G.O.C. Far East For Singapore ?
    38 5 G .O.C. Far East For Singapore ■spondenU Jondon IT!******* 0 miUl^ th« ttntim of a nman d It control Fir F*^ c m•- er r :h „pore. mplet* ,-n^ns m X..M*. hina 7^l possible ntion Hid the ralfai
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    Good Shooting In F.M.S. Rifle Tourney
    219 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 6. DEMARKABLY good shooting by ft record number of competitors characterised the opening stages of the F.M.S. rifle championship meet here today, m which officers and men rrcm many military, volunteer and police units are competing. The
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    Scotland Yard's Detectives Work Overtime
    500 5 Scotland Yard's Detectives Work Overtime UNSOLVED MURDERS AND I. R. A. London, July 24. CCOTLAND YARD has so many unsolved murders on its hands, together with the Irish Republican Army terrorists campaign, that its famous j detectives are working overtime continuously. Formally Scotland Yard can throw a force into any
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    CAPT. RUSHBROOKE'S NEW POST
    104 5 (From Our Own Correspondent' London, July 24. pAPTAIN E. G. N. RUSHBROOKE, D.S.C., who served as A.D.C. to Sir Lawrence Guillemard, when the latter was Governor of the Straits Settlements m 1921, has been appointed to command H.M.S. Guardian, netlayer m the Home Fleet. This is
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    DOCTOR LOSES £52 FOR "OVER-PRESCRIBING"
    73 5 London, July 28. For "excessive prescribing" during the first quarter of 1938, "Practitioner No. 4989" must forfeit £52. A report to come before the London Insurance Committee tomorrow states that the Health Minister has decided to withhold this sum, which will be deducted from the
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    23 5 A SON WAS BORN to Mrs. Joan Caddy, wife of Mr. J. B. Caddy of Kramat Pulal, at Camborne, Cornwall, on July 24.
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1939. "Grow More Food"
    650 6 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1939. "Grow More Food" SIR Shenton Thomas' speech on rice growing m Malaya, made at tiie opening of the M.A.H.A. Exhibition on Saturday, is likely to start a long controversy regarding the position of the Malays as the backbone of the agricultural population
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    Princess Elizabeth & Her Education
    1062 6  - Princess Elizabeth Her Education JOAN LITTLEFIELD By MOW that she has turned 13 Princess/ Elizabeth, heir presumptive to the British Throne, is being trained to take an ever increasing 1 part m public and State affairs. Ordinary lessons are taught to her and her sister Margaret by gover>es, but Elizabeth
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    FIRST BATCH OF TROOPS FROM INDIA ARRIVE
    443 7 FIRST BATCH OF TROOPS FROM INDIA ARRIVE Battalion Of Argyll Sutherland Highlanders Are Coming This Week TWO MORE INDIAN UNITS ALSO DUE |N full war kit, a battalion of Indian infantry, a brigade headquarters staff and various ancillary units, arrived from India by the British Irdia vessel Ethiopa yesterday afternoon.
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    Thrills At R.S.F.C Air Rally
    80 7 Thrills At R.S.F.C Air Rally provided for thousands of spectators Sing Hying Club's rally at the afternoon. J| ic- ai man- k his pL. Newark hal tics tl of '-dual cctators gasp planes seerr. the crowd was after tl a tow No. 10) and the eer oc exhibi- I and
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    Kedah Seeks Return Of Province Wellesley
    67 7 Kedah Seeks Return Of Province We llesl ey .^undent* Penan*, Aug. 5. i Kedah to Province Welles ...ed from the 1800, the trea'y -ted by Sir nant Governor of fluent for the .•rased from rait of this the mainland equence of the parts. that the Dindreded to the L of
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    Pastor Plans Extensive Tour
    368 7 Pastor Plans Extensive Tour •■po go on leave this week, Rev. W. A. Schurr, pastor of Wesley Church. Kuala Lumpur, has planned a religious pilgrimage which will include Palesjtine. Bulgaria. Yugosla\ia, Hungary. Vienna and Germany. He will also go to England before returning to America to meet his wife and
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    British Seaman Is Found Fatally Injured On Wharf
    177 7 British Seaman Is Found Fatally Injured On Wharf rIOMAS MIDDLETON, a 39-year-old British able-seaman of the B:n Line xes^el, the s.s. Benarty. berthed at Godowns four and five of the Singapore Harbour Board wharves, was found lying with a neck injury on the v.harf between Godowns 48 and 49 about
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    Japanese See Indian Troops Land
    218 7 Japanese See Indian Troops Land A JAPANESE ccionel and pa.ssjngers and crew of the Japanese vessel Suwa Maru, of the N.Y.K., leaning from the rails of the ship watched the shipload of Indian troops arrive at Keppel Harbour from India yesterday to reinforce the SingaDore garrison against possible thr?at from
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    SWIMMING POOLS MAY PROVE POPULAR TODAY
    167 7 CII\GAPORE bas enjoyed a good Bank Holiday week-end so far. Although there was rain on Saturday morning it cleared early and yesterday was a perfect day. Main attraction at Singapore was the annual Colony-Malay States cricket match, which unfortunately ended at midday yesterday. There
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    Variety Of Exhibits At M.A.H.A. Exhibition
    676 7 ARTS CRAFTS SECTION ATTRACTS VISITORS (From A Special Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 0. MALAY arts and crafts rarely seen outside kampon.c m isolated parts of Malaya are being demonsUated to visitors to the Malayan Exhibition m Kuala Lumpur. Thousands thronged tho exhibition today to
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    Tretchik off Painting At New York Fair
    101 7 Tretchik off Painting At New York Fair A PAINTING by M*\ VI- > r.teh koff, the well-knoan Singapore artist, has been hung 1 1 an exhibitior of International paintings at the Ne* York World Fair. It represents Malaya m an ex tion, sponsored by an machine compnnv. of work f
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    Island Is Given To Lady Tweedsmuir
    78 8 London, July 28. I ADY TweecUmuir, wife of the Gov- ernor-General of Canada, has been given an inland by the British Columbia Government. The island, which has an area of four acres, is known as Sphinx Island, and is m the Gulf of Georgia.
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    AIRLINES OF BOTH COUNTRIES TO RUN 20 LONDON-PARIS SERVICES DAILY
    620 8 Anglo-French Air Agreement Resources Pooled And Receipts Shared London, July 26. A FAR-REACHING agreement between Imperial Airways and Air France, providing for the closest co-operation m maintaining augmented London -Paris services, was announced last night. Under the agreement, which comes
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    LEAFLETS ON FOOD IN WARTIME
    398 8 London, July ST. SUGGESTIONS to traders ami householders for strengthening the country's food position are contained m the leaflet 'Your Food m War-time," 15.000,000 copies of which will be distributed from today. To householders it is suggested that a week's supply of non-perishable food, such
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    EDITH DAHL IS WINNING FIGHT
    150 8 Husband May Soon Be Freed London, July 24. HAROLD DAHL, United States airman sentenced to death for flying for the Republicans and reprieved after his beautiful blonde actress wife, Edith Dahl, had sent a plea and her photo to General Franco, hopes to be released
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    New Yugoslav Minister
    25 8 M. Ivan Soubbovitch, the new Yugoslav Minister to Britain, on his way to present his credentials to the King at Buckingham Palace.
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    BIT LANDLORD TO DEATH
    94 8 Paris. July 28. A FACTORY worker named Lucien Suger, aged 28, has just been sent to prison for two years here for biting his landlord to death. Because he had not paid his rent for some time his landlord, 57-year-old Henry Bigeot, put the bailiffs m
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    TRACTION CO. RETURNS
    37 8 TRAFFIC returns of the Singapore 1 Traction Co., Ltd., for last month were $210,000, an increase of $167,000 over July last year. The strike of Traction Co. employees last year commenced on July 7.
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    Radiograms For Air Liners
    237 8 London, July 27. DUSINESS MEN will soon be able to v conduct their affairs while flying across the Atlantic or on Empire routes. Arrangements are nearing completion for a regular passenger-radiogram service to and from air liners and fly-ing-boats. While it is possible now for passengers
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    Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches
    306 8 INWAI Imperial i y ut Monday, ttou > rM noons. IVearnes. rrnn, rtnan* i*t and Kuala Lumpur ms JJJ evening. X.L.M.: I NHhtrlmdj bdies: Arrive^ liifsdaj Hunt, Saturday afternoon* Qantas: rmr,, Australia: tehl Tuesday, rndav Sunday ift*. noons X.L.M.: from iui Saturday Rtaiaj UHtafc, evenings
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    Canadians Are Awarded Secret Czech Medals
    169 8 Canadians Are Awarded Secret Czech Medals Toronto. July 24. CZECH LEGION medals, said to have been secretly designed m Bohemia and Moravia, have been presented by the Czecho-Slovalf Consul m Toronto, Captain van Wart, to a number of Canadians m honour of their services to the former republic. The consul
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    Sir Edward Beatty On Pacific Lines Services
    254 8 London, July H gEFOPE his departure for Canada m v the Empress of Britain on Saturday. Sir Edward Beatty, the chairman i president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, made a further statement on the postponement oi the construction pf the two new passenger
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    500 Taken Ill At Mass Marriage
    87 8 Montreal, July 24. MASS tragedy followed swiftly on 1?1 mass rejoicing when 106 FrenchCanadian Roman Catholic couples were married m the baseball stadium at De Lorimer Park, Montreal. Many of the newly-married couples and between 400 and 500 witnesses were taken ill and hurried
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    SURFACE MAIL DESPATCHES
    75 8 SURFACE MAIL DESPATC HES TODAI Australia: -Win h Hoiho-A x Indo-Chir. 1 Indo-China i) Japan Borr Timoi Dill: Java and Tit 1 tJ Medan x Tandjons; Pa: New rOMORRO* Ann;. Cmna x Hon^ KflSg Indo-Chin.: i OJap; 1 Fort a- X Jjjj Mm and Sia.: Philippine Uand I Till KSIIAI
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    20 8 Woo*m if (Khandalla' 0 Mails Irrp«- r Malb» fro 0 Malb frooi t* by Hector aj<' Hails expeoT-
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    EASTBOUND SURFACE MAILS
    12 8 The E* to reach arrive until I the Mdiuif
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      500 8 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room: Supply of new or second-hand steel sheet piling. Date of Closing. 4 p.m., Sept. 14, 1939. Irtai Installation for Paya Lebar Pmnpini Station. Eastern District. Date of Closing.
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      954 10 radio pro(;rammes n/vnp v 50 Harry Evans and his sextette intime. S NGAPORE ■programme of popular tunes played m umvii-ti vfiii-» an mtimate s tyie. TV\l\*V 11 .20 The news. TODAY 11 35 Greenwich time Mgnal. 135 "Mascots on the March Programme ZHL 225 metres by the 8.8.C. Military Band.
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    SOUTH CHINA WIN LAST MATCH IN FINE STYLE
    229 11 Singapore Beaten By five Goals To Two, But Not Disgraced -2 victory over the Combined Services the South China footballers gave another •thibition bg beating Singapore, 5—2, at the u-U-nla>. patches drev. targe crowds. 'ier 1 1 tram. Held I IBQ i
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    Johore Win Foong Seong Cup Final
    446 11 Johore Win Foong Seong Cup Final lOHORE brat Penang by three games to two m the final of the Foong Seong Cup badminton competition at the Bukit Zahrah School Hall, Johore Bahru, yesterday. This is the first time m three years that the Cup has come south. The hall wao
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    At The Stadium Yesterday
    58 11 At The Stadium Yesterday The South China soccer tourists wound up their series of matches here m Singapore yesterday with a meritorious win over Singapore by five goals to tiro. Singapore fought cut every inch cf the game, and though icell beaten, were by no means disgraced. This picture shows
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    SMOKE DREAMS WINS MAIN EVENT ON FLIST DAY AT PENANG
    1106 11 SMOKE DREAMS WINS MAIN EVENT ON FLIST DAY AT PENANG (From Our Oavu Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 5. CAVOURITES had the run of the first day's racing at Penang m the Gold Cup meeting of the Penang Turf Club on Saturday. Grand Prix, scoring his first victory m this country, paid
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    Records Go In Malayan Cycling
    205 11 Records Go In Malayan Cycling (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 6. THRILLING finishes marked the events m the Malayan cycle championships worked off today at the stadium m conjunction with the exhibition. Again Selangor competitors were well to the fore and captured the two main event's, returning better
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    Ewens Scores 109 Not Out At Malacca
    187 11 •From Our Own Correspondent' Malacca, Aug. 6. A BRILLIANT 109 not out by Capt. Ewcns greatly helped to put the S.C.C. m a- good position m their i cricket match against Malacca Club on the padang today. S.C.C. were all out for 239
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    Ceylon S.C. At Kuala Lumpur
    226 11 From Our Ov.n C-<ri :^noi^Ji-«.ii > Kuala Lumpur. Aug. RLE G.S.C. of Singapore, who are on a here fo? their annual match against the T.C.P.A., were m a strong position at the end of the first day's play. Scores were C.S.C. Ist luns Thuraisingham lbvr.
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    SINGAPORE WIN CLARKE CUP SOCCER
    195 11 SINGAPORE WIN CLARKE CUP SOCCER bined more smoothly the Colony Post and Telegraph soccer team today won the Clarke cup by beating their F.M.S. colle^rnics by three to one. The rj rted well and tttacted strongly, but their iarwcrcLs did not understand each other a^ the Colony forwards did In
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    Awan Trabang Wins hound Island Yachting
    84 11 rVF the five boats which participated yinv m the Royal Singapore Yacht Club's annual round the island race, which began on Saturday, Awan Trabang. sailed by Mr. E. G. Holiday, finished the 65-mile course m 13 hours 17 mins, 17 sees, arriving back yesterday.
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    EXHIBITION SOCCER
    40 11 From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Am 4 In the exhibition soccer match am the second day of the Malayan Exhibition. Cosmos < mixed Selangor XT) beat the TJ.C.A. four nil. Nordin i three j and Leek Mun scored.
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    THE CALIPH FOR MAIN EVENT IN TODAY'S RACES
    1514 12 Small Fields In The Majority Of Events SECOND DAY AT PENANG Other Sport On Pages 5 Cf 11 (By "Windsor Lad") A( ARI> ot nine races has been provided for today's races at Penang, the second day of the Penang Gold Cup
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    Women's Doubles Won By Miss Sansoni And Mrs. Purcell
    601 12 Women s Doubles Won By Miss Sansoni And Mrs. Purcell Malayan Tennis Championships (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. r>. jUISS SANSOM and Mrs. Purcell won the women's iVI doubles title this afternoon m the Malayan tennis championships at Ipoh by beating: Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Hipkin m three hard
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    FREE PRESS SELECTIONS
    87 12 (By 'Windsor Lad") Free Press selections arc* as follows: Race 1. GOLDEN ARROW. 2. GLIDING, 3. JAVA MOON, CISCARA. 4. PAT BURKE, KIT. 5. ALUM ROCK, GOING GREEK. 6. THE CALIPH, MILTONDALE. 7. EMILY DIGNUS, RACKAROCK. 8. STRAIGHT FLIGHT, ESQUIRE. 0. PRESIDENT. HURRICANE. (Our Racing Reporter Race
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    Malay States Beat Colony By 6 Wicket, In Annual Match
    545 12 TN one of the lowest scoring Colony-Malax st a u> 1 fixtures for many a season, the Mala the Colony by six wickets on the padaru standard of batting was poor ri-ht match, and this could hardly be r>u\ 1(
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    SYM WINS AT R.S.G.C.
    168 12 SYM WINS AT R.S. G.C THE bogey competition m the Royal Singapore Golf Club open meeting yesterday, resulted m a tie between H. B. Sym (R.SG.C.) and C. H. Kent (R.S.G.C.). Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Sym won the mixed foursomes competition. Scores: BOGEY H. B. Sym (RS.G.C.) handicap one
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    181 12 pKKI PUSS iaj mrc ful. "Windvj, i inner* Dreai «>ur rating Straighten My lift t.pt and Sr Whl(h v n,vTS to (Tern.- v,, innings and i on. 1 )|nM I. F. w. Blmpson A. J. William j J L. Wh L. O I A. J;R. E.
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    TODAY'S SPORT AT THE S. C. C.
    20 12 TODAY'S SPORT AT THE S. C C The I iptatoe ket on the In the i Club the B ang.
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