The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 August 1939

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. l.">,8."»0. ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930 5 CENTS
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  • 146 1 |/ov: Sailors Fought fires After Raid By Japanese Warplanes I Shanghai, Aug. 7. I forfigfl reports show H.M.S, I ipod damage or complete destruction I iir raids on Ichang yesterday. I aid pao bombs from a formation of I m al over the ship
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  • 99 1 Shanghai, Aug. 7 I WAS is still further tightening up the blockade of China ports. Japanese naval authorities today requested foreign nationals and ships, including men of war, to leave Haimen harbour. Cheki iing Province, by noon tomorrow. after which the Japanese would not be responsible for
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  • 95 1 Bulgaria Wants Friendship With Russia Reuter London, Au;. 7. TTHE departur? of 21 deputies from the Bulgarian Parliament for Russia, to attend the agricultural exhibition at il being much commented upon, according to the Daily Tele--Tuph's Sofia correspondent. This expedition marks the first semiofficial or official Bulgarian visit to Russia
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  • 35 1 Brooklands, Aug. 7. The Campbell Trophy was won today by Raymond Mays (Great Britain) driving an Era. Prince Birabong.se i Siam, driving a Maserati was second; and Peter Aitken (Great Britain), m an Era. third.
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  • 215 1 DANZIG NAZI CHIEFS FLY TO HITLER Danzig, Aug. 7. FE Danzig Nazi chiefs Herr Forster and Herr Zaske, today took off In the former's private plan'. 1 to consult with Hitler, who is now at Berchtesgaden. The Polish customs inspector, Lipenski, who was arrested two month.? ago by Danzig authorities
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  • 223 1 Royal Fami ly Sing 'The Chestnut Tree London, Aug. 7. THE Kin^r was m his favourite element today, when *he went over from Balmoral to Abergeldie Castle, where a holiday camp is m operation consisting of boys half from public schools and half from industrial areas. TTHE boys raised a
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  • 186 1 Pact Between Soviet Union Japanese N. Sakhalin Dispute Moscow, Aug. 7. pOMPETENT circles *here believe that a Soviet-Japanese agreement j in principle has been reached ever the .North Sakhalin oil concessions, but a Japanese press report that the agreement is actually signed cannot b 2 onfirmed. It Is understood that
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  • 88 1 Istanbul, Aug. 7. AN incident reported to have oc- curred on the Bulgarian-Turkish frontier m which a Turkish soldier is alleged to have been shot on Turkish territory by Bulgarian soldiers created a sensation, as both sides are preparing for manoeuvres. The Bulgarian version of
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  • 225 1 Tokio, Aflf. 7. EADING members of the Cabinet, including Bum L Hiranuma, the Premier, >Ir. Arita, Foreign Minister, and ministers of finance and the fighting services, will hold an emergency session tomorrow, according to the official Domei news agency, to decide Japan\ policy
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  • 193 1 Berlin, Aug. 7. While the situation m Danzig is being watched with particular closeness here, it is considered the week-end developments have now reached a comparatively safe stage of regular diplomatic negotiations. Political quarters regard the Senate's reply as providing the possibility for an exchange of views on
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  • 281 1 DR. BENES BREAKS HIS SILENCE London, Aug. 7. IN a speech at the Liberal Sum ;ner School, at Cambridge today, Dr. Edouarri Bencs, ex-Pre-sident of Czechoslovakia, cited historical precedents for his firm conviction that democracy and freedom m Europe will be victorious. Dr. Benes wa.s breaking the- silence he imposed
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  • 64 1 Paris, Aug. 7. OEVEN ol the men charged at Madrid the murder of Major Gabaldun, inspector of the Civil Guard m Madrid, near Talavera on July 29, were executed this morning. It is also reported that one woman was also shot, and another
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  • 335 2 SMIGLY RYDZ RECEIVED Firmness And Calm Tone Impress Commentators SETTLEMENT OF CUSTOMS DISPUTE WELCOMED London, Aug. i. CATISFAC TION is felt m London at the news that good sense and moderation have prevailed m connection with the dispute-— which according to reports from Danzig Had threatened at the end of
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  • 101 2 Washington, Au£. 7. r\ELAYED further by headwinds, the Imperial Airways flying-boat Caribou, which is making the inaugural flight of the Bri-.ish North Atlantic airmail service, arrived at 2.27 a.m. G.M.T. from Borwood. via Montreal. Captain Rogers described the Atlantic flight from Fovncs to Botwood as
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  • 72 2 HPEOCHEW residents from all parts of Malaya are arranging to hold a conference at the Han Kiang Hoe Kuan, Ipoh, to discuss ways and means of helping war victims m the prefecture of Teochew, says a Union* Times report. Every important tcron m the country is expected
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  • 52 2 Dr. Edouard Renes, ex-President of Czechoslovakia, has returned from his lecture tour of America, and is now staying at his nephew's house m Gwendolen Avenue, Putney, London, S.W. Picture shows Dr. Benes reading political books, at his nephew's home last week. (Dr. Benes Breaks His Silence:
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  • 426 2 New Chinese Appeals To Britain U.S. Chungking, Aug. 7. CIXTEEN chancellors and presidents of government and -^private universities have cabled a joint message to British university executives and professors, appealing to British intellectual leaders to exert their influence m preventing the British Government from continuing the Tokio conference, and m
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  • 50 2 SoesU]ij:;, An*. TREX^ signifying peace m Greek— the first name chosen Tor Princess Juiip.nVs baby, is regarded as having special signilirancD at the present time. Clhsr 1 r.mcs arc Emma (tha name i*t Qucva Wilhslmlna's mother) and Elizabeth (after fVx 4 young pr m ness).- Reuter
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  • 59 2 Melbourne, Aug. 7. *<|F Britain is involved m a European war, owing: to the pursuit of her present policy. Australia will take common cause with her." declared the Prime Minister today, referring to a statement m Fieid-Marshal Goering's newspaper, National Zeitung, "that Australia would attempt
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  • 102 2 Ship Hits Iceberg Vessels To Rescue Boston, Aug. 7 ■THE Canadian Pacific 10,000 ton liner, Beaverhill, from Montreal fcr London, is reported to have struck an iceberg m the Atlantic off Newfoundland. The icecutter Champlain is proceeding to her assistance but travelling slowly on account of fog. The steamer Ausonia
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  • 456 2 OUTSPOKEN COMMENTS AT CONFERENCE (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, An?. 7. WHAT was tantamount to a vote of censure on the Government Cooperative Department was the main resolution moved at the tenth a)lMalaya Co-operative conference just concluded here. Moved by Mr. K. Kandiah, vice-pre-rident of
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  • 78 2 White City. \ma. tV..tki, holder of four world records won the three miles today m the new British record time vt 13 mm. 5J 2 5 j seconds. Cochran 'America; von the 440 yards hurdles m 52 7-10 sees.— a new Rr j
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  • 364 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, \nc. 7. I JNBEATEN so far this season, the Selangor Chinese had a rude shock when they were convincingly defeated by four goals m the final of the soccer competition staged m conjunci tion with the exhibition
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  • 57 2 NEW JAPANESE MOVI (CTRINGENT of na introduced b\ tl Central With th< ening the j Hsing Banl j export of Yellow I-, been esUiblishheadquarters a THI (U'M \i nil Provincial unoccupied authorised to j opium i end o^ Gen. Chi i given V| diets
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  • 56 2 LORD INCHCAPE'S BEQUESTS TO HIS WIFE T HE cape, ana e!< and Ran M duric of the Lord I. widow tho t and I Londo:. San:. there CftStfe I Reynold Turner and I Lord Inchr.;v funds of hi to the chi.'-.r and the fimd.s of lv I settlement, to tte
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  • 31 2 Admiralty s New Expansion Moves T neai -,nel by cl ive duties TT- M tc ing loi r. and BtrnetkM -tar io:is and i i The se Party md to arm
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  • 14 2 sixteen... M tonight with torntcr. Oil*" vu t^ majority
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  • 15 3 To p-Maker At Work Viiav *i i t °i > iTom I machint mm-f.hiMtM.M.-lree Press ■ictarc
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  • 42 3 U Exhibit] r rated Lection wit d a processes of with ofl rice. dc map main r- as at present resuitable ..ntion. 1 Ma;ller des- :liey I ant I rage tons of i an j food < rganl-
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  • 33 3 TH REW HIMSELF IN FRO NT OF MOVING TRAIN \u.^. 7. :lde with myone was -d Abdullah inquiry intc jam, v.'he himself m May 23. i how thej :i -r a. :.:::.><-:: on the
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  • 651 3 Keen Competition At M.A.H,A. Tournament TEAMS FROM WIDE AREA PARTICIPATE (From A Special Correspondent) X Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. LEN competition was witnessed m the Malay top spinning tournament which has been one of the features of the Malayan Exhibition which closed tonight m
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  • 97 3 "MEET the Malayan post office 1 Jumbo whose name is Posto. He is an elephant, the chief char* acter m some bright publicity literature distributed by the P.- and T. Department at the Malayan Exhibition during the holidays. P^sto, who appears m drawings and verse, is
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  • 97 3 Prom Our Own Correspondent^ Johore Bahru, Aug. 7. DEY KOK WAH, a Hainanese, was iried before Mr. M. Ismail m the police court today on a charge of acting as a member of an unlawful society. Bey was arrested at Plenthong on July 7. A
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  • 34 3 PASSENGERS for Malaya m the Blue Funnel liner. Menestheus, which left Liverpool on July 22 and is due at Singapore on Aug. 18, include Messrs G. W. Markham and H. Wood
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  • 121 3 ""THE growing popularity of air con- ditioning m Malaya was demonstrated at the Malayan Exhibition where one of the stands was m the form of an air-conditioned room. A large number of visitors went into the room and commented on the coolth compared with the humidity
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  • 73 3 |U|R. AND MRS. P. MANWARING, of Eastbourne, parents of Capt. P. C. W. Manwaring, Chief Staff Officer. H.M. Naval Establishments, Singapore, celebrated their golden wedding on July 17. Mr. Manwaring was for many years an alderman of Kent County Council and for a period was chairman of the Kent branch
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  • 375 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 26. rAT Malaya has contributed £700,-, 000 towards British Army expenditure during the current year, and £20,000 towards the cost of Empire air services, was revealed In the House of Commons tonight. The information was forthcoming m
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  • 34 3 THE MAN STANDING on one lea: has just thrown his top. endeavourin? to 'strike' thc top of his opponent— an incident during thc Kuala Lumpur Malay top spinning tournament.- Free Press picture.
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  • 127 3 MALAY REGIMENT STAND ATTRACTS CROWDS THE Malay Regiment stand at the Malayan Exhibition in the Federal Capital attracted large crowds throughout the three days the exhibition was open. On the stand was a Bren gun which was demonstrated by a Malay N.C.O. Wall exhibits
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  • 69 3 The Old School Sarong iif TTHE old school sarong may one day take the place of the "old school tie" m the Malay States. One of the stands at the Malayan Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur included a display of the various patterned sarongs which are made for various police, military
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  • 82 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Auk. 6. /^HARGED with possession of three tubes of Government chandu without a licence at Labis, a middle aged Chinese was sentenced to 20 days' imprisonment with hard labour. He was given the option of a fine of $25 by
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  • 40 3 THE next meeting of the Rotary Club of Singapore will be held at the Adelphi Hotel roof garden tomorrow at 1 p.m. Rotarian President, R. E. Holttum, will address the meeting on "Climate and Plants m Singapore."
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  • 291 3 U.S. HELP FOR BRITISH COLONIES Sir W. McLean's Thanks (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 24. CIR WILLIAM MCLEAN, well-known m Malaya as chairman of the recent Education Commission, has been representing the British Colonies at the New York World's Fair and has recently addressed many meetings m the United
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  • 109 3 <From Our Own Corresponds: Scgamat. Aug. 7. A LLEGATIONS that ho was ■■■Mil 1 and forced to admit owner ;h'p of apparatus lor the manufacture of samsu were made by a middle -ag°d Chinese vegetable gardener bofors Inche Rauf bin Mohamed Sa'at, the Segamat magistrate. The accused, Phang
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  • 50 3 UNDER the auspices of the literary department of the Ceylon Tamils' Association, Singapore, Mr. Yap Pheng Geek will give a talk on "The Variability of Public Opinion" at the association hall, 11, Handy Road, on Thursday at 7 pm. Mf. M. V. Plllai, 8.A.. LL.B., will preside.
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  • 299 4 RAPID PRODUCTION OF WARPLANES IN BRITAIN Big Deliveries For Foreign Powers Now Expected 28 COUNTRIES ALREADY RECEIVE AIRCRAFT London, Aug. 1. DIG deliveries of high-performance British warplanes to friendly foreign Powers may be expected within the next few months, writes the air correspondent of the Evening Standard. Britain's "shadow" aircraft
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  • 217 4 SYNDICATE TO SMUGGLE ALIENS Scotland Yard's Appeal London. July 28. QCOTUVND YARD authorities have asked the French police to make investieations at a cafe m Boulogne where, "it is believed, an agent working for an organisation with headquarters In the West End of London U assisting aliens and undesirables to
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  • 58 4 Tokio. July ML Several HUNDRED people were thronging the permanent way at Totsuka Railway Station, m Yokohama, early today. They were bidding farewell to friends and relatives who had b^?n called to the colours. Suddenly a train coming from the opposite direction sweDt into th? crowd.
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  • 90 4 I V»n. July 24. PENERAL AKANDA, chief of the Spanish mission who recently returned from Germany, said m an interview with the newspaper Diario de LLsboa that m any Europe m conflict Spain must be neutral. "li, is clear," he said, "that we should
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  • 90 4 London, Aug. 1. v HEN Mars came nearer to the earth than at any time m the last 15 years during the ivght, radio experts tried to serid a signal to the planet from Baldwin, The experiment uas made by thj Mutual Broadcasting System
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  • 204 4 London, July > CIR Boyd Merriman, President of the Divorce Court, yesterday, dismissed a petition brought by Mr. Sydney Alexander Milbank, a chemist, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts., on the ground of the desertion of his wife, Agnes. Sir Boyd said the parties were married m 1922,
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  • 134 4 Sacrificed Child To Goddess Of Wealth Simla, July 26. TWO MEN, Nagesar and Tarachand, 1 who are alleged to have sacrificed a two-year-old child, the only son of an Indian doctor, to Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of Wealth, are to be tried lor murder at S:a!I:ot m the Punjab. It
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  • 47 4 London, Aug. 6. T'HE Eire government has banned a meeting convened by the Irish Republican Prisoners' Dependents National Aid Society, which was to have been held nt Tipperary tomorrow evening. Madame MaudGonne Mcßrldge, Miss Mary McSweeney and other promine"* b-mmi-*— have spoken.- Reuter
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  • 66 4 Edmonton, (Alberta), July IS. jU|ONSIGNOR Ildebrando Antoniutti. Apostolic delegate to the Dominion of Canada, has celebrated mass at Minto Inkt, Victoria Island, m the far north of Canada— the nearest point to the North Pole at which mass has ever been said. Monsignor Antcniutti reached this
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  • 62 4 Paris, July 26. THE French Premier, M. Daladier, has 1 personally intervened with the military authorities to secure two days' leave for a young soldier now serving m Africa so that his father may see him— perhaps for the last time. The father, who lives
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  • 55 4 New York, July 26. DIG BERTHA, an ailing python on D the animal farm at AmityvMe 'N.Y.). was dosed with neat whisky. Instead of curing it the python apparently got delirium tremens. It tried to climb trees and fell back, and cobbled m its tracks across
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  • 368 4 London, July 26. pROM Buenos Aires comes news that the Argentine Agricultural Society are to examine tree trunks m various parts m the hope of tracing weather cycles and so predicting the probable trend of future weather, writes a correspondent. The study of
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  • 29 4 Robert Donat as the schoolmaster grown old m ''Goodbye Mr. Chips," the film made m England by M.G.M., which will shortly be shown at the Capitol.
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  • 314 4 FORBIDDEN TO RETURN TO AUSTRIA Vienna, July 26. HUNDREDS of Viennese Jews are crossing the frontiers into Italy and Jugoslavia. They have been leaving here for the last six weeks, and altogether some 1,600 m believed to have gone. f\STENSIBLY they travel as
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  • 93 4 years tcrday by Captain H B.lfour Captair. feu Suetcr (Con don Airports S appointed and the City. owners of the sr* and pi Captain Balfour will k, and each members. mittee wiU be held to^ Ct The four a ton, Lullingstone a tually, the Mir. three.
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  • 49 4 j Union, w WHEN Lye;. nephew oi v;as g,^ was re^d j cwild not app. j m a nursing hi a mile In Scrr Mr Bcwe*-Ly< en 40 a ad I Ht said jis not no verj The read m immediate d Bowes-: licence
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  • 427 5 AMERICAN SCIENTIST ON SUCCESS OF TREATMENT t^ T Memphis, Tennessee, Aug. 1. [)K W. K. Stratman-Thomas, 38-year-old research scienti^said that four sufferer^ of paresis, usually a fatal ailment caused by syphilis, had been restored to health and sanity by innoculation with malaria germs transmitted
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  • 82 5 I.C.I. Will Pay Higher Wages To 32,000 IMPERIAL Chemical Industries are going to increase the wages of 32,000 chemical, explosives. leathercloth paints, and quarry workers. There will be a minimum rate for men ot £3 a week, and each man will get from 4s. 2d. to 6s. a week more.
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  • 142 5 TROOPS LEAVING INDIA FOR EGYPT Bombay, July 25. pERTAIN British troop movements from India to Egypt are to take place shortly. The military authorities have chartered a number of ships at Karachi and Bombay, and are fitting them out as transports. These troop movements are believed to be part of
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  • 179 5 Unemployed, Will Paddle Canoe To Australia 'pWO unemployed men who met on that refuge of the down and out. .he Victoria Embankment, will attempt to paddle a canoe 15.000 miles to Australia. They are L. G. Murray, who has not had a steady job since the Armistice, and C. A.
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  • 115 5 Jerusalem, July 28. 'T'HE Rev. Gerald Goldner, the United States missionary who was released 'yesterday by the Arab brigands who captured him last week, today described his life with his captors. "I frequently played cards with them/ he said. "We used cartridges as chips until
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  • 633 6 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1839. Welcome Reinforcements MALAYA should extend a special A welcome to the Indian troops which are arriving this week to reinforce the Malayan garrisons. They hrve come, at short notice, to Singapore, Britain's great bulwark of defence m the Far East and Australasia,
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  • 1373 6  - Sino-Japanese War Outlook For Powers Robert T. Bellaire By THE Sino-Japanese war is m its third year, still m deadlock and with prospects of international complications more serious than ever. The conflict has cost between 4 000 000 and 5,000,000 Chinese lives, between 500,000 and 600.000 Japanese lives and rendered
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    • 36 6 Here's a Device to Save Lens Strains and Breakage.' THIS SCREWLESS CONSTRUCTION ta only obtained from Nan Sin Optical House Manufacturtnr* Ophthalmic Opticians I'IIONE 6363. 323, Nc?tt) Bridgo Road, Singapore. Branch 113, High St., K. Lumpur.
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  • 447 7 BL ENHEIM BOMBE RS ARRIVE TO STRENGTHEN R. A. F. SQUADRONS More Planes Coming In Few Weeks ADDITIONAL TROOPS FROM INDIA EXPECTED TODAY ALMOST overnight the strength of Singapore, Britain's £20,000,000 Far Eastern stronghold, has heen tremendously increased. Hundreds of Indian troops arrived on Sunday; thousands more Indian and British
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  • 352 7 Noted Ant h rop o logis t In Singapore JO STUDY RURAL LIFE IN IRENGGANU KELANTAN Nt a year on a remote and primiBritish Sdtomen Islands Protectorate, .!ily white man, is m Singapore with lis way to study the rural life of Malays m i rait) o:' :ded a hip.
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  • 95 7 G.O.C. Visits Volunteers At Camp .the NKV General Officer Commandi ing, Malaya. Major-General L. V. j Bond, paid his firsc vbit to the Singa- pore Volunteer Corps yesterday morning, when he watched an 18-pounder iihoot by the Singapore Royal Artillery Volunteers). The unit, which is the oldest m the corps,
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  • 113 7 MALAYA goes back to work today after the August bank holidays. The exodus from Singapore by upcountry visitors was at its peak last night, when train traffic was heavy. In addition, many people travelled yesterday by road and air. Singapore people who had been away
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  • 249 7 HOUSING IN KAMPONGS ESTATES Models On View At Exhibition •From A Special Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, 7. JLfOUSING conditions m rural areas on estates and m kampongs— were demonstrated In the health pavilion of the Malayan Exhibition which closed tonight. The health pavilion, which showed what the Government is doing to
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  • 113 7 Sir Herbert Barker Films For Hospital London. FILMS are to be used at St. Thomas's Hospital to demonstrate Sir Herbert Barker's methods m manipulative operations. Some of the most important of his methods have been filmed recently and the pictures will supplement further demonstrations which Sir Herbert has promised to
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  • 78 7 Melbourne. July 26. THE Australian Defence Department have officially abolished "red tape." The bundles of documents which pass rom office to office at Victoria Baracks, Melbourne, will be In future be led "with white tape. No official reason is given for the change, but
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  • 177 7 Judge's Comment In Johore <From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 7. REMARKING that the wrong use of knives should be stopped and that thejbestjway^f doing it was by imposing deterrent sentences, Mr. Justin Mills at the Johore Assizes today sentenced a Chines?, Lee Sang
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  • 118 7 Sir Shenton Urges Malays To Co-Operate From Our Own Correspond* Kuala Lumpur, Auff. 7. THE Kuala Kangsar Majay College old boys held a reonioo c. I the Hotel Majestic last night attended by Strenton Thomas, the suit Selangor and Pahang and the Bm. Residents, Justice Raja Musa, deputy Mentri, Kelantan,
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  • 260 8 London, July 28. OEVEN THOUSAND young men will soon be joining the Navy for their sLx months' compulsory training. They will spend four months at sea. The first batch will begin their training about the middle of next month. Some 19.000 men of 20
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  • 1353 8 London Investors Switching Fr o m Gilt-Edged To Equities DEMAND FOR "BLUE CHIP INDUSTRIALS" REVIVES MARKET Rubbers Rise With Quota tFrom Our Own Correspondent) London, July 28. ENCOURAGED by the appearance of improvement— which is probably more apparent than real—in the international situation, London stock and share markets have exhibited
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  • 25 8 Militiamen For Camp THESE MILITIAMEN, the first to go into camp. I hearted at the ide.i of beginnint; army life. M ti their training rent/
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    • 526 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. Wiring Installation for Paya Lebar Pumping Station, Eastern District. Date of Closing.
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    • 108 8 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer Rd. (near Swimming Club) Board-Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens Tennis. Phone: 5758. I EAST ANGLIA 6. OXLEY RISE SINGAPORE. 3 mlns. to town high level, garages, daily or monthly rates, large grounds. excellent cuisine, tennis, single and double rooms. PIIONE 4390.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 522 8 RADIO PROGR\WMK< SINGAPORE 10.20 C TODAY TOMORROW ZHL 225 metres. P n ZHJ» 3006 metres 5.20 p.m. 5..*>0 Gr: 5.00A progrUßßM cf Malay variety, t 6.10 T>.. G.OO Cantonese comical dramas. 6.20 Nt w 6.40 Children's programme. tCaiiionos. 6.3sGram>. 7.00 Children's programme. (Englisli 7.05 Talk 7.15 Time, weather, ne'vs and
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  • 306 9 £10,000 1.0. U. CLAIM UPHELD j JUDGMENT for 10,000, with cost. and interest from 1931, was given ty Mr. Justice Cassels m ths King's Bench Division recently, to Mr. Hugh Godfrey Nicholson, of the Swan Hotel. Thames Ditton, m his action against! the executors
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 430 9 P v MB if p^OandBRitiSH IJMDIA LINES f I ">RATED IN DfGLAIfDt 4c O. S. H. COS SAILINGS. OI'TW VR!>S r.onm?r Spore. BHUTAN »> 100 Spnt 21 M •■■;>;« H l^) rg!£ 2 J XV* IB CBTTML 15.000 Oct 6 r. .RFU 15.000 Oct. 20 J -nt S OUDAN k.ooo
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    • 173 9 CASTLE LINE H>lt SLW Vilßlv. HUST4>.\. K4I.T« I AM) SAVANNAH via The Tape Arrives Sails Due New York ■ny GrREVKTOKK CATTLE Aug 7 Aug 12 Sept 23 m.¥. THURLAND CASTLE Sept. 7 Sept. 12 Oct 24 UNITED >*AS v»;fcß ACCOMMOUATION BEN LINE tot lONIION mfWKir KOTIKKDAM UAMUI I.(i LhUli ANU
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    • 592 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Colly er Quay. Singapore lei 51SL Chartered Bank Boildinc. Frnang Trl 136(1. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SER^CES MARSEILLES, LONDON, CONTINENT AND GLASGOW (In conjunction with the Glen Line) Doe Sail* CALCRAS L'don. R'dam, Hull »nd Hamburg In Port Today MEMNON Mars., Casa.. L'don. R'dam. Ham.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 467 9 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches INWARD Imperial: From Europe due— Monday. Thursday. Friday afternoons. ttearnes: Fron) I'enang, Ipoh. and Kuale I.u m pur Arrives every evening. K.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arr. ves Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday afternoons Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Tuesday. Friday. Sunday afternoons. K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Saturday. Monday,
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    • 210 9 V MM____-__-_ <*>** 7 P m are ScrTf t m^ r r 1 KLI 5 a d KNILM srr-f-i Cwes P° nden *e prepaid at ko^L o-i^ mail ratcs only; B "°"S NOTICE fn^H? f r &-do-China originally advertised mr de- patch by a. 3. G.G. Pa-quier elding hv ti
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  • 163 10 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive East Wharf, Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1; Hong Slang: Van Heutsz 22. Main Wharf. Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3* Kedah 18; SUverguava 16; Calchas 14Hawaii Maru 11; Malacca 9; Kelantan 8* Hector 6. Empire
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  • 614 10 GERMANY NOW WANTS TO REPLACE OUT-OF-DATE UNITS OF HER FLEET London, July 25. ALTHOUGH ships under construction m Germany were some 30,000 tons less at the end of last month than at the end of the previous quarter, it is believed that German yards have sufficient orders on their books
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  • 56 10 Vienna, July 28. f\SE THOUSAND Jews have left Vienna for Italy under a new order which allows migration of German Jews to Italy on two conditions The Jews must show they have a reasonable chance of obtaining permission to enter another country later— and must
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  • 101 10 H^HE EVENING PEACE, home of the Chinese Revolution, at Tai Jin Road (off Balestier Road) where the Father cf the Chinese Republic. Dr. Sun Vat-sen, planned out his plans to overthrow the Tsing Dynasty, has been thoroughly renovated. It will probably be used as a
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  • 87 10 London. A WHITE swan escaped from Raphael Park. Romiord, recently, and— Flew along the main Colchester road about eight feet from the ground at 45 to 50 m.p.h.; Made a policeman duck m the Market-place; Scattered pedestrians at Golden Lion corner; Came down at
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 587 10 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m P M.S.) TELri'IIONE: Freight 5133— Passare £121. PACIfiC T\\\ "tMTUMr KOLTfc offers IRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOlll.l or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER ACROSS CANADA by IRANSCONTINENTAI. TRAIN without t hinge— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ITUMITIC SERVICES TO fcNGIANO or the CONTINENT— aU under ONE .MN\(iEMFNT. LOU
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    • 96 10 For Everything Appertaining to Ocean Passages, Foreign Money Exchange and Freight apply coftk's JWOQIO TftAVgF~SgPVKtj 39, ROBINSON ROAD No Rooking Fees. Telephone 5908. KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY INC. ROUND WORLD AND STATES AFRICA EAST INDIES SERVICES REGULAR SERVICES TO HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE AND SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF PORTS
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    • 49 10 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD (Incorporated In England) APCAR LINE) FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI. MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA s. s. NOWSHERA 7.920 TONS SAILING AUG. 12 NO PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION Express freight service to the above mentioned ports. For space apply to HARPER GJLFILLAN CO.. LTD. Telephone No. 5861
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    • 487 10 TO EUROPE AND AMIIRK VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG, COLOMBO. BOMB A 1 si I? ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA. MARSFII.IIs Nn S|U M Arrtvw i^ates r rfs S'P^e. b'pore J PRESmENT ADAMS Aug. 13 Aup *v n I PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Aug 2L' PRESIDENT HARRISON Sept 9 Sept x PRESIDENT HAVES Sept.
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  • 243 11 S.C.C. BEA T SELENGOR CLUB 2-1 IN ANNUAL SOCCER Winning Goal Scored 5 Minutes Before N lwo years ago, the Singapore heat the Selangor Club by the narrow prods to one m their annual football Padaitffi yesterday. ton J came an exciting right soccer. aIL ting with miwand- OS. ma
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  • 48 11 Yesterday's Soccer On The Padang The S.C.C. met the Selangor Club m 'their annual soccer match on the padancj yesterday, and alter a keenly contested came the Singapore side snatched victory five minutes before time. This picture shows a phase of play during the match, Free Press picture.
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  • 834 11 Bobby Locke Has Beaten Another Newly-Crowned Open Champion Round England's Sporting World MOW that Bobby Locke has beaten another Open Champion, Richard Burton, only crowned three weeks ago, thus following up his great win over Reg Whitcombe, who held the title when he was beaten by Locke at Coombe Hill
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  • 368 11 Malayan Cycling Championships Concluded •Fr;.m Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. OY winning the four open events at the sixth Malayan cycling championships concluded here today. Ismail bin Ahmad of Selangor proved himself Malaya's outstanding cyclist. Ke wen the one mile, ten miles, rive inlles and tv. o miles.
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  • 422 11 At K. L. I \u^. I r to Malaya, I U uf the I on of the I the F.M.S. I against comI ilitary, j every was In keeping hooting m entral rifie Sjj ;jur ran c 01 the Johore With 366.! -<xnz of thr V.rd
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  • 495 11 SHAH GETS 7 WICKETS FOR 5 RUNS 5.A.0.8. Beat Present Boys ttEVEN WICKETS for five runs, including his hat-trick, by H. Shah of the Old Boys, and the sensational collapse of the School icam m the second innings, were the features cf the annual Past vs. Present cricket match of
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  • 152 11 <From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 6. THE champion athlete at the Malayan Postal Union sports held hcr° today was Tai Chong Cheon^' of Singapore, who gained 11 points. Be won the 100 yards, 220 yards, and the lons jump and was srcond m ihe
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  • 101 11 Geneva, July 24. A Cambridge undergraduate, a Scot named Mr. Robert Alexander, aged 20, fell 600 ft. to his death from the 12,000 ft. mountain Aiguille de la Za, opposite the hamlet of Arolla. Switzerland. A friend who was with him. Mr. Richard Wheelock. of Yatton Court,
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  • 442 11 'By The Four Aces David Br;Burnstone, Merwin D. Maior, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenfcm). GUESSING THE play of the cards at Contract involves a great many guesses. While the expert usually has some shrcv.d reasoning to minimize his guess-work, he cannot be infallible. North, Dealer Both bides
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  • 57 11 London, July 27. ANOTHER bather, the second m a few days, was killed during the week-end by diving into too-shallow water. He was a 25-y«ar-old Indian, Mo.iammed Khan, employed at an hotel m Saville Street, Waiton-on-ihe-Naze Essex. Hp dived off a groyne at Wai on into two
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 157 11 BANK OF CHINA (Inccrporatea m Unix t v: Special •Jtwir k «r>. 12, Ocil Street Singapore Telephones: Manager Oflice 6444 Sab. -Manager's Office 6442 Exchange Dept 6141 (General Office 5188-f Cable Addresf t 'CHLNUktO Paid Lp Capital Ch f 40 800 OIW Ke»ei ye rund* la excess of Ch. 3.200
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  • 1437 12 Van Breukelen Has Another Good Day, Saddles Three Winners (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 7. WELL-BACKBD horses weri* ajrain successful at Penanff this afternoon m the second day of the Penang Turf CMfc (-old Cup meeting. The filing was good,
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  • 26 12 Friendly Cricket On The Padang Colin Miller's XI beat the United Services at cricket on the padang yesterday. Photo shows the Services batting during the match.
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  • 305 12 THERE was an exciting finish to a match between the United Services ond Mr. Colin Miller's eleven arranged on the padang yesterday on the third day reserved for the Colony vs. Malay States match. Mr. Miller's eleven, comprising,
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  • 140 12 P*LEVEN cards were returned for the qualifying round m the Sooloh Cup Competition at the Royal Johore International Club, and their scores are as follows George Lowe 68, J. A. H. Reid 69, Lt. R. V. S. Wright 69, W. H. Brockett
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  • 271 12 St. Anthony's Present Boys Win Annual Cricket THE ANNUAL MATCH between the Present Boys and the Old Boys of St. Anthony's Boys' School took Place on the St. Joseph's ground and resulted m a win for the Present Boys by 29 runs. For the Present Boys James de Souza top
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  • 375 12 Kee Onn Wins Men s Singles Title At Ipoh M.L.T.A. Championships Concl d TRIPLE CROWN FOR MISS SANSOs Other Sport On Pa^es 2 And 11. (From Our Own Corrtsf) THE All-Malayan tennis championships 1 brought to a successful close this finals of the major event- were v won the men's
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  • 54 12 JHE Yayu A Singapore have n successful bL Dutch Ea< their matey. an unique tour they I $100,000 m I China Roll I This is th I the Yayu A tour 10 rai> lief. Their fli I November I $3,000 and In Jn I ed Mahiya w\
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 107 12 HOW MANY Ml|jf HAS IT DONE After a car has been reconditioneu sume will say that the speedometer should be turned back—the miles travelled have been put back too the car. We have never agreed with this practice. In our showroom we can +0* you two identical cars one with
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