The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 August 1939
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Title Section17 1939-08-12 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,831. ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1939. 5 CENTS17 words
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340 1939-08-12 1 Government Decision: "Not Part Of Bargain" To Face Charges In Local Court "CONFIDENTIAL EVIDENCE" FROM TOKIO R BITTER LEARNS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED THE FOUR CHINESE ACCUSED OF COMPLICITY IN THE MURDER AT TIENTSIN OF V CHINESE OFFICIAL IN THE JAPANESE-SPONSORED CUSTOMS, ONE340 words
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Article22 1939-08-12 1 ,d In Tokio \UIJ. 11. and jard tatettributod t ol Sovict- :te: M ngolia :he beof the m ReuterReuter - 22 words
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Article34 1939-08-12 1 Vis It--1 ed today that Franco-British it 11 a.m. Sjirindonova I la] residence commissar. mission •»a a r.a busi- romplete .norcf Staff. he Fcrei^ii :>on. ml* but ao Cv ReuterReuter - 34 words
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Article13 1939-08-12 1 \U\*. 11. c and the rs at pro- ion of ReuterReuter - 13 words
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Article9 1939-08-12 1 tat It, rived at havini :nuu--fitish north Allan- ReuterReuter - 9 words
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139 1939-08-12 1 London, Aug. 11. A London firm of a solicitors has ieceived instructions from two wellknown legal authorities. Profes«r Norman Bentwich and Margery Fry, to apply to British courts m China for .1 writ of habeas Corpus m respect of the Chinese prisoners m Tientsin. ReuterReuter - 139 words
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Article61 1939-08-12 1 Tokio Talks To Be Resumed Soon lon don. Aug. 11. INSTRUCTIONS m some detail have been sent to Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador m Tokio. calculated to make possible a speedy resumption of the Tokio talks. These instructions will deal mainly with police and security matters m the Concession itself,Reuter - 61 words
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Article74 1939-08-12 1 Chungking, Aug. 11. FOLLOWING a vigorous Chinese eounter-att?ck. Japanese operating m North Hupeh have started a general retreat to the south-west, according to Chinese field dispatches. Heavy casualties have been inflicted, it Is claimed. The Chinese high command is at present studying the problem of howReuter - 74 words
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268 1939-08-12 1 London, Aug. IV FEELING m official quarters fci London is that the speech by Hefr Forster, Danzig Nazi leader, last night, was mild and does not destroy hopes of an early settlement between Warsaw and Danzig of customs questions. Newspapers today consider Herr Forster'sReuter - 268 words
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Article, Illustration401 1939-08-12 1 Mock Air War Over England London, Aug. 11. A GRAPHIC description of how London was ''saved rt from destruction" is contained m an Air Ministry communique, dealing with air exercises last night, when the chief events were two heavy offensives by Eastland bombers, oneReuter - 401 words
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127 1939-08-12 1 Congress Committee Disqualifies Bose Wardha (C. P.) Aaj. 11 CrBHAS MMHE, ex-Pi? Jdent of Congress, has been disqualified for three >ears from eligibility ior r xe.iili' posts m the foil', re.S.. r: r. jn ..I'.ion b> the Working Committee of the Indian Congress. This is a ikons recei/ ...^d byReuter - 127 words
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Article45 1939-08-12 1 Rnrne. Aug. 11. AJI officers and men of the 1902 and 1910 classes have teen recalled to the colours from Aug 21 to Oct. 31, together with officers and non-commis sioned officers of the ISO 3 to 190'J classes inclusive.— ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Article36 1939-08-12 1 It Peter's. No-, i Scotia. Aug. 11 Two young New Wrkers Alex Loeb, 32, and Dick Decker, 23, left m a monoplane on a trans-Atlantic flight today, announcing their destination as Eire.— ReuterReuter - 36 words
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Article30 1939-08-12 1 Berlin, ||f, 11. The lirst talk between Count Italian Foreign Minister, and Her: Ribbentrop, German Ptadgn Hi took place thi- afternoon at Fuschl Castle, outside Salzbure.- ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article17 1939-08-12 1 Sir Samuel Hoarr, the Hoii. tary. yesterday made 12 IRA. expttteton orders, brineinc th" total to ReuterReuter - 17 words
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Advertisement82 1939-08-12 1 I? PORT MALAYAN PRODUCE. BRINK BiGIA TEA IAFFLES HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 «o 9.15 P-"*- DANCE (formal 9.45 to midnight SE VER YN ROSALIND »;<m>k TOOK TABLE Non-diners SI. Hjj 1 1 today from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. 11 CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN" q^_^ l i!h' children's Aid Society night82 words
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Advertisement144 1939-08-12 1 FOR QUALITY AND I ECONOMY Dr.INK BIGIA TEA TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCK MUSIC BY D'SOUZA BROTHERS' ORCHESTRA DINNER $3.-NO ADMISSION CHARGE—DANCE FORMAL SUNDAY MORNING 11 A.M.— I P.M. POPULAR CONCERT BY THE ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTELS ORC HESTRA DIRECTED BY A. BERSHADSKV 1. HAIL TO THE SPIRIT OF LIBERT V144 words
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480 1939-08-12 2 All Defences In Action During "Invasion" HALF OF ENGLAND TAKES PART IN EXERCISES London, Aug. 11. I ONDON was like a dead city during the great "blackout" k which darkened half of England from midnight to dawn, while "raiding" bombers, taking partReuter - 480 words
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77 1939-08-12 2 Shanghai) Aug. 11. jyjß and Mrs. J. Silverthorne. an 171 aged British couple living at Chefoo. have been evicted from their home by the Japanese-sponsored Municipal Government, according to foreign reports. The house, which was confiscated without recompense, was bought m 1872 by Mrs.Reuter - 77 words
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146 1939-08-12 2 EMBASSY DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF DELAY Tokio, Aup. 11. JAPANESE accusations that Britain is deliberately delaying resumption or the round-table con Terence are categorically denied m a statej ment issued by the Britisli Embassy today. The statement <*dds the fact thai the questions at Issue are both complex and important isReuter - 146 words
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Article89 1939-08-12 2 Tientsin, Aug. 11. FOLLOWING the recent oral rejection of the British representations regarding the attacks by Chinese rioters on British property here, the Japanese Consulate-General today sent to the British Consul a formal written reply to the .same effect. The reply says the demonstration.; zre "aReuter - 89 words
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193 1939-08-12 2 Peiping, Aug. 11. HESPITE the semi-ofticially reiterated Japanese assurance v that the anti-British movement is spontaneous and consists of feelings which have been boiling up since the Opium War, a century ago only just finding expression, the Japanese continue to clearly display participation m theReuter - 193 words
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Article, Illustration71 1939-08-12 2 Free Press picture. FOURTEEN SISTERS AND STAFF NURSES of the lndi?.n Military Nursing Service arrived with yesterday's troop reinforcement* from India. Here are six of them, who arrived by one of the two ships, the British India vessel Karanara. From left, Miss E. K islander, Miss P. O'Reilly, Miss B.Free Press - 71 words
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Article198 1939-08-12 2 Agitation Against U.S. Is Denied "CHIANG'S POLICY NOT FAVOURED" Shanghai, Aug. 11. REPORTS that the anti-British movement m Japanese-occupied territory m China Is turning: antiforeign or anti- American were categorically denied by the Japanese Army spokesman at a press conference today He said there was no evidence of such aReuter - 198 words
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59 1939-08-12 2 CZECHS MUST GIVE UP ARMS MUNITIONS Prague, Aug. 11. A RMS, munitions and explosives held by Czechs, with or without licences, must bo surrendered within a fortnight to the German authorities. A decree issued by the Reich Protectorate to this effect today stipulates the measure is Intended to -prevent theReuter - 59 words
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Article308 1939-08-12 2 CIVIL WAR MINISTERS DROPPED Appointments In Franco Cabinet Madrid. Aug. )1 rVNLY i\\\> members of the civil cabinet arc included m Gen. Franco's peace time administration, m which the Army and Falan?e (Fascists) have joined forces, be Gen. Franco himself These are Senor Roman Boner, who is retaining the portfolioReuter - 308 words
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91 1939-08-12 2 YUGO-SLAV PREMIER'S VISIT TO TRIESTE Rome. An-. 11. THE visil of the Yugo-Slav Prime Minister, 11 Tsevtkovitch. to Trieste, today does not. according ta \ugo-Slav circles h?re, Indicate new move m Yugo-Slav foreign policy, which all along has been c. wards maintaining Balkan neutrality. It is stated M. TVtvtkovitch, mReuter - 91 words
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Article87 1939-08-12 2 Amsterdam. Aug. 11 I: i.> learned the wett-known b ing firm of Mendelsohn has applied for permission to Mtpend p Fritz Mannheimer. who .\d of the bank, died .suddenly In P. T Thursday. ♦here If no sign of any n on the Amsterdam bourse. ItReuter - 87 words
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168 1939-08-12 2 Peshawar, Aug. 1L TIECT-COLONEL C. W. MAY of "the Frontier Force Regiment. Deputy Quarter -Master General of the Waiiristan district, was shot dead last night when he was amhushed by hostile tribesmen while motoring on the Dikhan-Banri»t Road. Two other occupants of the car, 1Reuter - 168 words
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Article14 1939-08-12 2 "Fast Loose' Smart Comedy D tit. rok ye,:: Tbt The duct14 words
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Article7 1939-08-12 2 "ISOLATION" OF CONSULATE ENDS a Briti I7 words
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Advertisement90 1939-08-12 2 y 'fffl 111 s i^^gf J i# |J aJ| H^ ft aa^^BjP s jP J Sm^m SmS^^m jMBttBWBB^HB^^M^^W *fc B^B^^S^^3S9^^^^s^^H^^H^^Smh^^B^^^^q^BhSß^^^s3l9^^^^^^B but the greater pleasure l> „,rs 1 1 m bcin^ able to eat it. Chilled Beef 1 is delightfully tender, full uf fine i flavour and its natural juices nre90 words
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Article, Illustration37 1939-08-12 3 Improvements To Changi Road picture. I ,%rj HHN< IMPROVED Particularly important from a mili- h.iii<i Koad is being straightened and widened. This the •Id road on the left and a new cutting on the right. Free PressFree Press - 37 words
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Article54 1939-08-12 3 "MISUSE OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE" Hbo i 3 upt tor 5360. ..d of lax. I the whole .d Mr. Jusn a petition Chna Sim urt yes- ■irnment raau tc it that the r appli- vh anj >.- r.:ie- to his Id not oppose bet had hethex hi ..i.deritood he Road. Bit54 words
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Article53 1939-08-12 3 FINE FOR GERMAN UNDER ALIENS LAW He Failed To Report ■sense Re Ufa u\ -l 53-year-old Mr J. Flet-, Third Police he pleaded! lien and rom Jchore I rai I Barth to the lu| 0 and i came back ■*h explain- had been had been r 1937, it n a53 words
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28 1939-08-12 3 tic examinloaed was pearini ton Mr. > W High mined and < ami nation, fortnight's enable the 1 whether ion l! should be I28 words
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773 1939-08-12 3 'EYEWITNESS' STORY OF FATAL CAR CRASH Girl And Syce MISADVENTURE VERDICT IS RETURNED BY CORONER "T AM SATISFIED that the motor-car was driven by Miss Edna Mary Cashin, who lost control as the result of the near-side rear tube bursting, causing the car to run into the drain and overturn."773 words
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385 1939-08-12 3 Was "Oatsized" ln Fight, Used Dagger OMNESE DENIES VICTIM WAS SLEEPING hinese, who was alleged to have been neck with a dagger, Tan Mm Chee, .wb lined $25. m default one tunent, by Mr. J. Fletcher-Cooke. Magistrate, yesterday. ILIIN CHEE pleaded guilty to the charge but denied that his victim385 words
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134 1939-08-12 3 Commonwealth Tourists Visiting Malaya SECOND OF A SERIES of three tourV Ist parties to Bali, Java, and Malaya arrived from Australia yesterday morning m the X.P.M. vessel Nieuw Zeeland. The 26 members of the party are to spend several days In Singapore, will probably visit Malacca by road, and will134 words
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Article115 1939-08-12 3 E\ R. MORRIER, a Singapore Eurasian, was granted his discharge from bankruptcy subject to a suspension until tho end of the year by Mr. Justice Pedlow m the Singapore .High Court yesterday. Morrier was made bankrupt m 1932 when he owed 12 creditors a total of nearly115 words
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109 1939-08-12 3 Alleged to have made" a false report of attempted extortion to Inspector C. W. Roberts of the Central Police Station on Juno 20, a middle aged Hokkien, Ong Chow Kee appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh m the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday. Ong109 words
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170 1939-08-12 3 Australian Businessmen Solidly Behind Britain AUSTRALIAN businessmen ars a hundred per cent, behind Britain and if relations with Japan became too strained would unhesitatingly sacrifice their considerable trade interests m that country, according to Mr. F. R. R. van Esveld, a Hollander living m Melbourne who arrived m the X.P.M.170 words
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Article, Illustration172 1939-08-12 3 Australia Sends More Steel Iron To Malaya picture. INCREASED EXPORTS of steel and galvanised iron from Australia to the Far East have been made m the last half-year, said Mr. F. R. R. van Fsveld, a Dutch businessman living m Melbourne, who arrived m the X.P.M. vessel Nieuw Zeeland yesterdayFree Press - 172 words
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56 1939-08-12 3 (From Our Own Corrc undent* Ipoh, Aug. 11. Marimuthu, an estate conductor at Kampong Kapayang, summoned by an estate labourer for assault, said before the Ipoh magistrate today that it was a common practice lor estate conductors to slap coolies who failed to carry out56 words
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Article32 1939-08-12 3 ]^JEWS HAS BEEN recnived that Mr. Tan Huat Seng of the Municipal Electricity Department has passed the final examination (Part I) of the London Association of Certified Accountants held m June last.32 words
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Advertisement577 1939-08-12 3 THE STOKf FOR ALL YOFR DOGGIES' NEEDS THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. (Incorporated m tfie F.M.S.) SINGAPORE. ALSO AT KUALA LUMPUR— KLANG SERFMBAN <§^£%* Unbreakable warcrproor J^^^ Wrisl^ Wahch JK^^^wiCjuaranfecd 10 /can u'H^^Syij Men's "Streamline" VJXNMyM Service Model Vg^; $13.15 So/d /n London Stores for p»sr mSk V 26.50 free |Vn§577 words
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492 1939-08-12 4 EDUCATING THE MALAY FARMER IN MODERN METHODS More Agricultural Schools Urged By XL. Speaker ONLY REMEDY FOR LOW RICE PRODUCTION tFrom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. MORE agricultural schools to give practical demonstrations to adult farmers were suggested as the remedy for low rice production on Malay small-holdings,492 words
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218 1939-08-12 4 Singapore Judge To Hear Malacca Case I i n Oar Own Correspondent) Malacca, Air;. 10. A DISTRICT Judge will have t > ■cca t hear the m ,ry stamp pr and a t C urt p: n ?.t? chnr^.d Wxth defrauding Governm -nt of r venue thrcu- b UM u:c218 words
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29 1939-08-12 4 Tirana, Aur. 1. FIVE thousand Albanian children have sailed for Italy to stay as guests of the Italian Government m summer camps by the sea.29 words
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Article, Illustration180 1939-08-12 4 Brisk Booking For 'Circus Comes To Town' aOM^HiING REALLY NOVEL In entertainment will be presented at "The Circus Comes to Town," the oharity show organised by Mrs. L. W. Geddcs, Mrs. E. G. Mozar and helpers, to be staged at Raffles Hotel on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of nextLe Marquis - 180 words
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89 1939-08-12 4 A PERMANENT LIGHT and whistle buoy are to be laid on Bukit Pengeran? (Johore Hill) and m the eastern portion of the Singapore Strait, states a notice to mariners issued by the Master Attendant, Straits Settlements. Details of the nature of the light will be89 words
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73 1939-08-12 4 Raffles Museum To Open Again Tomorrow THE EXPERIMENT of opening Raffles Museum Tor three hours on Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.r.i., will be continued tomorrow. The experiment was begun last Sanday and if attendances justify it, the museum will be open each Sunday m future. A decision will73 words
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91 1939-08-12 4 SEEKS TREASURE WORTH £5,000 ,000,000 London, An?;. IMR. LCJDORO FRETTAS, a Sao Paulo engineer, is planning to look for pirates' treasure worth £5,000,000.000 which, ho claims, is hidden on an inland m the Bay of Guanabara, Brazil. He has written to the Federal Government informing them that he has detailed91 words
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Article, Illustration22 1939-08-12 4 THIS ILLUMINATED CANAL was on c of the many munificent sights teen tn BatavU durln? The e H-br.itions following the Royal birth.22 words
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Article78 1939-08-12 4 Par.cc bin Balleh, the 18-year-old Maiay, who was being treated m the iron lunar at Tan To?k Seng's Hospital, 6\cd early yesterday. The cause of death was fracture of the spine with haemorrhage. Sanre had been run over by a tipping track and had been78 words
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282 1939-08-12 4 Lessons Of Recent Typhoid Epidemic pOMMENT on the lessons of the recent typhoid epidemic m Singarose is made by Dr. P. S. Hunter, m his last report as Municipal Health officer. Dr. Hunter, who retired a few months ago, writes: "I wish to emphasise that this epidemic is only one282 words
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149 1939-08-12 4 Man And Wife "Called Nazis And Beaten" New York. Amg. 1. CADDIE Cantor, the film comedian, has been -made a co-defendant m a £150,000 suit for personal injuries brought by Mr. Chnrl^s Gollob and his wife. Elsie. They allege that they were railed NazisBritish United Press - 149 words
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Article117 1939-08-12 4 The present wheat situation m which the lowest prices on record have obtained is expected to be reflected nex: season by the retirement of at 1 600. C00 acres from production m Australia. Present indications are that only 14 2 2 million acres will be117 words
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Article74 1939-08-12 4 New York. Aug. 2. THE United States Army's new 22--1 ton Flying Fortress landed at New York today after a remarkable flight of only ioy 2 hours from Los Angeles, 0,110 miles away. She is the first of the 39 new fourmotored Boeings ordered74 words
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Article, Illustration21 1939-08-12 4 LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS on dec unit v<\ I j. Batavia celebrations over the biith of a second21 words
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434 1939-08-12 4 QUESTION DISCUSSED i EDUCATION CONFEREE (From Our Own Corresponded Kuala Lumpur. Au^ THE Director and Adviser on Education, D condemned the lack of public libnrie Malaya when he spoke at the dinner Selangor Teachers' Association to ddegites U Education Conference and more434 words
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Advertisement61 1939-08-12 4 The cdr is Vn A always full of (DUCT.. 11l tell my master that he MUST.. ..buy SPRATTS m Tins Tis only JUST... Mup jL^ ...The food I trust for- II CAN TRUST! need* t^ nvt 1 Bir*u**^r without M d (,r FITNESS T 1 leea Write for "BiscnlL B«xjk"61 words
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Advertisement71 1939-08-12 4 A SHOWS jjL WHEN TO M REFILL RJS and ho.di 2^ tim«» \>F& ordinaryie^ l^^ !^7^ So running dry' 1^ IMI mom 010 te" IS^ to HM f^jj Of SINCERE DISPENSArTITo. WHOLESALE *W H CHEMISTS f I i^S DRUGGISTS fe.^ >l* f.C.P. A T.B P Prepar«t«< SIMCERT'S' »IM product* of71 words
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Article285 1939-08-12 5 Istanbul Welcomes 5 British Warships Istanbul, Aug. 3. A SQUADRON of five British warships under Adml. Sir Andrew Cunningham. Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, arrived here today on an official visit at the invitation of the Turkish Government. The Commander-in-Chief was m his flagship, the battleship285 words
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290 1939-08-12 5 Chungking. r\URING the 12 months from June 1938 to May 1939, four Chinese Government banks, acting as agents of the national treasury, bought up 143,000 ounces of pure gold from private producers m various parts of Free China. Averaging $200 an ounce, the290 words
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Article150 1939-08-12 5 Melbourne. July 31. ]U|R. JOHN POMEROY, of Melbourne. m Australia, and his son Samuel claim to have invented a powerful incendiary shell and incendiary bullet to destroy raiding aircraft, according to the "Adelaide Advertiser." The newspaper says that one of America's largest armament concerns has completed a150 words
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Advertisement126 1939-08-12 5 l,.u< Story That Has Ever Reached the Screen 3 iT~s.is 9.15 ALHAMBRA '-^7T.V""fi;. KNTIRE FAMILY WILL ENJOY! Ifhen a te^y of tne classes JERVATIONS— PIwae 6909. TUESDAY NEXT If I ALHAMBRA I |v v 1 20th-Century-Fo\ Presents WbP/ JEAN HERSHOLT A M CESAR ROMERO and f^|^\3^ QUINTUPLETS T m A126 words
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Advertisement66 1939-08-12 5 dfdfdsfdsf CAPITOL TODAY AT 11 A.M. C"" MICKEY MOUSE MATINEE Snecially selected programme of pictures including DON\LD DUUK m "The WHALERS"— "The Stor> of Dr Jenner (Instructive M.-G.-M. subject) "QUEENS of Harmony" (Musical) and other excellent comedies, cartoons, etc. Adults 50 cts. Children 25 cts. Members of Mickey Mouse Club66 words
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Advertisement106 1939-08-12 5 HERE'S SOME RAW STEAK FOR THAT BLACKEYE WANT SOME FRIED ONIONS ON IT? i W- VL*****^ THOSE ROWDY ROMANTIC SWEETHEARTS, 808 AND ROS\U\I>, AKi: ON I Itai^ i\ HflWlii rHE LOOSE AGAIN J^fl^pil PAVILION 3.15 6.15 9.15 TODAY if ?T^ A ROBERT ROSALIND |k MONTGOMERY RUSSELL I |J0 m M.-G.-M.S106 words
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Advertisement209 1939-08-12 5 ii tHH&iBiH 1 1 Come And Meet "SANDY' I 9 <l kid that Everybody's I^^^SJ Positively LAST DAY m-l&i at lhe CAP'™!fl^ 3.15 6.15 and 9.1 5~ M L^M M ew Universal Pictures m^Sl present "SANDY" The Bain. WyjlM BING CROSBY t iVtp JOAN BLONDELL •^^M and MISCHA AUER "EAST209 words
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625 1939-08-12 6 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1939. Well Defended OINGAPORL is Lo.:ay more strongly defended than any island cf similar size anywhere m the world. This is the result of the rapid and unexpected reinforcement of the garrison and air base by troops, mobile artillery units and squadrons oi625 words
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738 1939-08-12 6 Sir Arthur Willert - Sir Arthur Willert By $IR ARTHUR WILLERT, K.8.E., the writer of this m*k was for many years head of the News Department of ik Foreign Office and remains m close touch with those administering the foreign policy of Great Britain. He recognised authority on738 words
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Article231 1939-08-12 6 Illegal Immigration Palestine DECAUSE of the large number of illegal immigrants who have entered Palestine recently, the Secretary of State for the Colonies has authorized the suspension of the Jewish immigration quota for six months beginning on the first of October. Between the first of April and May 24 this231 words
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Advertisement143 1939-08-12 6 jj\ WHEN NEEDING SUPPLIES OF THE yuQJifo A BY SPECIAL Lit TO H. M. THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM ESTD 1 8 72 NEWEST DESIGNS IN DIAMOND JEWELLERY. NECKLACES BRACELETS BROOCHES RINGS CLIPS WATCHES. iin corpora tea m Ceylon j SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ARE ALWAYS /|k ,g143 words
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Advertisement16 1939-08-12 6 W£ ±AJ)£ WEJ HAND WOVEN AND EMBROIDERED LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS 18, BATTERY ROAD. FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7143.16 words
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Article, Illustration494 1939-08-12 7 AMBULANCES ARTILLERY COME WITH NEW TROOP ARRIVALS Latest Reinforcements dumber Nearly 3,000 IO RE BLENHEIM BOMBERS EXPECTED SOON nipm v an( scores of field artillery came ;j h r reinforcements, practically all arrived at Singapore from India They have all necessary equipment ni for many months. s were gunners, whoFree Press - 494 words
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27 1939-08-12 7 In Last Night's Government Gazette I ol :nder j I be of of ml C Officer and Grade I econdec I I ar&vak. < i ded for i27 words
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Article28 1939-08-12 7 Ipoh, Aug. 11. f >stect m jrder of a .> Eu&ah were Teiuk Anson I r were disnot amounting against ■CO] pcndH. Rodway The magisRU of $20,00028 words
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Article79 1939-08-12 7 lUDGMENT FOR $1,500 was given ir\ favour of J. N. Jones, a building engineer, m his claim against Wee Cheng Soon, a building contractor, belore Mr. Justice Manning, m the Singapore High Court, yesterday. Jones' claim totalled over $4,000 on the grounds of wrongful dismissal, the amount79 words
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Article106 1939-08-12 7 G.O.C. To Make Up-country Tour LEAVING NEXT THURSDAY f^S HIS FIRST up-country tour, the new General Officer Commanding, Malaya, Major-General L. V. Bond, will leave Singapore next Thursday. He will inspect the Malay Regiment at Port Dickson on the following day, and on the Saturday, at Port Dickson, he will106 words
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146 1939-08-12 7 A VARIED and interesting musical programme has been chosen by the Municipal Organist, Mr. Werner Baer, for presentation m the Victoria Memorial Hall tomorrow night. Soloisc is Eva Clark, who will sing Telemann and Bach, with flate obligato by Commander G. L. Baily, and three146 words
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Article93 1939-08-12 7 <From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Attr. 11* JUR. P. A. REID was admitted a member of the F.M.S. bar today, the application being made by Mr. J. L. Woods before the Appeal Court Judges, Mr. Justice Poyser, Chief Justice, F.M.S., Sir Percy McElwaine, Chief Justice,93 words
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246 1939-08-12 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 11. jtfORE than 100 Tamil school teachers m Selangor were iVI hosts to the delegates who attended the Tamil session of the all-Malayan educational conference today at a tea party at the Eastern Hotel. Mr.246 words
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Article, Illustration290 1939-08-12 7 Joubert- Henry - Joubert-Henry I jyiß. RICHARD JOUBERT, of the staff j of Sime, Darby and Co., Ltd., Sin- gapore, was married to Miss Beatrice Henry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Henry, of Suffolk, England, at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. The Rev. D. E. J. Hodge took the service and290 words
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Article57 1939-08-12 7 THE FOLLOWING ITEMS regarding volunteers appeared m the Straits Settlements Government Gazette last night:— Mr. A. H. Hiwtley granted a Coir.mlsiion &a Acting Sub-Lieut S.S.H.N.V.R. Resignation by Acting Sub-Llrut. J. L. J. Haxworth of his Communion In the S.B R.N.V.R. accepted. Mr. T. W. Hill as Medical Officer granted57 words
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116 1939-08-12 7 Charges Against Former I. S. P. Book-keeper $5,000 BAIL IS ALLOWED 'From Our Own Correspondent i Koala Lamptir. Aiifr. 11. AT the conclusion of a preliminary, inquiry held into allegations of forI scry against a young Chinese, Ltai I Liang Kee, formerly a bookkeeper with j Incorporated Society of Planter.;116 words
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145 1939-08-12 7 Was In "Rather Strange State Of Mind" C4THE COUKT Uiic* the \i*w that you must have beer, m a raiher strange rotate o! mind at the time or the offence, but you must be careful m future." Thus satd Mr. Conrad Oldh&m. Singapore Second Magistrate and District Judge, yesterday, when145 words
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Advertisement45 1939-08-12 7 LAST 3 DAYS OF ROBINSON'S SALE Half Price Counters Will Be Found In All Depart men ft, PIMNS COLLEGE SPECIAL CLASSES for London Chamber of Commerce Examinations In SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING. BOOK-KEEPING, COMMERCE and m a!! COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. Write, call or telephone for prospectus. Phone 1022.45 words
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Article97 1939-08-12 8 Berlin Safest Against Air Attack Berlin, July 31. "OERLIN IS SAFER against enemy air attacks than any other city m the world." declared Major-Genera! Hoffmann, who is m charge of the city's air defences. The approach of the "enemy" planes fad last week's black-out, he told Router, was reported when97 words
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1043 1939-08-12 8 Chiang Kai-shek Analyses International Situation No Necessity For Converting Gold To Chungking, THE fact that China is stronger today than ever before. 1 was stressed by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek when he delivered a speech on the present international situation and1,043 words
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Article202 1939-08-12 8 Hongkong Bank Share Dealings (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 2. IN answer to an inquiry, the Stock Exchange Committee has ruled that an order to sell Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation shares on the Hongkong register and to purchase shares on the London register, or vice versa, must, for202 words
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Article, Illustration22 1939-08-12 8 The scene m front of the Paris 7 giant tricolour flag (right) at the 150 th o the tricolour as tht French22 words
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Advertisement563 1939-08-12 8 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TKXDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. nderi are now invited for the Ing materials or services. For particulars lee Municipal Tender B m Of second-hand s*Date of Closing. 4 Sept 14 -I for Pay i Lebar; Pumping Station. Eastern District. Date of Closing. 12 neon. Sept. 13. its Si ad563 words
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Advertisement407 1939-08-12 8 MOTHER OF 13 WITHOUT A WRINKLE What a rarity a woman with a large family and an unlined face Read this letter she has written I am a woman of 50. have a family of 13 children, and have not a wrinkle on my face. Some time ago I passed407 words
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Miscellaneous460 1939-08-12 8 RADIO PROGRAMME* SINGAPORE I TODAY ZHL 225 metr*v ZHT 10 06 metres p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral concert played by the Adelphi Hotel Orchestra. Relayed bran the Adelphi Hotel. 1.30 Mid-day rubber and tin prices. t 1.32 Light orchestral concert. Relayed from the Adelphi Hotel t contd;. 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Matey460 words
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Miscellaneous108 1939-08-12 8 I EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS i AN j OH ■X GSI 1511 m, GSJ 21.63 tr m i 6.d 6 :>< 7.05 -O. Cfatt Xli 835 Tin 8.5 I.Of OreeJ 9 i 9 port 9.20 B. 0.50 10.50 Q der 11.20 T!. 11.39 11.35 "L 1 1 50 A J108 words
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Article177 1939-08-12 9 All Deßnitely Made Are Valid AN assurance that all definite boc-k- Ings already made io travel by ImpcriiU Airways planes are valid is contained m a statement L rv Imp^rlal Airways, London. The statement says: "Imperial Airways announced on Tues^y that they were forced to reduce177 words
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182 1939-08-12 9 "THE Singapore Baseball Association will start on its baseball league series at Jalan Besar Stadium af o'clock tomorrow afternoon -vhen the league will be opened by Air Vice-Marshal Bab'oington, who will throw the first ball. Tlic Americans jind the Japanese are ulled to cross bats182 words
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279 1939-08-12 9 Colonial Cup Competition At I. G. C. X HE foli °wing are players and startin? times for the Colonial Cup competition today at the Island Golf Club. The course will be closed to nonparttcipantfl between 2.40 p.m. to 340 p.m. at the first tee. 245 p.m. R. G. Forb'es^l9i and279 words
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Article56 1939-08-12 9 ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM GOODi\ ENOUGH, who was first captain of the Royal Naval Collage, Dartmouth, m !GO5, v/hen buildings on shore supplanted the old training ship Britannia, presented the pri?es at the summer term pri7,e day. Cadet T. A. Wells obtained seven out of56 words
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Article96 1939-08-12 9 Ties In the S.C.C. bowls ch?jmi?!onShlpa are as follows Monday: Championship^ 21 up. H. Gild vs. E. 11. Coleman. E. H. R. Bomtrmva vs. W. Williams. Tuesday: Championship— 2l up. P. M. Scott vs. J. A. Dean, A. Buchanan vs. E. G. Staunton. Wednesday: Championship— 2l up. E.96 words
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Article32 1939-08-12 9 Tan Tock Sons Hospital soccer team beat the General Hospital Recreation Club by four to three at the J.CS.A. pround yesterday m a friendly soccer fixture. The was dull throughout.32 words
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63 1939-08-12 9 Canberra, Aurr. J. rvHASTIC measures "or the proven- tion of espionage, sabotage and subversive propa^nr.cia m Australian munition factories nnd defence works were announced torlay by Mr. R. G. Casey, Common wealth Minister or Supply and Development. The measures include a ban on the63 words
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Article30 1939-08-12 9 Members of Ihe S.R.C. are reminded that entries for the autumn tennis lournament close at one o'clock thu afternoon. The tournament is likely to start early next week.30 words
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Advertisement450 1939-08-12 9 :'llllEijj§g| I! p&OandBRmSH INDIA LINES I B URAIBJ IN RNOLAND) O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. HCTWAEDS I Tonnage Spore. CHTimL 15.000 Oct. 6 -3 CORFU 15.000 Oct. 20 SOUDAN 6.000 Oct 20 > Be\ n CANTON 15 500 Nov. 3 22 CARTI IS.OOO Nov. *7 23 RAJPUTAN/ 17.000 Dec. 1450 words
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Advertisement142 1939-08-12 9 CASTLE LINE FOB NfcW VIMW, BOSTON, MI.TWMJSM AM) SAVANNAH via Ihe Tape •Irnves Sails Uue New York m.v GREVBTOKH; CASIX* ?n Port Aug. 12 Sept. 23 m.v. TOURLAND CASTLE Sept. 1 Sept. 12 Oct. 24 UMITBM ACCOMMODATION. BEN LINE tor LONDON UHMOT, IiOIiEUUAAI BAMBWTO UERS 4.NU MIIiULLSBUO. ■\rrives Sails Arrives142 words
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Advertisement596 1939-08-12 9 IfIAN^rICLU ft UU*, LIU. Ocean Building, Colher Quay, Singapore iel jljl. Charlcrrd Bank Boildins, Penan* rrl 1.'i66 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLLS, LOMiOX, CONTINENT AND GLISC.OW (m conjunction with the Glen Line) llur Mb MEMNON Mars., Casa.. L'don. ft'dam. Ham. G'gow Aug. 13 15 GLENROY Mars.. L'don, R'dam, Ham..596 words
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Advertisement595 1939-08-12 10 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) BUHMNII: Freight 5433. Passage 5131. I vroviDi create rrj uacotDoratea m ningmma THE -Wnrwmr ROOTI offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLllL or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN without change— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND or the CONTINENT— aII595 words
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Advertisement138 1939-08-12 10 For Everything Appertaining to Ocean Passages, Foreign Money Exchange and Freight apply CORK'S WAGCJIis^LITS 39, ROBINSON ROAD No Booking Fees. Telephone 5908. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) (APCAU LINE) FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. NOWSHERA 7920 TONS SAILING AUG. 12 NO PASSENGEK138 words
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Advertisement197 1939-08-12 10 BIBBY LINE (LONDON ADDRESS): IS, PALL MALL, LONDON S.W. I Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON. COLOMBO. PORT SUDAN, MARSEILLES. PLYMOUTH LONDON with through onnettion from Singapore and Penang HOMEWARD SAILINGS Leave Leave Rangoon Colombo CHESHIRE Aug. 24 Aug 30 YORKSHIRE Sept 7 Sept 13 DERBYSHIRE Sept 21 Sept. 27 SHROPSHIRE197 words
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Advertisement441 1939-08-12 10 TO EUROPE AND AMflJif VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG. COLOMBO, BO.M!'.\\ ci., ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, G£NOA, MARSEILLES AN|| si P Rt Mil bDore Spore P^? W PRESIDENT ADAMS Aug. 12 Air- E I PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Aug 22 PRESIDENT HARRISON Sept 9 Sent 13 c c J X PRESIDENT HAVES Sept. 19441 words
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Miscellaneous372 1939-08-12 10 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches INWARD imperial: From Europe dufr— Monday. Thursday, Friday afternoons. Wearncs: From Penang, Ipoh, and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday afternoons Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Tuesday. t*riday, Sunday afternoons. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Saturday, Monday, Wednesday evenings. K.N.1.L.M.:372 words
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Miscellaneous363 1939-08-12 10 „.,,<<. t Correspondence prepaid at special airmail rates only: oBy air to Hong Kong only. MAILS EXPECTED Mails from Netherlands Indies by air (KIM) are expected m Singapore today. Mills from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) by air (KLM) are expected m Singapore today. CLEARANCES Aug 12:— Ipoh (Brit.) and Senang (Dut).363 words
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695 1939-08-12 11 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES fraser And Co 's List yesterday's Quotations > P.M. is 3d I HM 40S 19b td 20s 9d !8s 3d* 115 120 cd.l 8s 3d us m d 16s 9d 6s Is 18s Ids 23t 6<i .26 < 3d 3d 14s I 83 6<l :uw695 words
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450 1939-08-12 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES From Exchange Telegraph Co. From London 5*30 p. m. Yesterday Share or £1 denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c. 1944-64 1093a 109*8 Funding Loan, 4 p.c. 1960-90 103 3 j 105V s War Loan, 3V^ p.c 92 9i 7450 words
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Article83 1939-08-12 11 applied />> Items A"ra.w 00. H<ll>\T. AfO. 11, 1939: S T.M. Total for Books Date div. Financial Mn Close Payable date edr Aug 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 23 U Aug. 11 Aug. 25 Aug. 12 3 22 Aug. 29 Aug. 23 J Sept. I Sept. 9 Sept.83 words
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Article149 1939-08-12 11 AUG. 11, 1939. SELLING London T.T. London demand Lfom demand Switzerland demand 24 Hamburg demand Now York demand j* J£ Montreal demand Batavia demand «g Samarang demand lUI Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand Madras and Colombo demand Igj* lion? Kong demand 3<i Shanghai demand Amoy, Canton and149 words
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103 1939-08-12 11 AUG. 11. 1039: 12 O'CLOCK NOON No IX R. 5.6. Spot loose 28 716 28 9.16 No". IX R.S.B. FOB. m 516 cases August G.P.A.Q R.S.S FOB. m bales August JB l PA Q. RS.S F.OB m bales August 30 bales August Plat Bark Crepe103 words
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Article120 1939-08-12 11 Mombasa, Aug. 3. TPHE entire port is now at a standstill In consequence of the strike of t casual workers and coal wharf labourers. Five liners, including the UnionCastle Co.'s liner Llanstephan Castle, 11 299 tons, are held up, and thousands of tons of cargo120 words
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Article70 1939-08-12 11 London, July 31. AFOUNTAD* which spouts scent has been erected m the middle of the "Ether Oil Plants" Pavilion at the Soviet Agricultural Exhibition m Moscow. On a plot of land near the pavilion visitors can see the flowers from which the fountain's perfume is70 words
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Article75 1939-08-12 11 ISSUED BY FRASER CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Tin at midday was $114' unchanged, and the price of rubber at 4 o'clock was buyers Spot 28 7 16 cents, buyers October December 28 9 16 cents. Both rubber and tin shares were extremely quiet today,75 words
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Article108 1939-08-12 11 AUSTRALIA has now definitely re- established a regular increase of population from immigration. In the: sast year, it is officially disclosed, the permanent gain was 11,754 persons, compared with 6,471 for the previous year. There were 24.276 migrants and 12,522 departures of Australian nationals. Germans continued108 words
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Article144 1939-08-12 11 Sydney. Mr. Edward Beniv .-it, of Briagolonz, has just celebrated his 105 th birthday. He is, it is believed, the oldest BUB m Australia. Born m the reign of Wilh im IV. he has lived under six monarchy. From his native town, TanderaiC-e m count? Armagh,144 words
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Article214 1939-08-12 11 ttom London 5.30. p.m Yesterday I RUBBER: Dull London: S\' 2 d. 8 9 16d. Previously: 8» 2 d. 8 5 B d. Oct.-Dec: 8 2 d. 3 r B d. Previously: 8' 2 d. 8 s b d. Jan.-Mar.: 8 9 16 d. 8 5 B214 words
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58 1939-08-12 11 THE METAL MARKETS From London: Latest Quotations Spot- £229 17s. 6d. Previously. £229 17s Cd. Three months- £225 7s. Gd. Previously: i:225 5s NEW YORK TIN: 4375 Previously: *3.85. COPPER: £44 2s. 6d Previously: £44 si. GOt ?esterday: £7 to. Previously £7 8s 6«*d. SIL^St- 17 146 d. Previously: Ni.58 words
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53 1939-08-12 11 Foreign Exchange Rates London Closing Quotations Hetnod ol **am> Deiore i*te*t centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previous iff?.;. SET** New York.. *to 4«65 3 «8H 4JB. Amsterdam Guilders to 12.10 874 8.7 Hong Kong Per dollar ls lftd Shanghai. Per dollar 3> 4 d.nom. 3^d. nom Kobe Per yen M.54 Is53 words
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Advertisement22 1939-08-12 11 BANK OF CHINA SOERABAJA SUB AGENCY Kambang Djepoen 176, Soerabaja. Telegraphic Address: "CHUNGKUO, SOERABAJA" will be open for business AUGUST 14th 1939.22 words
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1566 1939-08-12 12 Windsor Lad - Windsor Lad (By Fair King And Grand Prix To Score Doubles For The Meeting MAIN interest m today's races at Penang, tin? concluding day of the Penang Turf Club's August meeting, will be the running of the race for the Gold Cup over eleven1,566 words
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Article112 1939-08-12 12 PILLOWING are Free Press selections for this afternoon's races at Penang: ("Windsor Lad") Race I.— Kit, Marnell. Race X. Danse Dv Ventre, Omah Boy. Race 3. Fair King. Nutcracker. Race 4. Tetuf n, President. Race I—Rawang,1 Rawang, Queen's Course. Race 6.— Clifton Lad, Cluny. Race 7. Royal112 words
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Article, Illustration41 1939-08-12 12 Yesterday's Stadium Soccer picture. THK POLICE met the S.R.C. m first division soccer match at the Stadium yesterday and beat them by four goals to two, thus reversing a first round result. Picture shows an incident m the game Free PressFree Press - 41 words
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Article193 1939-08-12 12 RACE 8 Horses. Class 2. Division 1, 6 Furlongs: S-arlet Ti&er 9.04 Golden Plateau. 8.10 Harriford 9.02 Blue Ribbon 8.02 Burraneer 901 Drift On 8.01 Rubber Queen. 8.13 Drator 7.13 Regiment 8.12 Non -acceptors Sunny Charm 9.04, Celestial 8.10. Scarlet Tiger heads the weight with 9.04 and193 words
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Article326 1939-08-12 12 view of his recent win over 5 1 2 furlongs and second to Freedom over this distance at the last Ipoh meeting. He is m rare trim. A good second to Grand Prix over seven furlongs Golden Plateau has been given two pounds less weight326 words
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272 1939-08-12 12 Late Goals Give Police 4-2 Victory Over S.R.C. In First Division TW r 0 goals scored m the last five minutes f 1 the Police a 4—2 victory over the S.R yesterday m the first division of th< After a dv!; toped int issue In doubt v j two quick272 words
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252 1939-08-12 12 Malays Hold Airmen In Reserve Game BY SCORING a last minute goal, the Malays forced a two all draw with the R.A.F. m a reserve division soccer fixture played on the S.H.B. ground yesterday. The Airmen were unfortunate not to have left the field victorious, for on the run of252 words
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89 1939-08-12 12 5.C.C. And Medicos Meet At Cricket /\PENING their two-day cricket match v with the Medical College, the S.C.C scored 35 for five wickets on the padang yesterday Highest scorer so far was Wakes who had knocked up IT b3fore he was bowled. S.C.C. IST. INNINGS J. W. S. WaiUs lbw89 words
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Article63 1939-08-12 12 Results of yesterday's ties m the Tanglin Club tennis tournament are as follows Open Men's Doubles:— Mr. T. V. N. Anderson and Mr. T. L. Palmer b^at Mr. A. Jouve and Mr. W. D. L. Marsh. 6—4, 7—5. Mr. A. G. Hay and Mr. W. R.63 words
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Article48 1939-08-12 12 The following have accepted to play for Merchants vs. Services on Sunday at the S.CC O. K. Stein, C. Fitton, C. A. Parkinson, A. M. Carbery, A. D. Dant, C. Milton, L. L. Cooper, R. H. Pickard, C. P. Liston. P W. Holt. P. M. Evans48 words
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Article25 1939-08-12 12 SUNNYDALE BADMINTION PARTY Th bearers Phu.-. C Teck. Mr. I Hon. Be i Ant: Hon. 1 Mr. I Hon. Audi Hon. 8] 501. Balestier Roa25 words
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Article43 1939-08-12 12 SUNDAY'S GOLF IN SEPOY LINES The V golf matrh a morrow T^ 9 air. and Hagf 4 ?:oTk oflfs Whitti?> and Sni. Searle V 5 Sn. I* Prttcheti and X mjJK a.m. Barbat J p l^ .ad H^ 1 Good: 925 Mallard ard43 words
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Advertisement117 1939-08-12 12 y J w m f »M fo e*S IF burning pain or agonising flatulence and heartburn make you dread mealtimes, take a little Bisurated Magnesia after your next meal. By neutralising the excess acid which causes most stomach troubles, Bisurated Magnesia brings you oew, instant relief. The pain you have117 words
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Advertisement6 1939-08-12 12 I JUST ARRIVEDStocked by all Lcmii'6 words
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