The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 August 1939

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,857 ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16, 1939 5 CENTS
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    BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS TOLD OF INTERVIEW
    275 1 Burckhardts Visit To Hitler Denial That He Took Message To Fuehrer From Whitehall LONDON, AUG 15. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED A 1 .MESSAGE FROM PROFESSOR BURCKHAROT, THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS' HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR DANZIG, CONCERNING THE GENERAL TREND OF HIS BERCKTESGADEN INTERVIEW WITH
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    Lightning Causes Airliner Disaster
    53 1 \u<. 15. F> ar.d a nunii ifiwtl !,,Khced ihe sea m Undge. :.s morn- !i and rid it IS truck oy tAd one .ijured ink, i i c 1 \ii and nent [■mmii ir.mander ,?a flre brontfi! the! arid had :der to [te B est m
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    French Comment On "War Of Nerves"
    30 1 French Comment On "War Of Nerves" \ug. 15. Popolaire, I inst ol nerves." *:on, de•id German itiooa will iadisa new wave ice plans. i f ;r s.i:ig froid." adds Reuter
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    SYRIAN MONARCHY SCHEME
    44 1 i lag. 15. rail Arab Party, led by a arrived at to tour Syria to I Arabs toI Paper policy Ore whether I the scheme to i to Emir AbSyrla and t they were welat villages en Reuter Oppositioo; Page 2
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    Warning From King Carol
    74 1 Bucharest, Aug. 15. A WARNING against any attempt to change Rumania's frontiers was given by King Carol today, speaking at Constanta, after reviewing the Rumanian fleet. -Whatever is Rumanian cannot be given away," the King said, "and what is Rumanian will be defended. "More than that,
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    22 1 Cairo, Aug. 15. About 6.000 troops from India arrived at Suez this afternoon to strengthen the British defence forces m Egypt.— Reuter
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    Nazi Campaign Begins Against Gibraltar
    112 1 Berlin, Aug. 15. "/GIBRALTAR m English hands is a standing threat which Spain cannot permanently tolerate," declares Field-Marshal Goering's mouthpiece, the newspaper National Zeitim?, of Essen today. The paper adds: "Italy also has an interest m seeing that Gibraltar is a Spanish possession, not only
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    I.R.R.C. And Barter Plan Supplies
    125 1 I.R.R.C. And Barter Plan Supplies London, Aug. 15. rTHE NEXT MEETING of the Inter- national Rubber Regulation Committee will probably bo held on Sept. 7. according to well-informed circles Jn London. At present the chairman, Sir John Campbell, is on holiday. Special interest attaches to this meeting, since the committee
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    I.R.A. OUTRAGES AT SEASIDE HOTELS
    62 1 London, Aug. 15. DESCRIPTIONS of two young women and a man, all speaking with an Irish accent, have been issued by ths police, following explosions at hotels at the Lancashire seaside towns of Fleetwood and Southport last night. Nobody was injured m the outrages, both
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    Case May Go Before Hague Court
    230 1 Case May Go Before Hague Court Tientsin Prisoners: New Move London, Aug. 13. DEUTER learns that the Chinese Government is considering taking the case of the Tientsin Chinese prisoners to The Hague Court, on the ground the surrender of the men by the British authorities would be a breach of
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    American Woman Slapped At Tientsin
    100 1 American Woman Slapped At Tientsin Tientsin, Aug. 15. MRS. FRANCES MARY RICHARD, a widow, aged 59, a native of San Francisco, was involved m a slapping incident when entering the French Concession. She carried an identity card from the American Consulate and a personal card from the Japanese viceconsul. A
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    British Manoeuvres In Full Swing
    272 1 Demonstration Of Mobility Concealment London, Aug. 15. JHE ANNUAL BRITISH army manoeuvres are now m full swing and not since the end of the Great War have so many people m khaki been seen m England. Despite the large number cf troops engaged, it is
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    CHURCHILL INSPECTING MAGINOT LINE
    60 1 Paris, Aus 15. J^R. Winston Churcnill early today 1V began an inspection of the Maginot Line. He is making the inspection at the invitation of Gen. Gamelin, Supreme Commander of the French Forces. The inspection is expected to last four or five days and Gen. Gamelin
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    BIGGEST EXERCISES OF TURKISH ARMY
    45 1 Istanbul, Aug. 15ARMY MANOEUVRES on an unprert cedented scale started e?rly tod m Eastern Thrace, near the Bulgarian frontier. All troops of Turkey's first army are taking part on a 40-mile front. The manoeuvres will last until Aus. 21. Reuter
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    Chinese "Boys" Blockade Ship
    64 1 London, Aug 15. THE Daily Telegraph Vancouver correspondent reports that several thousand Chinese houseboys and servants staged a sit-down strike thoughout the week-end at a wharf around a steamer waiting to load scrap iron Iff J.ipan. Sympathizers continually supplied drinks and sandwiches. This "blockade*' of the
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    BRITAIN ORDERS GUNS FROM CANADA
    46 1 Montreal, Aug. 15. IIiIARINE Industries Limited, of Sorel, Quebec, have concluded a contract worth several million dollars with the British Government for the manufacture of 3.7 guns with necessary equipment and carriages. It is understood other orders are to follow. Reuter
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    RESUMED TODAY
    271 2 Hopes That Instructions Will Bring Settlement NO COMPROMISING OVER TIENTSIN SILVER A< a result of Monday's announcement by the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, that he is convinced he will receive instructions from London m the near m, and his assurance that the instructions should enable the Tokio
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    Wang's Peace Plan Is Denounced
    342 2 Wang's Peace Plan Is Denounced Hong Kong, Aug. 15. THE recent broadcast speech, made m Canton by Mr. Wang Ching-wei former vice-President of the Kuomintang, who was expelled from the Party for his advocacy of peace talks with Japan, has drawn forth a chorus of condemnation and rebuff. Particularly is
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    BRIGADE CALLED TO BURNING CARS
    61 2 TFire Staiicii n three calls between noon r.nd J pm y. A patch of laliang m Kaißpcmg Banru dealt with m response to 11. About two hours Jattr a motorcar m Keppel Read caught lire. cttnguisbed before ad beon done. Later, m t i car
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    Soviet Tanks Take Part In Border Fight
    133 2 Soviet Tanks Take Part In Border Fight Hs m king, Aug. 15 "THE border situation near Nomonhan I remains unchanged except for minor skirmishes, according to a com- mimique issued by the Kwantun;* Army yesterday. The communique states that 500 to 600 enemy Sharpshooters, accompanied 'by four tanks, launched a
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    ROOSEVELT'S CRUISE
    39 2 Campobeln Is!aruls (\ev< Brunswick), A«, r 15, pRESZDENT Roosevelt, who started a holiday cruise en Saturday gave an I assurance at a pre~3 conference today that he was keeping m close touch v;:th ihe inteniational situation.— Reuter
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    More Lepers Treated
    110 2 From Oar Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug:. 15. THE number of lepers Irom all parts of Malaya admitted to the Leper Settlement at Sungei Buloh (SeUngor), the biggest settlement m the British Empire, continues to increase, accordin? to the annual report of the federal Secretary. There were
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    HORTHY NOT GOING TO GERMANY
    44 2 Budapest, Aujr. 15. THE Regent^ Admiral Horthy, will watch a lawn tennis tournament today according to a statement by the Hungarian semi-official news agrnsy. The announcement is made to disprove reports that Admiral Horthv is goin? to Germany Reuter
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    Burckhardt's Visit To Hitler
    171 2 Burckhardt's Visit To Hitler London, Aug. 15. NEWSPAPERS GIVE GREAT pro- mincnce to news of the visit by Professor TWHIIIuK. Leagrue of Naticiis High Commissioner for Dai. to Hcrr Hivlr-r at Bcrchtesfiaden, and rest that Prof. Burckhardt will shortly make t confidential report to Britain concerning the talks. Some papers
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    HOME CRICKET
    164 2 1 ondon, Aug. 15. pOUNTY CRICKET results today are:— Hampshire won by 117. Hampshire: 285 (Sperry 5 for 83 and 245 for 7 declared; Leicestershire: 189 and 164. Glamorgan won by two wickets. Somerset: 127 (Matthews 6 for 40 Judge 4 for 66) and 201 (Smart 5 for
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    OPPOSITION TOPALESTINE POLICY
    150 2 OPPOSITION TOPALESTINE POLICY Geneva, Aug. 15. fysCUSCION OF METH9DS and tactics to nullify the British policy m Palestine and to prevent acceptance of the White Paper by the League cf Nations is expected to take place at the 21st World Zionist Congress, opening here tomorrow night. A thousand delegates have
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    Police Dogs Track Soldier's Killers
    104 2 Jerusalem, Aug. 15. DOUCE DOGS tnctinc the killers ot Lance Corporal Leslie Hayes, of the Worcester Regiment, who was shot by Arab snipers on Sunday, led the police to t. house m Hebron, where there werv three Arabs. The dogs "identified" one of the men
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    FRANCO TO FREE U.S. PRISONERS
    75 2 llcndaye. Aug. 15. pOLLOWING representations by the American Ambassador to the Spanish Government, 45 American prisoners m Spain, including Harold Eahl. the airman who was sentenced to death for fighting fcr the Republicans, but reprieved after his v;ite had appealed to Gen. Franco, are expected
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    £65,000 FOR WORK ON CRUISER
    47 2 Melbourne, Aug. 15. MODERNISATION of the cruiser Australia, a: a cost of £65,000 giving a big increase of firepower, will be?in immediately, according to an announcement today by the Del* Minister, Mr. Street Later the cruiser Canberra will be similarly modernised.- Reuter
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    Chinese Counter-Attack
    117 2 Chungking:, Aujsr. 15. /CHINESE reinforcements m the provinces of Honan, Hupei and Hunan have started a counter-offensive alon? a wide front, according to a report from North Hupei. Gen. Li Chung-Jen, of the Kwangsi armies, is reported to have arrived at Shangyang to direct personally operations. The Chinese
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    Population Of F.M.S. Tops Two Million
    68 2 Population Of F.M.S. Tops Two Million iV: K "^a Luiv IfaJ pa, the a n Ecoi. beer: 2 the bin I crease P v] been: P< I Ne?:i 17. Malay>. Inch;...-Otlu-r<. 2] Au infiux oi China to 145 m^: with 153 t yea. •bole Record RirtUbfc A record I taken
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    PALESTINE RELEASES TO STOP
    70 2 Jerusalem, Aug. 15. MAJOR-GENERAL If. G. Barker, Commanding British Forces m Palestine, has announced the practice of releasing persons detained under emergency regulations will be suspended until further notice, owing to the recent recrudescence of sniping and bomb outrages and intimidation of Government officials. Releases have
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    YUGO-SLAV PREMIER'S MESSAGE TO DUCE
    41 2 Rome, Aug. IS. A TELEGRAM assuring Signer MM lini of Yugo-Slavia's desire friendship and collaboration with I has been sent to the Duce by M. Tseutkovitch, Yugo-Slav Prime Minister, following his recent visit to Trieste Reuter
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    MORE FOOD MUST BE GROWN IN SINGAPORE"
    989 3 MORE FOOD MUST BE GROWN IN SINGAPORE" Need Stressed By Former Agricultural Secretary VITAL TO DEFENCE POLICY (From Our Own Correspondent) It tt \c? v ia 1 1 London, Aug. 5. T HAS become vital to the defence policy of Singapore tbat more food should be grown on the island,
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    TRESPASSED IN HOUSE OF A.S.P.
    172 3 TRESPASSED IN HOUSE OF A.S.P. prison For Hainanese :J t avare that aning have to 1 thieves light that be less ties m yeslog, a young on a r>\spass I have I m AttiftVM senus im--j by six vu&ed. who -.urge, ad- tor corns i riKM k I rnployed Wan.
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    Hainanes "Boy" On Breach Of Trust Charge
    68 3 Hainanes "Boy" On Breach Of Trust Charge I 1 ~:^j i W e committed of tru.t of $21. >r an envelope, Tang Ah I Hainanese 'boy" I was charged In ■%5r ri Police Court, I led a week for v 01* Mltto I alleged led accused I tstmcted to I
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    Outward Bound Passengers
    38 3 II Mr. T 4 due to 4 by the T aru, which 5. Mr. U leave m the same mbarkbii A. M. :d Mr. Iral Econoil Service, on leave. •Jlturlst itao arrived prior to re-
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    Charges Against Chinese Teacher
    123 3 A PPEARING before Mr. L. C. Goh m the Singapore Fifth Police Court j'esterday, Ang Beng Seng, an elderly Hokkien, claimed trial on a summons charging him with acting as a teacher m an unregistered school at the 11th milestone, Yeo Chu Kang Road and. secondly,
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    UNEMPLOYED MANS SUICIDE
    93 3 A VERDICT of suicide was returned by a jury sitting before Mr. W- G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, at an inquest yesterday into the death ot a young Chinese, Tan Yeong Choon, who died m the hospital on Aug. 8 from caustic soda poisoning. It was stated
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    Bound Over For Attempted Impersonation
    209 3 Bound Over For Attempted Impersonation CHONG POH CHAT, who described himself as a compositor m a Chinese press, was convicted by Mr. L. C. Goh m the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday on an amended charge of attempted impersonation as a detective, and bound over m the sum of $25
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    Gas Helmets For Babies
    156 3 London, Auff. 3. The A.R.P. department is distributing a circular to local authorities informing them that samples of the anti-gas protection helmet for babies are to be issued shortly for demonstration purposes. Sample issues of respirators for children between the ages of 2 and 5 will
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    BOY DROWNS IN WELL
    88 3 THE SINGAPORE Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure at an inquiry into the death of a nine-year-old Chinese boy, Ang Soi Bah, who was drowned m a well near his house on Aug. 8. It was revealed that the
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    Burns Philp Vessel's Last Trip To Singapore
    164 3 AFTER 27 years service between Australia, New Guinea, Java and Singapore the Burns Philp vessel Montoro completed her last trip to Singapore this morning. She is to remain m Singapore for about a week, during which time she will go into dry dock
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    "Circus" Parade
    44 3 A collection of carnival "heads" imported from Paris lend colour and comedy to the "Circus Comes To Town" show. Here is the elephant* (Mr. C. W. Auchmuty and Mr. W. S. Hoseason) being led m the grand parade by young John Sum.
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    Court Story Of Stabbing After Debt Argument
    301 3 PUNJABI ON CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER A DESCRIPTION of the injuries received by three men during a scuffle over an alleged debt of $2 was given before Mr. J. Fletcher-Cooke, m the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday during a preliminary inquiry into three
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    Singapore's Key Points "Guarded"
    83 3 Singapore's Key Points "Guarded" WEY points m Singapore were guarded by police with fixed bayonet* during a practice yesterday morning. The practice took the place of tne routine early-morning drill. Business people who came to v.ork early yesterday morning saw marine police with rifles and bayonets, guarding the approaches to
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    $2,000 Bail For Chinese Woman
    128 3 £HARGED with committing three offences against the liquor revenue ordinance, a Chinese woman, Chan Ah Vee, who made an application for bail In the Fourth Cour ye.sterday alter claiming trial, was allowed $2,000 bail, when the case against her was postponed a week. Jointly Charged
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    REV. A. J. BENNITT
    36 3 THE Rev. A. J. Bennitt is among the Malayan delegates of the world conference of Christian youth which is being held m Amsterdam this month. Mr. Eennitt returns to Singapore m October.
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      139 3 RV s^Z y* A. L -they all like SPRATTS MIXED r*ssh BIRD (Ml SEED iiS Before Spran's Seeds are nna;!> packed I'M m seated packets, they are cleaned by a 11 special process which banishea all dust f and foreign nutter a source of {rare ll dancer to cage birds'
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      41 3 Law Notice For The Day Before Mr. Justice Manning m 3rd Court at 11 a.m. S.sBl3B— Chan WaJ Hing vs. Kee Sing and Co. and others. 1045 a.m.: Application m 0.M.19 39. Before the Registrar at 11. a.m. Enquiry m 0.M.1839,
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    INCREASE IN INFANTILE DEATHS FROM BERI-BERI
    631 4 INCREASE IN INFANTILE DEATHS FROM BERI-BERI Lady Medical Officer On "Positive Scourge" "WELFARE CENTRES DOING BEST TO AID MOTHERS" "T cannot stress too strongly the gravity of the problem of A malnutrition," says Dr. Muriel G. E. Clark, Lady Medical Officer to the Singapore Municipality, m her annual report. •THE
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    Necessity For Reorganised Malacca-Tampin Taxi Service
    450 4 Necessity For Reorganised Malacca-Tampin Taxi Service (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Aug. 15. IMAIL cars are now taking people 11 from Malacca to Singapore at $2.30 per passenger. Hdw they can do it is something the railways might try to discover, for if private enterprise can provide the public with
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    MECHANICAL ACCOUNTING BY THAILAND CUSTOMS
    205 4 MECHANICAL ACCOUNTING BY THAILAND CUSTOMS Gfrh will Operate Modern labour-saving Machines <Fi m Our Oxn Correspondent) Bangkok, Aur. 8. MiERN rtiinirni equipment for purposes cf statistical com--1 .v:n end re enue auditing has been installed m the Bangkok customs c-Ticc. Female labour operates them c c mplicated ma chines Before
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    RAYON PRODUCTION IN COMMONWEALTH
    78 4 Canberra, Anr. 5. JT is understood lint leading British rayon producers have ppproac-hed tli- Australian Prizre Minister (Mr. M'lizies) for protective measures to help the establishment of large scale r ;n production m the Common:th. It is believed that Courtauld's ;re concerned m the move, states
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    Bangkok Wedding
    111 4 (Fran Our Own Corre^.oncknt.) Bangkok, Aug:. 14. I A LARGE congregation was present at Christ Church, on Saturday morning, to witness the marriage of Miss I Louis Wood, daughter of Mr. W. A. R. Wood, C.M.G., C.1.E.. former British Consul-Gonerai at Chiengmai, and Mrs Wood now of Chiengmai,
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    More Mothers Attend Welfare Clinics
    126 4 More Mothers Attend Welfare Clinics TLJALAY mothers are attending the infant welfare cliiiics m increasing numbers, particularly at Joo Chiat, an area where so many Malays live, reports Dr. Muriel Clarke, Lady Medical Officer, m her annual report. "These mothers are gradually realising the benefits of attending for h^lp and
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    Swiss Migrants For Australia
    75 4 Canberra, kug. 5. QJWISS SKILLED ARTISANS, farm j workers and domestic servants, of j non-Jewish origin, are to be admitted to Australia. The Swiss Government authorities will select the migrants, and, if ap- j proved by the Australian department i of the interior, will give them
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    GROWTH OF EDUCATION IN THAILAND
    139 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Aug. 14. rIE GROWTH of education m Thailand is illustrated by the latest figures m the Statistical Year Book published by Government. In 1919-20 there were 2,975 schools with 170,052 scholars, with 4,608 teachers whose salaries cost £103,108 or lls.
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    If The Arms Race Collapses
    133 4 London, Aug. 5. "WHEN THE armament race col- lapses, as sooner or later it must. we shall have an unemployed army the number of which the most conservative estimate must put at 5,000,000." This was the assertion of Mr. Luke Fawcett, president of the Amalgamated
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    MISS SHEILA LYONS TO MARRY
    67 4 MISS SHEILA LYONS TO MARRY Hobart, Aus. 5. n/lISS SHEILA LYONS, eldest daugh- ter of the late Prime Minister (Mr J. A. Lyons) who died earlier this year, j will be married to Mr. W. J. Lacey, of Devonport, Tasmania, at Christmas. M;ss Lyons is at present employed by Australian
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    CHINESE CHRISTIAN ASSN.
    44 4 CHINESE CHRISTIAN ASSN. A DEBATE will be held at the Chin- ese Christian Association hali, Tl Prinsep Street, Singapore, tomorrow. The motion is Would it be advantageous tD employers m commercial houses to establish a scheme for it provident *und for their employees? 1
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    "Washed Out" Of Camp
    46 4 FIVE THOUSAND TERRITORIALS who were flooded out of their camp at Bagshot Moor, near Beaulieu. Hants., by torrential rain, were billeted m barns, farm buildings, and schools m the neighbourhood. R.A.S.C. men are here seen entering the British Lesion building at Beaulieu.
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    Further Charges Against Former Postmaster
    78 4 Further Charges Against Former Postmaster BREACH OF i? 1 pHEW HOOD POSl and c rr year n two one of duced befon morning criminal pect of $244 money orders, a "f $251 deposittaTS *J who s?i ing v In rigorous said: "I am an examp!, i recuting ofc S= a*
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    TO HOUSE TREASURES IN TIME OF WAR
    28 4 TO HOUSE TREASURES IN TIME OF WAR Secret Bomb < '(instructed m IWi:;. i ed for i bee:: SOCi' are society COO i T200.000.0; buildinu virtual lan c Press
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    Sembilan Estates And Option To Tin Mining Company
    162 5 Sembilan Estates And Option To Tin Mining Company <From Our Own Correspondent i London, Aug. 8. CHAREHOLDERS of Sembilan Estates Co., Ltd., have been informed that an option has been given to a tin mining company to prospect over a considerable area of swampy land on the company's estates. The
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    Enemies Gaoled In Same Cell
    79 5 London, Aug. G. Mr. D. M. McCreary and Mr. Harry Walker don't like each other, but they've got six months during which they'll learn at least to tolerate each other. They are neighbours m Indiana (Perm.), and had a violent quarrel. When they were charged
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    Plumber, 80, Has Wanderlust
    83 5 London, Aug. 6. AN 80-years-old plumber. William Barsby, has got wanderlust. Yesterday he left on the Britannia on the first stage of a round-the-world tour, m which he will see New York. San Francisco, Honolulu. Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney. Until a year ago he worked at
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    Thailand Legislation On Tin Profits?
    1054 5 Fraser 's Share market Report gLOOD at boiling point m the face of Parliamentary opposition appears on a fishing holiday to have cooled to the miserable temperature of appeasement and the four Chinese suspects are to be handed over to the Japanese. The belief that
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16, 1939. "Peace" Plans
    638 6 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16, 1939. "Peace" Plans I^yHETHER optimism regarding vv the reported Danzig "peace plan" is really justified remains to be seen. Not only are the facts so far circulaced without any official confirmation, but it is by no means certain that Poland would look favourably
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    An Englishman Looks At France Today
    1102 6  -  Sir Arthur Willert By y/? ARTHUR WILLERT, K.8.E., the writer of the follow^ article, has just completed a two thousand mile jomtx by motor-car through the French Provinces. Sir Arthv was for many years the head of the News Dcpartme: Foreign Office, is a
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    GOVERNOR OF FRENCH INDOCHINA TO MEET LOCAL DEFENCE HEADS
    293 7 Making Brief Stop Here On Way To France Next Week CEREMONIAL LANDING AT CLIFFORD PIER THE Governor-General of French Indo-China, M. Jules Hrevie, with his wife, aide-de-camp and the chief of his secretariat, will arrive m Singapore on board the cruiser
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    Brisk Ticket Demand For Charity Show
    203 7 ;tas Comes To Town" Opens Tonight I emand for tickets for "The Circus I :he excellent charity show to be preI 'hildren's Aid Society at Raffles Hotel I and on Friday and Saturday nig] I •m. on Friday. People who saw the dress nhearsai
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    Gordons' Band Sails For Java On Aug. 25
    45 7 band of the High- time hen the i to i tl I M w.l! 2i>. to make ba.id .1 b^ gwer. OH AUtC. G ions travellihagen. Mad[l ntres of matnu will be British music, •heir playA a
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    Alleged Illicit Distilling
    68 7 CLAIMING trial ;o two charges concerning possession of a still for distilling liquor when not the holder ,i licence, and also fomenting intoxicating liquor at Macao Sua. Singai Monday, n Chinese, Ng Woo Joo, was allowed 52.000 bail yesterday, when his case «v postponed m the Fourth
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    28 7 It is stated m the Cathedral Courier that plans for a Church at the naval base were discussed at a recent meeting. The cost will be about $3,500
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    Two Appeals Dismissed At Ipoh
    175 7 (FJroia Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 15. THE PERAK Appeal Court, presided over by Mr. Justice Murray Anysley, decided three appeals today. Ong Teng Peck appealed against a fine of $1,000 imposed on him by the Taiping magistrate for possession of safety matches on which
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    53 7 It is stated m the SingapDre Diocesan quarterly leaflet that the Rev. Brie Scott, who is due m Malaya m October, will be assistant Chaplain m Province Wcllesley. Mr. Charles Mann has been appointed a director of The Oalang Besar Rubber Plantations, Ltd.. m place of Mr. Charles Emerson, who
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    Sequel To Car Crash After Highlands Holiday
    193 7 Sequel To Car Crash After Highlands Holiday (From Our Own Correspondent.' Ipoh, Aug. 13. HEARING was adjourned this afternoon m the case for general damages for injuries received m May last year m a motor car accident while en route to Kuala Lumpur from Cameron Highlands. The plaintiffs are Miss
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    Storing Of Emergency Food Supplies
    346 7 Storing Of Emergency Food Supplies CLEARING UP A MISUNDERSTANDING A STATEMENT on the subject of emergency food supplies m Malaya was issued last night by Mr. N. R. Jarrett. Food Controller, Malaya. Mr. Jairett recalls that at a meeting of the Legislative Council, SJS., m Apirl. His Excellency the Governor
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    GIRL CYCLIST KNOCKED DOWN BY LORRY
    74 7 •From Cur Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 15. A NASTY accident occurred here to- day when a 17-year-old Chinese girl on Government relief work, while returning home en a bicycle after work, was knocked down by a lorry and seriously injured In the head and
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    Begged For Alms
    149 7 '•TELL HIM that if he comes before me again he will be sent to th 3 house of detention/ remarked Mr. L. C. Goh m the Singapore Fifth Pellet Court yesterday, when he imposed a fine of $1, m default one day's simple imprisonment on a SG-year-o'd
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    TRIBUTES TO PERAK B.R. AT STATE COUNCIL
    79 7 c From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Aug. 15. A MEETING of the Perak State Council was held today m the Council chambers m Kuala Kangsar, the I Sultan presiding. Tributes were paid to the British Resident, the Hon. Mr. Marcus Rex, who [is
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    PHOTOGRAPHER'S WAR PICTURES
    38 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, 15. lOH Cheun Hoong. an Ipoh Chinese photograrher who has just returned from various Chinese war zones, is attracting large crowds by exhibiting hundreds of wsr pictures taken m China.
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    21 7 Messrs. R. O. Jenkins A. H. Mnrrhall, and J. D. Crosthwaite hnv? keen elected Individual members of the Rubber Growers' Assjriation.
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    Damages Claim Over Car Accident Withdrawn
    211 7 SUIT STATED SETTLED A CLAIM for damages by Herbert Spencer Had) |o f Tehran Rubber Estates, Ltd., against Alexander marty, a Singapore accountant, w, reported as settled and leave was given to withdraw before Mr. Justice Pedl the Singapore High Court yesterday. f'JACDONALD sued
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    Alleged Sale Of Adulterated Ghee
    384 7 Alleged Sale Of Adulterated Ghee ALLEGED to have m Us possesrton for sale three 4-katty tins of ~m ghee" which was lound to be adulterated, an offence under the Merchandise Marks Ordinance, an Indian, Kirpa i-nankar, appeared before Mr L c Goh In the ■ncmpoci Fifth Mftc< Court yesterday The
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    CHINA STRIVES FOR 10,000 INDUSTRY CO-OPERATIVES BY NEXT YEAR
    459 8 BUDGET FOR THE WORK WILL BE TRIPLED Three More Regional Headquarters Needed Chunking. DLANS by which the goal of 10,000 industrial co-opeca- tives will be attained by next year were announced today by the 40 delegates from the five regional headquarters
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    EDUCATIONAL.
    68 8 ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,) HONG KONG I Boarding School for Chinese students.! Classes In English by resident Eng- lish and Chinese Graduates. Chinese classes from beginners upwards. Fine buildings on healthy site, 25 acres! Middle School preparing students for the Universities. Outdoor games and swimming. Chinese or Foreign food.: Also
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    Britain's Wheat And Flour
    177 8 Britain's Wheat And Flour London. A us?. I. DKITAIN'S present storage cap*- city for wheat and flour is a well-kept Government secret but it has evidently expanded to a satisfactory point, for the Government has denied reports that it is establishing a secondary war reserve of wheat m Canada. Before
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    WOMAN CONSTABLE ARRESTS DESERTERS
    127 8 London, Aii£ 5. pOLICE-CONSTABLE Jane Hendron has an eagle eye and fears no man. as she proved when she arrested four Army deserters s:nglehanded. She was walking In Ladywell Recreation Ground, London, when she saw four men lying on the ground. She noticed that each of
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    29 8 London, Amg. 14. Lieut. -Colonel B. R. Mullaly, of thf? Gurkha Rines, is to succeed MajorGeneral Piggott as Military Attache to the British Embassy at Tokio m October. Reuter
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    BRITAIN'S SECRET DEVICE TO TRAP SUBMARINES
    493 8 BRITAIN'S SECRET DEVICE TO TRAP SUBMARINES Westminster, Aug. 3. A SECRET apparatus for defeating submarines, which this country alone possesses, was referred to by Earl Stanhope, First Lord of the Admiralty, In the course of a debate m the House of Lords today. He had spoken of the countermeasures against
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      551 8 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. John H. B. Law wishes to express his heartfelt thanks to the staff of Middleton Hospital, all relatives and friends who sent wreaths and letters of condolence and who attended the funeral of late Mrs. Law. TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now invited
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      611 8 NOT A PAIN 'AT 78 She Feels Like 48 Aches and pains are not inevitable m old age. When they do come, there is always a cause for them— a cause that can be overcome. Here is a little lesson on growing old, by a woman of 78 For the
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      326 8 RADIO PROGKVMIB SINGAPORE EMPIRE STATION TODAY rou /HL ttt metier p.m. immmamaaammi AM 1.00 Miscellaneous >- STi me i 1.30 Mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.32 Miscellaneous prosrarmr. Of r; v. ,0553 |n gramophone records icdßttf) p m 2.00 Interva 5.00 Cantonese sele 5.40 Feipme selectio:. 6 5 6.10 Radio
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      336 9 9^^^ ■■•HB^'B"^™ I ,~sj M OFF FOR A CRUISE BY P&O WHY OON'T YOU GO TOO? 1 KLI> TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO AMi BOMBAY lofcbte Mr hM months To lit Class FROM SINGAPORE 2nd Class ■au Kec« $137.14 $102 86 Slvs.s: $137.14 r lokoham* $22J.8« $154.29 5281.86 $188.57 $300 00
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      284 9 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC MME Joint service of ?\V.\ PACIFIC LINE .%NT> Sn.VER LINE. LTD. to SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES NOATH PACIFIC PORTS VESSELS TO PACIFIC TO AS I Arrives sails Spore > pore m.S. SAFAROI'A J.P.L.) Auff. 16 Auj. 21 (vis Manila) m.s. SILVERBEECH (S.) Au?. 23 25 (via Java
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      566 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay, hmgaporr t 51 ji Chartered Bank Building. Penang f P 1366 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LONDON. CONTINEM AND GLASGOU (m conjanrt on with the Glen Line) Doe sailGLENROY Mars., L'don. R'dam. Ham Ant.. Midd Auj. 19 Aug 22 ANTFNOR Mars., L'don.
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      770 9 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches INWARD 0^717V"» 4 Imperial: Prom Europe d^ oiWIrAPORR Mcndaf. rbnj-xUj. rr ifi ay after- T \^m \J?AXRj U>arnes: From rtnang. Ipoh. ±J.I\R\,AJ\J? *U JiL and Kuala I umjnir Arrives ever> evening. following ships sue alongside the X.L.M.- From %etherJands In- to I^ e lv l
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    AMERICA'S LARGEST LINER
    221 10 AMERICA'S LARGEST LINER London, Aug. 3. WHEN the United States liner, America, now under construction at the yard of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., is launched on August 31, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the President, will be the sponsor for the ship and will break
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    VICTORIA.
    46 10 The m.v. Victoria is due here at 10 a.m. tomorrow coming from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Manila. She will berth at the S.H.B. wharf and is expected to sail again at 7 p.m. on Thursday for Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Port Said. Naples and Genoa i
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      573 10 P U^^^^^^ Aag* f»ifc.,i ATI KSKrt^ VrJiml&mi-z A .A>rtrJ{»htiy sailings co Victoria R JB^T \1 ift' p »nd Vancouver Direct or via V&'i-y Mm^mß?rTrr I This time ?o via Canada cook *l w jkk*^FG&yy your passage m Canadian Pacific's /yV> ''->^W^^- j largest, fastest liner od the Fadfic Fjtt- jK.
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      323 10 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAViuAVIUN CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) (APCAU USE) FOR HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA s. s. TALMA 10,000 TONS SAILING SEPT. 7 AT 3 P.M. PASSENGER VESSEL AD. AS FOR PREVIOUS PASSENGER VESSELS HARPER GJLF ILLAN CO.. LTD. Telephone No. 5861 CASTLE LINE fOR NEW
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      331 10 RED FUNNEL LINE HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO.. LTD. (incorporated tnStrtJta Settlement.) REGULAR PASSENGER and CARGO Service from Singapore to *gj~ tor BATAVIA, CHERIBON and SEMARANG (Every Tuesday and Friday) rn u BEE Fri. Aug. 18 SyONG Tues. Aug. 22 Fnr SOURABAYA AND BANDJERMASIN (Fortnishtlv Service) cc BAN HONG LIONO
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      533 10 XO EUROPE AND AMI II l» VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMR\% ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES BT Afrivet Uav« Soore 6'por, Vt^ X PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Aug 22 PRESIDENT HARRISON Sept 9 I PRESIDENT HAVES Sept. 19 14 PRESIDENT POLK Oct. 7 PRESIDENT GARFIELD tfov 4 X PRESIDENT MONROE s'ov.
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      725 11 yesterday's Quotations Fraser And Co.'s List Tapan ($1) 250 T. Amon ($2 I>l7bi 1211/k Temerioh ($1) #52 57 UP 6 U 70 Ulu Benut (30 cts.) ,26 .30 OH Pandiin tsi> 140 lw ir./.ed Malacca ($1) j.32 1>42 Din Siicpan (si> I>lo j^ LNOUSTKIALS A.
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      Current Company Dividends
      103 11 1 f Spiled Ky Mps vrc fTrntrr fiP Co. 1 I>\Y, AUG. 15, 1939: 5 P.M. Total for Boots Date Ex. div. Financial Close Payable date Year Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 23 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 Aug. 24 5% Sept. 8 Sept. 14 Sept. 9 10d.
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK & SHARES
      450 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES From Exchange Telegraph Co. From Lcrtdon 5*30 p. m. Yesterday Bhar e of £1 denomination unless Latest Quotation- previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan. 5 p.c. 1944-64 Funding Loan, 4 p.c. 1930-90 War Loan, 3V 2 p.c... Com. Union A*sce. (Units).... Prudential Assce "A" Royal
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      64 11 From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Steady. Spot: £229 17s. 6d. Previously: £229 17s. 6d. Three months* £225 7s. 6d. Previously: £225 7s 6d NEW YORK TIN: 48.75. Previously: 48.70. COPPER: £44 7s. 6d. Previously: £44 7s. 6d. COLD Yesterday: £7 Bs. 7d. Previously: £7 Bs. 7y 2
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      Daily Share Report
      116 11 ISSUED BY FRASER CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Tin at midday was $*****, «P M» and the price of Rubber at 4 o'clock was buyers Spot 28 11 16 buyers OctoberlDfcember. 28 13i16 cents, market steady, quiet. For the first time for what feels like
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      Friendly Badminton
      121 11 The Mayblossom B.P. beat the May B.P. by four games to two m a friendly game of badminton played at the May Party's court last Sunday. Results were (Mayblossom players mentioned first) Singles: Ahmad Mattar lost to Low Poh Hye, 15—9, 11—15, 11—15 Lee Kirn Seng lost to
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      POST OFFICE CLUB
      29 11 The Municipal Services Club will be "At Hume" to the Post Office Club on Sunday m a series of friendly games at their premises, Farrer Park.
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      Local Exchange Rates
      178 11 AUG. 15, 1939: SELLING London T.T. 2,4 1 32 Londoai aeui£.nd 2,4 132 Lycns demand 2058 Switzerland demand 241'-^ Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54", Montreal demand Eatavia demand loi Samarang demand IUIU Calcutta. Bombay and Ra demand 1^6% lladnu and Colombo dem 156 Hong Kong
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
      130 11 AUG. 15, 19:5'J: I?. O'CLOCK NOON Bavers S' I No IX R.S.S. :-:ool loose. 28 1116 28 13 16 No. IX R.S.tJ. b'.0.8. m casc3 Aocust 29 116 29 3IS G.F.A.Q R.S.S F. 0.8. m bales August 28 ■> P.A.Q. R.S.S. F.O.ii m bales August
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      S.C.R.C. BILLIARDS
      104 11 S.C.R.C. Billards championships fixtures arc: Aug. 2£:- Chua Chcon LEflOg vs Ng Ch^ns Koon; Aug. 24: Ong Scow Kee vs Gun F>. Krng; Aug. 25: Gan Hock Kee vs Dr. S. W Tay; Aug. 28: Gan Kcc Tian vs John Llm, Aug. 29: Dr. Poh Chee Juay vs.
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      197 11 fiom London 5.30. p.m Yesterday RUBBER: Steady. London: 8 9 16d. 6 r B d. Prei 8 I lGd. Oct.-Dec: 8 9 16 d. 8 11 15 d. Previously: a <4 16 d 8 11 IGd. Jan.-Mar.: 8 5 7 ad. 811 16d. Previously: l%d 811 10d
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      Foreign Exchange Rates
      64 11 London Closing Quotations Method oi Paru> oeioro Latest Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate Previouny Paris Franc to 124.11 176 1116 176 11 16 New York. to 4 8655 4.68»/ 8 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.10 8.72 r.71% Hong Kong Per dollar Is. 211 16d. Is. 211 16d. Shanghai... Pt
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      58 11 BANK QF CHINA SOERABAJA SUB AGENCY Kamiiaig Djepoen 176, Soerabaji. Telegraphic Address: "CKUNGKUO. SOERABAJA" OPEN FOR BUSINESS AUGUST 14ih 1939. GURSER^SESARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL To keep abrea&t «ith the progress of economic developments, no business concern can attord oat te take ativant2ge nt the miiltitanm services ottered by a reputed
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    AIRMEN CONSOLIDATE POSITION AS SENIOR DIVISION LEADERS
    643 12 S.C.C. Start Well, But Go Down By Six Goals To Nil DEGISTERING a six-nil victory over the S.C.C. at the Stadium yesterday, the R.A.F. further consolidated their position as leaders m the first division of the league. With a total of 28 points
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    COMBINED SCHOOLS XI
    77 12 The following have been selected to represent the Combined Schools against the Ceylon Sports Club at cricket on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the C.S.C. ground. A. Neubronner and N. Capel (St. Andrew's), P. Yzelman (R.1.), J. Galistan iS.J.I.), Cecil Wons, E. Doraiswamy and Cheong Thian
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    Yesterday's S. C. C. Tennis Results
    521 12 Yesterday's S. C. C. Tennis Results FURTHER TIES KEEN play was seen m yesterday's ties m the S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament when, with the exception of one tie, six matches were decided m the men's B handicap singles event. Xhe match between R. T. G. Arthur (sen and E.
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    HONG KONG TENNIS BOYCOTT
    51 12 Hong Kong, Aug. 14. AS A PROTEST against the anti- Chinese movement m Siam, Chinese tennis champions have decided to draw from the Hong Kong exhibition games with the visiting Siamese team this week, while the Chinese community have decided to bovmttl the matches. Chinese Central
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    LOST.
    40 12 ROYAL SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB Lost, one canvas golf bag with' leather mountings containing 2 woods arid 8 irons, probably taken m error. Will members please examine their clubs and return if it is found they nave the wrong bag.
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    MARINES SCORE FREELY TO BEAT R.A.F. (T) 7-2
    308 12 .THE MARINES accomplished the feat 1 of scoring five goals m 15 minutes m their second division (a) soccer with the R.A.F. (T), whom they beat seventwo at the J.C.S.A. yesterday. Hero of the day was G. Awang who scored five of
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    Yesterday's Soccer At The Stadium
    63 12 Yesterday's Soccer At The Stadium picture. The Airmen further strengthened their position m the senior division of the S.A.F.A. league uhen they beat the S.C.C. by six goals to one. The Cricket Club played well m the first-half, but cracked up m the second ichen they let their opponents net
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    R.A.F. (H.Q.)Share Points With Moravia
    243 12 R.A.F. (H.Q.) Share Points With Moravia Division II B Soccer On The Padang DOINTS were shared m the second division (b) soccer fixture yesterday when the R.A.F. (H.Q.) hold the Moravia Sports Club to a two-all draw on the padane The result was a fair indication of the run of
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    CLIFFORD CUP QUALIFIERS
    154 12 INURING PLAY m the August Medal at Bukit Timah on Satur clay and Sunday the following qualified for the Clifford Cup. G. A. Wood 80 11 ~i H. Camptoll 90 16 74 Roy Brown 92 18 74 R. Craik 73 1 74 C. W. Watson 81 7
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    Women's Golf At Bukit Timah
    280 12 [THE WOMEN'S AUGUST MEDAL 1 at the Royal Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted m a tie between Mrs. C. R. Cherry and Mrs. E. A. Elder m "A" division with a net score of 38, m a win
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    S.C.R.C. HOCKEY
    22 12 THE S.CR.C. will hold a hockey 1 meeting on Friday at the club house. All interested are invited to attend.
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    Y.M.C.A. HOLD CHINESE TO DRAW
    84 12 Y.M.C.A. HOLD CHINESE TO DRAW Div -"H^> Aik Chan E Xce i In Goal QN'E of the bM ea-^ kCeP!; !Ota!^«» ytwercu.. 7 A W second d the V Contrary failed t ovponentv fast and lerc drav\ The r; this res of!' siv( ched and pr Often kicked N| Mi
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