The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 November 1939

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. *****. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1939. 5 CENTS
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  • 166 1 M r Churchill's "Last Quiet Week-End" FIERCE ATTACKS BEFORE NEW PLANES ARRIVE rdaj repeated her threat to start intention< auainst Britain before the Allies onirnts for their air forces from America lifting of the T.S. arms embargo. circles m Berlin, quoted by :he nt oi
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  • 20 1 RATIONING OF BACON BUTTER NEXT MONTH? .M. Ni.v for r he intro- nutter and mmodit irv future it ha? imp
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  • 18 1 I which the I the Air Council. -quadron H'de- > proposed that should be based •ho Nizam.
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  • 50 1 Brussels, Nov. 5. AN UK K\ll> m North Franre at about 11 a.m. m the neighbourhood of Li'lc\ Roubaix and Tourcoinq; is reported. \nti-aii. rnft fire WM riis-im-tly heard at Tournai on the Belgian frontier. Several planes v.ere seen over the Lille district. Reuter
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  • 122 1 Super-Gestapo To Spy On The Gestapo NAZI-SOVIET PACT RISING DISCONTENT Paris. Oct. 5. ACCORDING to a Havrs message rrom the German frontier, high Nazi Party circle.- are so discontented with Hitler's pro-Russian policy that Himmler has inrtru *:ed his deputy to form a super-Gestapo to watch over the Gestapo itself.
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  • 39 1 London. Nov. .">. THE KING has approved the promotion of Air Vice-Marshal R. E. C. Fri-re. deputy Cfcief of Air Staff, to be lg Air Marshal on his appointment i^s additional member of the Air Council.
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  • 365 1 "Stupid And Unable To Harm Us" AN ADMISSION of the widespread A knowledge m Germany of the pamphlets dropped by British aircraft over German towns was made yesterday by Dr. Josef Goebbels, the German Propaganda Minister, m a broadcast to the Hitler Youth gathered m
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  • 76 1 THE Netherlands military authorities have been testing how far the flooding of certain Dutch nreas can oe relied upon to stop tfie. advance: of mechanised units. Dutch new-papers publish remarkable photographs of the tests, one showing that one tank, became bogged before the sodden
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  • 59 1 A BILL providing for the ratification of the Turkish pact with Britain and France was introduced m the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara yesterday, says Reuter. The Turkish Foreign Minister. M. Sarajoglu, is expected to review m Parliament on Wednesday the latest, phase of
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  • 335 1 London, Nov. 5. NEWS HAS REACHED Clydeside that the American vessel, City of Flint, is bound for a port on the west coast of Srotland- It is therefore assumed that she will dock at Glasgow m four days' time. The City ot Flint,
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  • 376 1 FIRST LORD'S SIGNIFICANT VISIT TO PARIS London, Nov. 5. THE visit of Mr. Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, to Paris and his conversations with M. Campinchi. the French Minister of Marine, and Admiral Darlan, Commander of the French naval forces, emphasises the close
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  • 142 1 London, Nov. 5. THE well-known British publicist. Mr. J. A. Spender, reviewing the war situation m the Sunday Times to-day writes: "So the question comes back to Hitler. Has he any answer to the riddle he has set for his own country, and for
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  • 44 1 r[E CREW of the Greek steamer. Nicolaos Embiricos, was rescued early yesterday after the ship sunk following an explosion m tne English Channel. The ship was on its way from North America to Antwerp with a cargo of pram. R euter
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  • 377 1 "Directly Opposed To That Of Soviet" THE Finnish Cabinet met yesterday 1 to consider the report lrcm the Finnish delegation m Moscow, says Reutcr. on the negotiations over the Soviet demands. Fresh instructions are to be sent to the delegates. The Finnish Foreign Office announced that the
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  • 463 2 Empire Unity Help For Mother Country LONDON PRESS COMMENT London, Nov. 5. AT a time when the representatives from the govern- ments of the Dominions and India are holding conversations m London, the editors of the Sunday newspapers take the opportunity of welcoming the remarkable unity of the Empire behind
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  • 140 2 Johannesburg, Nov.s. A NAZI plot for risings throughout South Africa, including the saboting of factories and essential services, is disclored by the Johannesburg newspaper Star. The plot, it is stated, also involved the exploitation of Portuguese East African I mineral resources by a German
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  • 235 2 Co rrespondence (To the Editor of the Free Press) Sir,— Towards Christmas, it is customary tor the Rotary Club of Singapore, with the assistance of friends, to give a party to j about 1,600 poor children. To provide toys i for so many is a
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  • 253 2 List el cases for the week commencing Monday, Nov. 6: Before the Chief Justice, the Honourable Sir Percy McEhvaine m Court Xo. 1 To-day at 11 a.m.: Summonses-in-Chambers. Originating Summonses •In chambers). Thereafter m Open Court Originating Petition, Judgment Summons and Summons-in-Chambers No. 481. 39
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  • 48 2 LJERMAN BPIX plays the part of TVuzar: m the latest Tarzan picture, "Tarzan and the Green Goddess," which opened at the Alhambra yesterday. There are some thrilling moments m the picture, as when Tatzan fights a lion, and when he is swept over a waterfall.
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  • 71 2 SAMUEL Goldwyn's "Wuthering Heights," the picture based on the "strange and powerful love story of Emily Bronte's novel, opened to big audiences at the Cathay Cinema on Saturday. Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon. m the leading roles, give perfect characterizations as the lovers, and receive fine support from
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  • 92 2 A MEETING of Ceylonese women was held at the Ceylon Tamil Association Hall, to discuss the formation of a Ceylon women's war- workers party. It was decided that such a party should be formed and a committee consisting of Mrs. A. M. Handy (hon.
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  • 554 3 France Advancing Money For Aircraft Works? MUNITIONS ARRIVE AT THE DOCKS FOR SHIPMENT THE signing of the Neutrality Law by President 1 Roosevelt, thereby giving the Allies access to the vast arsenal of the United States, is welcomed m Great Britain and France and
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  • 131 3 Success Of Britain 's Sea Effort: New Statistics SMALL TONNAGE LOST AND BIG SEIZURE OF GERMAN SHIPS London, Nov. 5. TUI C x I en* and success of Britain's sea effort is shown „m i >iuni(uant figures just issued, writes Reuter's JJj diplomatic correspondent. In has seized r-h iiriiso on
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  • 404 3 Can It Work? Asks London Writer London, Nov. 4. IN an editorial m The Times to-day, the German scheme for international trade exchange, whereby it is proposed to exclude from European trade not only Britain but overseas countries also, is subjected to analysis. Ihe editorial suggests
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  • 95 3 London, Nov. 5. THE King has approved the extension of Lord Erskine's appointment as Governor of Madras and the postponement of Sir Arthur Hope's assumption of office for four months until March 1940. It is understood that the extension of Loro Erskine's appointment, which
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  • 88 3 London. Nov. 5. THE German statement that the Swedish steamer Vanya <Wanja) was run ashore at Kirkwall and kept short of provisions by British control officers is entirely fals<-\ writes Reuter's chief diplomatic correspondent. The captain of tte Vanya. it is rtßtod. remained m charge cf the
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  • 120 3 London. Nov. 5. rl more neutral ships was reported yesterday. Fifoi the Norwegian ship North Sea five Ksion. were landn the north-east coast. are missing. E* 11.000-ton Danish steamer Qnda rdnv following an opinion on Friday. Five tugs tried daring the night to save her.
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  • 164 3 DKITISH Broadcast x- Corporation programmes from next week onwards were outlined by the overseas programme director of the 8.8.C last night. He announced that from Nov. 12, m certain transmissions where the burden of foreign news bulletins is heavy, transmitters will be split at certain ncriods. so
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  • 120 3 AN important espionage organization m Holland has. according to ar. Amsterdam report, been revealed by the arrest of a man said to have been smuggling various uniforms into Germany. A number of arrests are expected to be made shortly. When the man. who was known
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  • 43 3 London. Nov. 5. A NUMBER of British consular officials have arrived m Holland from Germany and Bohemia. The;r exchange has been effected against a number of German consular official.; former:." m India and Palestine who have now arrived m Italy. British
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  • 234 3 U.S. Ships May Go To Indian Ocean Washington, Nov. 5. T*HE Neutrality Law proclama- tions dealing with belligerent submarines and the fixing of zones m which American ships may or may not operate have been signed by President Roosevelt, says Keuter. In his neutrality proclamation President Roosevelt
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  • 201 3 London, Nov. 5. THE Norwegian steamer Mim, which has run ashore off the Orkneys while on her way to the British contraband control static n at KirkwaJl. was being navigated by her master at the time This fact is clearly established because all boarding officers
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  • 61 3 Paris, Nov. 5. Some 20 Munich citizens have been arrested and charged with complicity m a Bavarian separatist plot, according to a report from the German frontier which adds that five of these citizens hold the Nazi gold insignia reserved for the first 10,000 party
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  • 48 3 Brussels, Nov. 5. •"pHE newspaper L'Avenir Colonial, ol 1 Leopoldville, (Belgian Congo), reproduced m Le Soir, states that a German vessel, Togo (5,042-tons) was torpedoed by a French submarine near Lobito. The Togo recently left Boma < Belgian Congo) without disclosing her destination. Reuter
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  • 86 3 Washington. Nov. 5. IT is announced that authorisation for a new U.S. naval expansion plan costing $1,300,000,000 will be sought [rom Congress m January. The plans call for 95 more warships and about 2.400 aircraft. The new programme includes three aircraft-carriers, eight cruisers,
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  • 48 3 Rome, Nov. 5. IT WAS OFFICIALLY announced m Rome to-day that Sisnor Mussolini held a series of conferences with his military chiefs.* He discussed military strategy for two hours with Marshal Graziani, Chief of Army Staff, and also had long talks with other army chiefs. Reuter
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  • 235 3 HITLER'S ANGER Paris, Nov. 5. ANOTHER Russian shock for Hitler is reported m the newspaper Paris Soir. which says that the objects of the recent visits of Dr. Goebbels and H rr Hess io Poland was to find a Polish head for the Polish buffer state which
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  • 196 3 London, Nov. 5. \I7HILE Empire ministers were visit- ing the air force coas'.U command headquarters yesterday messages were received from a pilot over northern waters that he had sighted a submarine. The signals flashed by the pilot were m combat language of the R.A.F. They
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  • 610 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1939. New Marriage Laws I EGISLATION vvliich will be introduced at the meeting of the Legislative Council this week is of far-reaching significance m its effect on the social customs of non-Christian persons living m the Colony. The Bills are the result of
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  • 1641 4 OUR LONDON LETTER London, Oct. 28. I JNLESS something unforseen happens we are to be rationed within the next month. It was expected before but would you be- lieve it. the reason for the delay Is hat more food is coming into the'
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  • 56 4 REHABILITATION AT DR. SUN'S BIRTHPLACE. I I > IVj r> i** i bo Chu >un Y:it i R public, i Jap:Mio-r n puduallv boi combined I( Ult to Mr. Wai th*» National returned to H conducting em Chungshan di>in____^~ The b-v Will perform ru-me- 0 The band am; drum' <,£
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    • 19 4 LATEST HANDBAGS FOR r<^} EVEKING i^ and B. H. T. DOULATRAM CO. 48-50. HIGH STRKET. Tel: 784 ft. SINGAPORE.
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  • 531 5 G.O.C. ON "VAST TRAGIC WA R WRECKAGE" 4e i Us Remember The jyj en Who Must Fail" E RAL BOND'S APPEAL cOR PCPPY DAY FUND lie wreckage 91 of the present war Major-General L. V. Bond, G.0.C.. appeal last night for generous Day fund. i\ mi i wreaths at the
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  • 88 5 Cinderellas To Help Malaya Patrioti c Fund I lent I npur. Nw I M ppear," the I lne panyinc r pictures or 111 for their lode X admisaloii to B connection H the recent he Cheerful B Malaya European taxi dancers. during the H tinment X .:ig" for B woman
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  • 30 5 SING- SONG HOUSE SHOOTING ARRESTS Hong Kom. i nddent month, tour stody i id rh^ used Fua i the lilc the cuslod: ured m the ?ho i per--ivm by -niciaLs
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  • 184 5 Higher Bus Fares: K. L. Application From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Nov. H. APPLICATIONS for permission to increase their fares, as a result of higher retrol costs, will be made by two bus companies at a public inquiry to bo held on Nov. 22 by the Transport Board. One
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  • 20 5 "HOW MICH?" scene m a village military post office with the British Expeditionary Forte.
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  • 883 5 MR. A. K. SURATTEE ON TRUE TEST OF PATRIOTISM AT PRESENT W U/K as British subjects and inhabitants of this Colony are thankful for the protection vouchsafed to us by the British flap;; our loyalty to the British Throne has never been more steadfast
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  • 165 5 Ma-i-la-i" Means Smooth Bamboo CHINESE discovered Australia In }\V). Mcordins to Dr. W. G (i odd a id. He told the Queensland branch of the ftoyal Geopraphieal Society that he is translating records which showed that Chinese lirst landed m Western Australia m th:it year, travelled riirht round the continent,
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  • 61 5 Hong Kong, Nov. f». MR. WANG CHING-V/EI hurriedly took oIT m a .Japanese plane Irom Shanghai for Tokio on Thursday to seek an Interview with Prince Konoye, formerly Japanese prime minister, acrordin? to the Sino -American Daily News Shanghai which says that Wane's trip
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  • 73 5 DUBLICITY has recently been given to «re- ports (notably m a broker's report that there Ls likely to be a shortage of shipping space to Europe m November and December, but the Shipping Controller states he is "unable to find any evidence to substantiate this
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  • 425 5 PRESIDENT Roosevelt telah menyain surat pemashhoran sa-malam mek'pii^Kuji paiioun- yanf meittrai^ Amerika todak boleh menjual senjata ka-negeri2 Eropah itu. Serta-merta itu juga kerajaan.2 British dan Peranchis telah menghantar 'order' kapada kilang2 senjata dalam Amerika minta buatkan beberapa banyak kapai2 terbang perang. Gudang2 simpanan barang dipelabohan New tfcrK
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  • 52 5 AFTER a five-day hearing, the lrbe] suit m whirh \l. Weinberg. a manufacturer's ajrent. claimed general darrnees a spirit Moine Comte and Co.. Ltd.. concluded on Saturday m the High C^urt. In an oral judgment Mr. Justice Pedlcw awarded $600 damages to Weinberg.
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  • 280 5 Counsel On A Free Press Court Report MAGISTRATE SAYS IT WAS CORRECT IBRAHIM b.n Natarsha, a clerk *ith 1 23 years' service wltb the Munic pal Assessment Department, was fined $500 c-r two months' imprisonment fry Mr. J Fl2tcher-Cookc. Singapore tl.ird magistrate, wtoen he wa.s con \L led on Saturday
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  • 123 5 AN ADMIRALTY lUfceiflffll m Singapore last night puts recent figures of tonnage sunk by Übostl m their true per.s On Nov. 1, over 18 2 million tons of British shipping were operating on ihe high seas. That toUl takrs into count only ships of over
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  • 109 5 ONE cf the mort tragic screen romances that Metro-Gold wyn -Mayer ha^ ever produced is "Lady of the Tropics which had a mid-night premiere at the Capitol on Saturday. Filmed with the famous temples of liido-Chlna as a background, this story of a Eurasian
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  • 117 6 NOV. 4, 1939: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose '38 38% No, DC R.S.S. F. 0.8. m cases November 38 U 38 V» G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. F. 0.8. m bales November 37% 37% F.A.Q. R.S.S. F. 0.8. m bales November
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  • 82 6 NEW WELFARE scheme to improve the conditions of the troops, to be supervised by Major-General Sir John Brown, wa^ announced m the. House erf Commons yesterday by the War Minister, Mr. Leslie Hore Belisha. M He added that an honoraiy welfare officer would be appointed
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    • 481 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY t j Tenders. Tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room: Supply of Malleable Cast Iron and/or Cast Copper Alloy Pipe Fittings Misc. Special Fittings for 1940. Date of Closing. Extended to 4 p.m. Nov. 16. 1939.
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    • 405 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH RICHARDSON— At Maternity Hospital, tfov. 4, to Kathleen <nte Mayer) wife of J. Rhys Richardson, a daughter. BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT RATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Ra\ (near Swimming Club) Board-Reuidence at moderate rates Large Gardens Tennis. Phone: 5758. NAPIER HOUSE 7, NAPrER ROAD. TEL 7406. Superior residential
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    • 554 6 T-fIS death has occurred of Colonel Sir Weston Jarvte, Colonel late command inE the 3rd County of London YeomanryThen later Sir Weston served m the Boer War from 1899 to 1910 and m the European war from 1915 to 1918. (Incorporated m Holland) Passenger Service between Java ports via Singapore,
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    • 586 6 TO EUROPE AND AMERICA VIA BINGAPORE A^a) PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUE?. po» ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA MARSEILLES AND NE«j I Arrtrri Leaves t*a»»« S'p^re 8 por, J^ 4^ PRESIDFNT GARFIELD In Port N'ov Mg. T«| l PRESIDENT MONROE Nov. 14 Nov. 21 New M v PRESIDENT ADAMS Oec. 2 Dec. 5
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  • 577 8 Army Beat Singapore By 11 Poin;s To 8 POTTER SCORES TWICE Rir<l!'Y, the grandest witnessed m Singapore this season, w;i; it on the padani> on Saturday, when the Army, lust year's Malaya Cup finalists, defeated Singap eleven points (two drop goals and a try) to eight
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  • 129 8 Frn i: Our Own Correspondents Rencrnm. Saturday PLAYING on a water-logged ground, the RO9*l Nnvv and Royal Air Forc^ beat JohoK at Rugby by 18 points 'three goals and one try) to nil to-day Despite the bad condition of the Ground, the game was fought at
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  • 65 8 BOOM Rugby result* ma Saturday were I \\r\StllKK SKCTIOV L r spool W Leigh 10 Rochdale 2< Widn^s 11 St Helm s 2 < Broughton 10 Salford 21 Oldham 14 Wamn^ton W:gan 24 YORKSHIRE SECTION Bradford 1? Wakefleld 11 Castleford 33 Bramley 4 HuddersHelri 2? Batley 10 Hull
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  • 456 8 R. A. F. Open Rifle Shoot Results ot the biggest rifle shoots ot the year, the seventh annual RAF. (Far East Command > Open Rifl? Shoot, took place on the Bukit Timah range yesterday. There was some 200 entries and the shoot ■H extremely successful. The day before, on Saturday,
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  • 30 8 The Raffles Institution hockey team beat the R A.F (Scletar* side by two goals to one m a keen game at Seletar on Saturday.
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  • 498 8 BOON HAI CHONG TECK WIN DOUBLES TITLE Men's Doubles Champions Wong Brothers Beaten In Yesterday's Badminton' WEE BOON HAI and Wong Chong Teck won the men's open doubles championship of Singapore, beating Wong Peng Soon and Wong Peng Nam m three gruelling sets, 21—7, B—2l, 21—15, at the Clerical Union
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  • 165 8 INDIAN ARMY WIN THE Indian Army hockey team met the Indian Association for the second time this season and. scoring a goal three minutes before the final whistle, deserved their victory at Balestier on Saturday. The Indian Army had much more of the play, but a stubborn defence,
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  • 149 8 Twenty-four cards were taken 01^ for the November Women's spoon at the Kepprl G. C and the following were the scores returned: Mrs. A. B. Menzies 44—11-33. Mrs. A. M. Low 43—9-34. Mrs. J M. Praser 51 17-34. Mrs. E Glonny 52—18-34. Mrs. H. E Pike 52—18
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  • 452 8 (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 1. riVING one of the finest displays ever put up by a loral state side, Selangor today trounced Negri Sembilan m the first state hockey game of the season by nine goals to nil. The winners' combination was little
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  • 876 8 ARSENAL'S THIRD Wlf; A RSENAL scored their third successive win m Hrme soccer when they beat Crystal h t j goals to nil to head the South A tables. Newcastle, Olclham. Birmingham. Fwintfon, Ranpen ?ndl Falkirk, also all 1 scorrrt their third successive victories
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  • 23 8 m the B clM* Jin^ Y.M.CA lawn tennu "2TTV Jafor b Paklr <-15> beti A between Max Woely r— mull (—3).
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  • 45 8 The Straits Times Map of Europe Mediterranean Beautifully prated colours the map »s ,nd covers the sres sho* m the adjoining sket( gives main commumc^ 1 railways, roads. ranges etc 50 cent* P*' (nrr (post tree). from your fhe Straits Times P^ Singapore 5.5 i
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