The Straits Times, 31 May 1937

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1 1 The Straits Times
  • 38 1 The Straits Times [KBTABUSHDJ NEARLY A CKNTORT.] 29 PAGES THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. MAY 31, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAOES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1957 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 266 1 H *4 1 H 1037 J BRINKmnNNiCO ciflifii h o n o JOHNSON SEA-HORSE OUTBOARD tfvviaWw for —r- DEPENDABILITY JOHNSON "J i^9 I Johnson Sea Horses tontinue to j\ lead in public acceptance. This is due to their proven Dependability, their Style, their Balanced-Cons' .\*^Zjfi traction, and many other fine
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    • 123 1 MViAy CASES ADJUST REVELATION themselves ALWAYS EXACTLY THE RIGHT SIZE. Whether you are off for a week-end, a k^k^k^k^MK^k^k^k^k^kmi»^K^MMk week, or a month, the same REVELATION W*?S Sm will do! Simply pack everything you Wt)y m need, extend the hinges and close the lid C^i., ■*Bp^r rrr& <>^j^^_^_^JMi click, click,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 838 2 WANTED I'SERS of Shelvador Refrigerators. Phone 3333 wanted an Eurasian or European girl to look after small Baby in up-country district Jonorc. Please Communicate with Box No. 331, Straits Times. FOUND NO BETTER refrigerator than Shelvador. STAMPS STAMP Exchange. Prospectus free. 136 Coronation stamps Mint $14 Died $20—11. Used Morocco
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    • 808 2 BOARD RESIDENCE BOARD RESIDENCE. homely atmosphere, home cooking terms moderate. 42, Oxley Road. HILLSIDE, 107a, Sophia Road, te ephone 7330. Available airy double and single bedroonM with own verandah and private bathroom. Tennis court, garages. -LOXTON" 7. Oxley Rh», Single ft double rooms, modern bathroom*, billiards, garages, gardens, beautifully furnished,
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    • 847 2 AUCTION NOTICES SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE HIGH COURT. SINGAPORE. Suit Ne. <73 of 1933. Betweea Alnaah binte Kaasba (w) PtahrfMr and B. A. Mallal adminirtrator de bonta non af the fMate el Ojaoasbee Panhotandas, deeeaMd Defendant. AUCTION SALE. of valuable freehold land situate off Pasir Panjang Road (7th milestone) Singai>ore,
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    • 1262 2 'SCHIFFNER'S' S ANDERSON ROAD b the address for MiMUMry. mtderwear, novelties, flowers, ladies bar!, arm**. etc.. etc. New goods constant!* arrhrtaf Tel: 476H o»en i a.M. to ■>. PUBLIC NOTICES THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. i In< orporaU-d in Queensland) NOTICE is hereby Riven that the Share Registers
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 623 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England. MML, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due T, image S pore 1937 noTHARK 15.000 June 4 BHUTAN 6 lo JUne REHAR 6000 JUlie BANOHI 00
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    • 543 3 I^l iLjUj (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA> (Inco.-jorated In Japan i GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON .ipli-v Marseilles. London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 June 9 10 t TERUKUNI MARU 12.003 June 22 2S HAKUSAN MARU 1C.380 July 7 8 HARUNA MA^U
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    • 677 3 g£p3r\^'y -rSfcttpJ IMW| *B Luxurious One Class. Motorships. Most Cajmi- have adjoining ornate bain. Exct'lent Cuisine. FOR (GENOA) MARSEILLES. LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBOIRG AMI COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Sham LALANDIA 8-6 8 6 9 6 11 6 JUTLANDIA .29 6 29 6 30 6 2 7
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    • 296 3 TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOLULU F:om ArrKe ll'kong S.F. Pies. Wilson June 16 Ju 'y 6 Prea. Hoover June 26 July 14 Pres. Cleveland July 11 Aug S Pres. Cooltdge July 24 Aig v Prea. Taft Aug 11 Aug. SI Pres. Hoover Aug. 21 CVrpt. 8 Pres. Lincoln Sept. 8 Sept.
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    • 906 3 SHIPPING. THE BLL'E FUNNEL LINF. (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamshio Co. H9ZZi Ltd. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd and China Mutual Ihr Cunard White Stai Ltd Steam Navigation Co Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd The Straits Steamship Co Ltd The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co Id The
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  • 192 4 Singapore, May 31, 12 noon Buyer Gambkr Hamburg Cube Java Cube Seller $8.00 $15 00 $11. (K Pepper. White Muntok White Black $17.25 $16.75 $9.25 Copra. Mix.-d $5.90 Sun Dried $6.40 Coconut O.\ $12.00 Tapioca. Small Flake Fair Flake Medium Pearl Small Pearl Saao Flour. No 1
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
    • 244 4 Today Rengat Tembilalian iFlevo) 3 p.m. Australia. New Zca'and. Java r.ni Timor Di.ly by air i Qantas) 7 p.m. Tuesday, June I. Penge.ang iS. Soon Heng) ..9 a.m. U.S.A. iParce-s only) (President Van Buren 10.30 a.m. Ccylcn (President Van Buren) 11 a.m. Holhow (Muinam) ..1 p.m. Chna
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    • 77 4 . INWARD Imperial: From Europe: Due last night; expected tonight. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow afternoon K. L.M.I From Europe: Due Wednesday nieht. OUTWARD Qantas: To Australia: Mails close 7 p.m. today. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 7 p.m. tomorrow. Dutch: To
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    • 25 4 The Holland Maru, (or East Africa. Mail previously announced as closing today May 31, at 2 p.m. will now close at noon today.
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    • 21 4 Mall dispatched from Singapore on May 7 by Rajputana was delivered in London en May 29.
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    • 39 4 Owing to the l&te arrival of the Eastbound Imperial aeroplane, the air malls for Australia, Java etc. previously announced as closing on May 30 at 7 p.m. will close today May 31, at 7 p.m.
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    • 27 4 The Agamemnon for Philippine Island. Mall previously announced as closing on May 29 at 4 p.m. will now close today May 31 at 11 a.m.
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    • 18 4 The Rawalpindi has Mft Hong Kong and la expected to arrive h:re at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
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  • 806 4 TOMORROW the Singapore Harbour Board's revised traffic arrangements will come into effect. The changes are being introduced, partly as a result of the West Wharf extensions scheme but mainly to facilitate the examination of cargo and baggage by the Excise Department and to simplify
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  • 101 4 During the week ending May 22, 1937. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 51,855 cases, of which: 33,652 (65 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 2.311 (five per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 12,625 (24 per cent.) cases to
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  • 129 4 Malls from Europe etc. (London) expected today. May 31, by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 6 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow, June 1, at 8.25 a.m. Malls from China expected today. May 31, by Glenaffaric. Malls from China expected today, May 31, by Cremer.
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  • 36 4 The following ar«; passengers for Maiaya in Diomed which sailed from Birkenhead on May 22: Mr. J. O. Butcher. Mr. Dlnnage, Mr. W. H. Falrlem, Mr. O. N. McHardy, Miss J. P. McKlllop Miss M.Longman.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 507 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporate') 'n P M S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGrNTS FM S RLYh AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TKLEPBONC: Fr*teh< S43J— Pwwure MM. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE EUROPE First and Cabin Class from £102-18-5 Second Class From £70-14-9 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R.
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    • 478 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. llnfonwrntco in USA.) (incorporated ir England) BOSTON im VORB BALTIMORE VIA SI'EZ CANAL -ELLEBMAN- LINE out •»-il« TOK HAVKE LONDON r.TEFX VOYAGER In port June 4 ROTTEKUAM UAMBURO STEEL MARINER July 22 July 17 VU Ports *nd Suet C«.>al Dut Sal If
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 210 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Tadaj R. W. 1.25 a.m. 8.7 ft.; 2.48 p.m. 7 5 ft. L. W. 8.08 a.m. 1.2 ft.; 8. 10 p.m. 4.2 ft. Tucciav. Ji:ne 1 H. W. 2.0»a.m. 8.3 ft.; 3.35 p.m. 7.3 ft. L. W. 8.51 a.m. 1.0 ft.; 9.02 p.m. 4.2 ft. Wednesday. June
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    • 133 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max rain- orient min i*mu fan sshine temp •F uis. nrs. *F West Coast. Alor Star 8C 0.20 8.1 77 3ayan Lepas (Penang) 86 0.04 4.7 76 Sitiawan 87 0.04 5.3 75 Bukit Jeram 87 Nil 5.6 74 Malacca 84
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  • 171 5 Leaves Pawn Tickets For His Employers. (From Our Own Correspondent' Bangkok. May 30. I EFT in charge of a house whose tenants he knew would be away for several weeks at least, while on holiday to Japan, a Chinese servant proceeded systematically, and at his leisure, to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 423 5 LAST NIGHT ■MPfIH W« ■WPgiM^^M FIVE BRILLIANT STARS IN A I B^^y^^^^T^P^^J LAUGHABLE DRAMA OF I II jw /A LOVE ON A BUDGET! RU^BS^^B^^^Bmß BARBARA STANWYCK in BRIDE WALKS OUT With JEAN RAYMOND ROBERT YOUNG. NED SPARKS HELEN BRODERICK. R X O -Radio Picture Tomorrow— THE MOST GLAMOROUS ROLE AS
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    • 290 5 "MAYFAIR 11 4, Battery Road. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE CAFE-RESTAURANT IN SINGAPORE. Special Feature* OR HAY'S BIET ON CONTRACT— LYONS OARJEELING TEA. OPENING Ist JUNE. THE NEW "SLIP- WAY" SILVER CIGARETTE CASE. A BfeMMJ ib^Hßb^^ft (I( 1KK1I> GLIDES \^S? 1-jfjT "~i EASILY UP THE "SLlPcjg^ -<«.''. '..".a I]] 'jl ([I WAY"
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    • 221 5 TOMORROW OPENING WITH ■in wfjp 3 SHOWS CAPITOL 3 15 6 159 15 GALA MALAYAN PREMIERE OF M. G. M.'s CAVALCADE OF MELODY AND PARADE OF SPLENDOUR- Never since The Love Parade jdM iHWfc has JEANETTE sung so J^T^^^^^m) Glo riously! Never such duets since W^ "NA UGHTY MARIETTA i/i
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 304 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing And His Greatest Gamble. 7 45— this daily feature to give readers ll p m a comprehensive summary of enter- ROXY. KATONC: The Bride Walks tainments, meetings, sports events, Out. 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. social functions and other outstand- GARRICK THEATRE:
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  • SHARES—LATEST LOCAL STOCKS AND QUOTATIONS.
    • 455 6 WORLD RUBBER STOCKS DECLINE. SHARE CONDITIONS APATHETIC. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 31. On a very dull market it is difficult to find anything of interest upon which to comment. Last week the wheels of the local market were turning slower and slower. During the whole
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 621 6 Issue Val. 1 North Taiping 5/- Pahang Can Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 0.87 0.91 0.87 0.91 25/3 27/- 25/6 27/6 5/- Pangnga R 5/- Pattanl 1 Parol 5/- Pengka'cn 1 Pctaling Tin £1 Puchonp 1 Pulau Kamirl £1 Pungah 1 Puteh 1 Rahman Hyd £1
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      • 433 6 2 2 Alcw Brick Ord. 1.55 165 155 l.tfb 2 2 do l\ 2 r .'c Prcfs. 2.45 2.55 2.45 2.55 10 10 Atias Ice 4.00 10 OOn tt.oo 10 otin 1 x B M. Broadcasting 0.85 0.90 090 0.95 10 5 B M Trustee n2t inu t>is lib
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      • 240 6 SIiNUAi'OKE; MUNICIPAL.. 5-"<, IDOI red. 1940 5400.D00 Int. Mar. 31 S?pt. 30 103'/ 2 4'-'o 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 107 i'y.u 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 115 4', 1913 red. 1963 $2 000.000 Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108
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      • 377 6 Fraser Co. Lyall Ev^.tt Allenby 1.85 1.95 1.90 2.00xd Alor Gajah 1.40 1.4 7>,<- 1 40 1 50xd Amal Malay 200 2.15 190 205 Ayer Hitam 1.47 Vi 1.57V 2 xd 150 1.65 Ayer MMek 1.25 1.35 1.25 135 Ayer ""anas 1.80 1.90 1.85 1.95 aasselt 0.77V2 0.82'/
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      • 203 6 Singapore. May 31. The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING. London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 London 4 months sight 2/4 >% Lyons demand 1285 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand
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      • 80 6 Noon, May 31. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (X.0.8.) May 31*4 C4> '■> Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) May 33/2 ZZ*/ Z No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable i b'incapore 34 14% June 34V t 14%
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  • 190 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. >mptny Dividend 1 TIM [dris 5% Int. May 21 Ptkka Taiping ST, Int. ftaub lu'l, Im Jane S [>kka Ltd mil Int. fongkah Harbour 4% Int. June 33 GENERAL. FT Waugh s '"n Final Wcarnes 5% lot. May ?6 RCBBEE KStr HiUm 7>i r
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  • 655 6 LACK OF CONFIDENCE PREVAILING. DECLINE IN MALAYAN PRODUCTION. LEWIS AND PEAT (SINGAPORE) LTD. in their weekly report on the rubber market issued yesterday, write For those who have been holding rubber, the past week has been one ol disappointment, prices having sagged away persistently each day. It
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  • 37 6 Mr. W. S. Dakin of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China of Penang, has relieved Mr. J. R. Watson, as Sub-Agent of the Vaiplng branch Mr. Watson has gone to the Penang office as accountant.
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  • 89 6 LIKELY TO INCREVSE THIS WEEK. For the first time since September 1C35, storks of rubber in the United Kii-fcriam are expected to shew an increase this week. Peak stocks were reached in August 1935 at 177.250 tons and since then there has been a fall each
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  • 90 6 RAUB GOLD PROFIT £71,369. Dividends Total Is. Bd. The report of the directors of Raub Australian Geld Mining Co., Ltd. states that the profit for the year ended Mar. 31. 1937 was .€71.369. and compares with £37.768 for the preceding year. Four dividends totalling is. Bd. sterling were paid during
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 1213 7 Difficulties With Which Hotels Have To Contend PROPOSING the adoption of the report at the annual meeting cf Raffles Hotel Ltd. in Singapore on Saturday. Mr. J. A. Clarke, the chairman, said: After providing for depreciation of freehold and leasehold property, furniture and fittings, on
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  • 1345 7 KEEN COMPETITION FOR CONTRACTS IN SINGAPORE. PROPOSING the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual meeting of Gammon (Malaya) Ltd. in Singapore on Saturday, Mr. H. Elphick, the chairman, said: I mentioned In my speech last year that the results of the
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  • 115 7 ALL COUNTRIES UNDEREXPORTED. According to monthly bulletin of statistics relating to the mining industry, signatory countries to the tin control agreement at the end of April other than the Belgian Congo, were behind In the export of their permitted quotas by 15,545 tona. Exports for April for
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 673 7 BANKING. i HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony o! Hong Kong> The liability ot .ncmbe-s to limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 ot 19i» ot the Colony. Authorised Capita! 50 °°5°°£ Isi,ued and fully P«td-Up J20.000.000 R *Snr m(to: 6.500.00c Hon»
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    • 198 7 BANK OF CHINA Incorporated :n China by Special Charter.) It, Cecil Street Singapore Telephones: Manager OITire H'li I \chan«f l*pt 64'. 1 Oeneral Office 5188-1 Cable Add'es: ••CHX'NGKl'O" Paid Up CapiUI (hi 40.M0.tM.09 Reserve Funds in excess of Cn I 3.100 000.80 Total AsaeU approximate!? Co. Sl.400.000.000.Ot HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
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    • 532 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated :n England oy Royal Charter 1853). Paid Dp Capital In 600.000 sharn of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE: St. BIshofMcate London EC t. Amritsar Hong Kong Saigon Alor Star Hollo Semurang Bangkok tpoh
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 132 8 th» TRUC TONIC FOOD OtuftMM* of CfMmMts «im> Slow j ASTHMA If you want relief trom spells of hard breathing, choking and wheezing that makes you gasp tor breath, try Ilimrod's Cure. It has brought relief to sufferers for over sixty five years. IT PAYS TO BUY THE BEST Imisi
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    • 244 8 mm^^^mmWm^^mF^im^^^m^^^^^^w; Wlia^E 1 I M Hi %<. f^nl ""V [Ml I H TTie Eighteen York Saloon SOUND VALUE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF ROOMINESS COMFORT PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY ""i^^f B^p^yMI^BP I^T^^Tfl would he difficult indeed to find IB> B car 8 m^ ar r >*»ng *hat offers -^jfcLgg^Bp^l^^ fflPBRmMt&rl such roominess
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 161 8 SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 1 33 Mc.« (225 m I* 00 Malay music Gramophone recorw 8.30 Teochew music Gramophone records. 1 40 Time, weather and announcements 7 45 French Language Lesson No. 7 By Blanche Rosain. t 05 Sonp and violin recital by Leila Job and Mabel Carter Selection from Lilac
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    • 732 8 7 05 Recorded operatic selections. 7 35 Big Ben— "Stop Dancing". Programme of very light musk uedlflusec from the B.B.C.) 8.06 "Empire Exchange" (rediffised frorr the B B.C.) 8 20 Tunes Everyone Knows iredlffuaed from the BBC.) 8 50 What's On In Penanp. 8.55 News bulleln. 9.00 Close C.own. EMPIRE
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    • 148 8 5.50 News bulletin. MO Popular potpourri. J.00 English conversation leMons. 9 20 Concert by Nlrom Orchestra. 3 20 Phohi sports talk. 3 40 Dance music. 0.50 Time signal. 9.S2 Dance music. 10.20 Close down. BERLIN. TODAY DJA 9.56 me s (31 38 m.); DJB 15 U me s (19.74 mi;
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    • 105 8 f.O5 Sports review. 9.05 News and economic review in SnglUh on DJB, DJN. DJQ. and in Dutch on DJB. 9.35 Today in Germany Sound picture. 9.50 Club of Notions. 11.05 Topical talk. 11.20 Close down. PHOHI-HOLLAND. TODAY PMI 17.7 Mr s Illi m 8 30 Opening announcen ent 8 25
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    • 174 8 7.35 Concert relay from Radio- Paris. t.OS Talk on French event*. 8.20 Concert relay. 8.50 News In French. Colonial market prices. 9.20 Unchanging People and Things. By M. Leon Vlbcrt and M. Rene Wi.sancr. 9.30 The Frenchwoman's Chronicle. By i Mint. Decaris. i 9.40 Gramophone records. 9.50 Light music: Mme.
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    • 106 8 MELBOURNE. I VK3ME 9.59 mc/s (31.2 m). p.m. y 4.20 Opening announcement. 5.20 With the world's famous orcb9 estras 6 20 News bulletin and sporting results. 1 6.30 Tour of the world with VK3M5 t Mailbag 6.50 Leading dance bands. 7.20 Close down. ROME. TODAY l-RO 11.81 nt s (25.4
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  • 274 9 CHAMBERLAIN CABINET WELL RECEIVED. "LITTLE ROOM FOR NEW BLOOD," SAYS THE TIMES. London, May 30. GENERAL satisfaction with the composition of the new Chamberlain Cabinet is expressed in newspaper leading articles throughout Great Britain. "Those who have been promoted to Cabinet rank have fully justified their selection," says The Times.
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  • 312 9 NO EFFECT ON THE CABINET. London, May 29. THE following changes have occur- red among ministers not in the Cabinet. Lord in Waiting, the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (U) becomes Parliamentary Under-Secretary lor the Colonies in succession to Earl de la Warr. Under-Secxetary of State for
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  • 99 9 London, May 29. The Empire Press Union concluded its conference with a discussion on the status of journalism and journalists throughout the Empire. The debate was opened by Mr. J. A. Spender, who stressed the responsibility of journalists in defending the much-threatened field of democratic liberty. The
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  • 49 9 Tokio, May 30 A joint conference took place between representatives of the Foreign Office and various banks regarding the refunding of loans granted to China. Newspapers report that the conference also discussed reinvestment of Interest accruing to Chinese loans In Chinese enterprises.— lwakiDornet.
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  • 209 9 AGRICULTURE TO BE ORGANISED. NEW IDEAS IN GREAT BRITAIN. DY Increasing the productivity of British agriculture, the Government hopes to enable the country not only to meet the situation in the event of war but to raise its agricultural efficiency and lower costs, according to a
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  • 109 9 MARINES "MERELY SIGHT-SEEING." Shanghai, May 31. ONE hundred unarmed marines were landed at Swatow yesterday from the four Japanese warships In the harbour. Chinese officials, who approached the Japanese authorities to request withdrawal of the marines "in order to avoid misunderstanding," were informed that the men
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  • 103 9 Shanghai Spectators Injured. Shanghai, May 29 An accident marred the debut of the "Hell Drivers" at the Better Homes Exhibition .on the racecourse here when one of the cars driven by Dick Acton vaulted off an incline at 40 miles an hour, swerved to the side
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  • 256 9 Empire Paying Tribute To Baldwin. DOMINIONS' PRAISE. London, May 30. /"•LOWING tributes to Mr. Sanley vJ Baldwin's personality upon his retirement from the Premiership are paid by newspapers ot all shades of opinion throughout the British Empire. In the words of the Daily Telegraph. "Mr. Baldwin Is retiring in a
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  • 90 9 Roosevelt Makes An Attack. Washington, May 29. Mr. Roosevelt Intends to asic Congress to legislate to check the evasion of Inoome-tax by a small group of wealthy persons. The President, made this Intimation at a Press conference yesterday and added that the taxes evaded amounted to
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  • 34 9 London, May 30. Professor Alfred Adler, the famous Viennese psychologist collapsed and died in a street in Aberdeen wnere he was delivering a series of lectures at the University.— Reuter Wireless.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 235 9 HOTELS. 1 Vh JBam vIH d a^i L^^^Ll T Tonight COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to sao p.m. DINNER and DANCE (inform..) 9.30 to midnight Australia's Loveliest Dancen CHARLES and HELEN WINNERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL BALLROOM CHAMPIONSHIPS Mi PRESENTING THE LATEST STYLES AND STEPS OF MODERN BALLROOM DANCING Non-diners $I.H RAFFLES ORCHESTRA
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    • 141 9 AGENTS FOB STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND fwjjfr f m.s. fcatfi m^ Boustead Co. fflffimfij limited. line. In F.M.S.I INSURANCE. FIRE- ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION THE LONDON ASSURANCE HONG KONO FIRE INSOU OO PHOENIX ASBURANCF. CO LTD WESTERN ASSURANCE CO JNION INrCE SOCIETY Oh CANTON LTD EAGLE BTAR A BRIT
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE. MONDAY, MAY 31, 1937. THE COMMISSIONERS AGAIN.
    • 978 10 Pity the poor Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore First of all, an exceedingly nasty leader-writer unearths the word caucus wherewith to ruffle their delicate sensibilities. Next rude ratepayers and still ruder journalists make accusations of extravagance when a proposal comes forward that the kindly Commissioners
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  • 44 10 The "Itehad," an Urdu (Hindustani) daily newspaper, will begin publication in Singapore on June 1. Said to be the first of its kind in this country, the Itehad will be devoted to Urdu literature and general news of Hindustan.
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  • 1350 10 A New Interpretation Of Its i Legal Framework. Reviewed by D. G. OSBORNE JONES. The work under review is an attempt to Illustrate and Interpret the meaning of the Municipal Ordinance in the light of practice, experience and lega! decisions on points raised In
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  • 183 10 CCOTLAND is out to break records in •5 Empire Exhibitions. At least that is what we gather from the preliminary propaganda regarding the Glasgow Exhibition to be held from May to October, 1938. The triumph of Wembley will, :t is hoped, be beaten, not only in the matter
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  • 716 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. B.M.B.C. SNAKES 11AVING f.een only one large snake In all the years I have been accustomed to walk over the forest paths around the Macßitchie reservoir, I was surprised, as many other Singapore people must have been, to read the newspaper accounts of a plague
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 125 10 7 Chromium from 7.— Superior quality 1 6.— Gold $28.-tol2o— ROMA WYLKS EXCLUSIVE MILLINER Rodney House, erst floor. 11, Battery Road. Singapore I'hone 7909. DUNLOP THE KEY TO SAFETY FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION Consult——- Established over Zt yean Qualified Ophthalmic Opticians $U 9, RAFFLES PLACE. Tht wo'ld-rtnowntd ATI B
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    • 147 10 AMUSEMENTS SINGAPORE. G*BRICK THEATRE, GEYLANG Redheads on Parade and Dante's Inferno at 7.45 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Little Lord Fauntleroy GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIK Kid Courageous. HAPPY WORLD Cabaret, Dancing. Talkies. Cinemac, Theatres and Side Shows. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret. Dancing Talkies. Theatres Cinemas. RITZ, GEYLANG Libelled Lady. With
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  • 581 11 SPANISH GOVERNMENT PLANES ATTACK DEUTSCHLAND. Twenty Killed And Seventy-Three Injured In Terrific Explosion In Crew's Quarters. WORLD WAITS TO HEAR NATURE OF REPRISAL MEASURES. AFTER opening fire on two Spanish Government aeroplanes off the island of Ivisa the German pocket-battleship Deutchland was bombed from the air
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  • 65 11 General Goering Rushes To Berlin. Berlin. May 31. All the kiled were naval ratings. General Goering, who was at TTrlnwr today, rushed to Berlin for the mu.'ners' conference. A German news agency communique on th? subject or th. bombing states: 'The German Govcvimen'.. will know
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  • 27 11 Gibraltar. May 30. The Deutschland injured were rvshed to hospital and arrangements i\rc being made for the funeral servlce en Monday.— Rcuter.
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  • 231 11 Rebels Fire On French Plane. Bilbao. May 29. It is stated insurgent f.ghters oontii.ued to machine-gun a French plane after it had crashed. They also machine-gunned villagers who rushed to assist. Basque Government air experts claim to have witnessed the whole affair and identified the attacking machines as Heikels. The
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  • 144 11 Germans Deny Spanish Story. "No Rash Step." Berlin, May 30. LJITLER has summoned his Ca- binet for an emergency session to consider the Deutschland incident. Official quarters stress the seriousness of the situation but it is understood that present opinion is that no rash step will be taken and Germany
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  • 106 11 To Be Communicated To Committee. Berlin, May 30. The Government his decided to take certain measures which are to be communicated to the non-intervention committee. A communique which was broadcast after the full cabinet meeting presided over by Hitler who was at Munich when the news of
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  • 313 11 London, May 30. PVO motions for the rejection of the whole of the Finance Bill to be moved by Sir John Simon, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the House tomorrow, have been tabled. I The conventional Opposition motion Is in following
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  • 335 11 Mystery Submarine Torpedoes Ellerman Freighter. Valencia, May SI. A SUBMARINE of unknown nationality appeared outside Barcelona Harbour and launched a number of torpedoes against shipping and against the harbour. The British steamer City of Barcelona was sunk. The loss of life is unknown. The
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  • 70 11 Tokio. May 30. I Two destroyers, the Natsukumo and Arashio, have just been launched— one at the naval dockyard at Sasebo and the other at Kawasaki dockyard at Kobe. The specifications of each follow: length 108 metres, beam 10 metres, I draught 2.74 metres, displacement
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  • 59 11 Peiping, May 30. Gen. Chang Tse-chung, head of the Hopei-Chahar Council mission to Japan, returned to Peiping today with his party. Denying any political significance in connection with his visit. Gen. Chang said that he was highly impressed by the great progress of
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  • 27 11 Peiping, May 31. Gen. Chiang Tso-pin, Nanking Interior Minister, arrived at Kalgan, capital of Chahar, yesterday in the course of his tour of North and North-Western China.
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  • 171 11 WINDSOR LISTS WEDDING GUESTS. No Royal Families Represented. AN AUNT FROM U.S.A. Tours. May 30. THE list of guests at the Duke of Windsor's wedding on June 3 has been announced. No members of the British or any other Royal families are included. They will be Mr. Hugh Lloyd Thomas,
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  • 93 11 Japan's Wonder Plane Passes Tests. Tokio, May 31. In view of the successful test flight of the new Japanese long-distance aeroplane, which is claimed to be "apable of circumnavigating the world in three hops, the Aeronautical Institute of the Imperial University has decided to
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  • 743 12 RETURN WITH MEMORIES OF WONDERFUL TIME. R. N. V. R. Member Thrilled By Spithead Review. SIR F. SWETTENHAM SURPRISES THEM WITH HIS MALAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 24. UUtIKN the Malay Volunteer and Malay Regiment Coronation Contingents leave London on Thursday, May 27,
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  • 143 12 2,300 Miles 18 Hours. PLYING from Egypt to England r with 14 passengers, one and ahalf tons of mail and freight from Australia, Malaya and India, in 18 hours, the new Imperial Airways flying-boat Cassiopeia created a new Empire record last week. The distanc? is 2.300 miles.
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  • 51 12 •yHE Imperial air mall from Europe due in Singapore last night has been delayed. The plane left Bangkok this morning and is due at Seletar this afternoon. The departure of the Qantas plane which should have left for Australia this morning has been postponed until tomorrow
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  • 27 12 The condition of Mr. P. K. Hodgson, the flying instructor of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club, whose plane crashed a few days ago. continues to be satisfactory.
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  • 30 12 MALAY REGIMENT CORONATION CONTINGENT. Capt F. W. Young, M.8.E., 2nd. Lt. Ariffln bin Haji Suleiman, 2nd. Lt. Ismail bin Tahar, C.Q.M.S. Mohd. bin Haji Abdul Hadi, Sgt. Adnam bin Saidi.
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  • 164 12 Are S.S. Coronation Stamps Too Big? Same Businessmen Think So. IS the new Straits Settlements four cent. Coronation stamp to big for use on small receipt forms That is the plaint of some commercial houses in Singapore. At least one firm is urging the reintroduction of the former King George
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  • Why Municipal Staff Deserves Better Chance Of Promotion, NEHRU TAMASHA' Reply To A Singapore Critic.
  • 275 12 Malaya Will Not Benefit From Ambitious Plan. THE Dutch all-first-cla-s-ma operation tomorrow, but it wi Netherlands Indies feels the b ils-hy-air scheme comes into II be a week or so before the enefit of it. The first of the new big Douglas
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  • 87 12 At The Cinema. "A Family Affair." (With Lionel Barrymore and Cecilia Parker). M.G.M. At the Alhambra. This film gives Lionel Barrymore just the opportunity he requires to bring out his dynamic personality and as Judge Hardy he excels. The success of a very entertaining pleture
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  • 67 12 ABOUT 250 Singapore and Johore school teachers gathered at St. Patrick's School, Slglap. on Saturday afternoon to bid farewell to Mr. H R. Cheeseman. Inspector sof Schools. Singapore and Labuan. who goes on leave on Friday. Another function in honour of Mr. Cheeseman will
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  • 63 12 IN a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies the King commands that an expression of warm appreciation of the loyal greetings and good wishes offered on the occasion of his Coronation by the Government and people of the Straits Settlements may
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  • 32 12 LORD Wakefleld, head of Messrs. Wakefleld and Co Ltd. has granted a substantial bonus as a Coronation gesture to the whole of the Company's staff. Including those In overseas branches.
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  • 94 12 Mr. C. C. Gerahty For Trinidad. pORMERLY Puisne Judge in the Straits Settlements. Mr. Justice C. C. Gerahty. at present Legal Adviser to the Government of Malta, has been appointed Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago. In 1920. when he re-entered th« Colonial Legal Service
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  • 193 12 Dissatisfied With Terms Of Service /"\NE hundred European Inspectors of the Straits Settlements Police force have petitioned the Government to revise their salary scheme and conditions of service. The Colony is being served today by Inspectors whose conditions of employment are such that a grave state
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  • 89 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, May 30. MR. Kenneth Edward William Hatlfl chard, Barrlster-at-Liw. was admitted today before Mr Justice Laville to practice as an advocate and solicitor of the Johore Supreme Court. Mr. Griffith Jones appeared in support of the' petition which was
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  • 1604 13 OUTLOOK BRIGHT IF EFFICIENCY OF PLANT IS MAINTAINED. Industry Not Enamoured Of Suggested Wage Boards. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 29. "1 THINK I speak for the Malayan tin industry when I say that we do not desire spectacular price rises
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  • 345 13 PANDIT NEHRU PLEADS FOR UNITY. (From Our Own Cor respondent Sererotean. May 30. INDIANS in Malaya should do away with small sectarian groups and address themselves to creating a strong unified community, said Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, replying to an address of welcome at a
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  • 94 13 STRIKE PAY FOR SINGAPORE DRESSMAKERS. Back To Work On Better Terms. THE Singapore Chinese women dressmakers, who went on strike recently, have returned to work. An understanding has been reached between employers and employees and a 10 to 20 per cent, increase in wages has been granted with shorter hours
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  • 97 13 Johore Tamil On Kidnapping Charge. From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru, May 30 "ACCUSED used to visit me durin? my father's absence and I had treated him to coffee and other drinks," said a Tamil girl who was alleged to have been kidnapped by
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  • 196 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Sunday. 'THE following is the programme for Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru from now until his departure from Malaya: JUNE 2.— Leave Port Dicksoti > a.m., pass through Kajang 10 45 a.m. arrive Kuala Lumpur 11. 13 a.m. Goes to Klang in the afternoon
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  • 33 13 The following have been elected t» be the Bar Committee for the Settlement of Malacca:— Messrs. W. F. Zelinder, F. R. Massey, A. C Carver, D. N. Barnerjea, and Cell Tlow Wan (secretary).
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  • 208 14 SIMPSON WALSH HIT UP 99 RUNS. SUTER BATS COURAGEOUSLY FOR THE LOSERS. fJMTED SERVICES Officers won their S.C.C. tournament match yesterday, against the Government Services, without the loss of a wicket. The Government team batted first and, batting only nine men, were all
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  • 230 14 London. May 30. AT Sandwich, in the final over 36; holes, of the British Amateur golf championship, R. Sweeny beat L. Munn 3 and 1 after being one up! at the end of the first round. Reuter. and carried the score from 39 to 70,
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  • 223 14 Growder's 6 Wickets For 37 Runs. The S.C.C. and Johore played a draw in their match on the padang on Saturday Scores JOHORE Ahmad b Slade l Peng Hock c Bartram b McLeod 47 Barthelot b McLeod 42 Nagasu st Jenner b Growder 3 Krishnar
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  • 42 14 Charlton Draw With U.S. Soccer Champions. New York, May 31. Charlton Athletic made their first American appearance in a match with the American soccer league "all stars" team, New York City. The remit was a draw, each aide scoring one goal. Reuter.
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  • 127 14 Basketball. The baseball team of the President van Buren cross bats with a combined SRC. and Cubs team today on the SRC ground at 5 p.m. The visitors are here for the first time so no Idea of their strength is available at
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  • 61 14 The following will represent the Junior Department of the V.MC.A. at cricket against Victoria School at An son Road tomorrow:— Tan Guan Kiat (capt). Tay Yew Wee. B. Fones. Au Kow Chu, Au Keng Chu, Ec Thian Han, G. Newman, Au Tat Chu. J. B. Shaw. Llm Kok Ann, Goh
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  • 139 14 PERAK BEAT PENANG IN i^^^^H'rKNMS MATCH. Grut's Surprise Defeat In Singles. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 30. DERAK scored a great victory over Penang, in the inter-state lawn tennis encounter here during the week-end, by seven matches to five. They owned their victory to their superiority in the men's
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  • 19 14 A number of cricket reports and other sports items are held over owing to extreme pressure on space today.
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  • 307 14 of the contest Kee Onn and R. L. Grut beat Boon Plew and Thean Seang 6-3, 6-0. E. N. W. Oliver and Thiam Tet loat to Kok Ving and Kok Lem 0-6. 6-4, 2-6. Seow and Kok Choon beat Bumhim and Rogers 6-3, 6-1. SATURDAY'S PLAT Saturday's results were: R.
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  • 466 14 But the Sappers Avert Defeat. In a low scoring match at Balestler on Saturday the CSC. "A" drew with the RE (Changi). A feature of the game was Jansen's welcome return to form with both bat and ball Scores: C.S.C. "4" A. Anandarajah b Simpson
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  • 16 14 he Penang soccer team, beaten by >>mn;i>r by live clear goals h Saturday's Malaya Cup match.
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  • 125 14 Surrey Open Well In Reply To Sussex's 324. PLOSE of play scores in first-class cricket matches begun at Home on Saturday are cabled by Renter as follows At Lords. Essex 247 (Vere Hod^p 100 not out); Middlesex 137 for 4. At the Oval: Sussex 324
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  • 254 14 Club Just Get Home By One Wicket. Playing with ten men, the second team of the S.C.C. beat the AngloChinese School on the Indian. Association ground on Saturday Scores A.C.S. C. Wong run out a E. Ebert c Lamb b Scott v Ong Kirn Hoe
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  • 33 14 TODAY. Soccer: Chinese vs. Innlskilluigs. Div. n. Stadium; Paterson Stmcns \i. T.J R 8.H.L.. V.M.C.A. ground. TOMORROW. Soccer: Publishers vs. H.M.S. Terror. Div. 11. Stad.um; entries close. S.A.F.A Cup competition.
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  • 380 15 AMERICANS WIN AT FOREST HILLS. THREE MATCHES TO NIL AND NOT A SET YIELDED. WITH surprising case, the United States defeated Australia in the American Zone final of the Davis Cup competition at forest Hills. They won the opening two singles, and then the
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  • 190 15 Championship Meeting In July. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 27 An appeal for financial assistance for the prize fund of the Negri Sembllan Amateur Athletic Association, from clubs, firms and individual members of the community, is being made by Mr. C. P. Thane,
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  • 173 15 Boxing. Too Much Clinching In Penang Fight. •From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 31. Neil Hcmchit, the Siamese lightweight, scored a good win over fightIng Dalgo, the Filipino featherweight, over twelve rounds at Wembley Park last night. Dalgo sustained a cut over the left eyebrow in the
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  • 125 15 "From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Pahat, May 28. In a drill competition held recently at Batu Pahat, Sri Garding School easily won the shield for both drill and games with 84.5 points. This school were last year's champio'is, representing Batu Pahat in the Johore competition. The
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  • 388 15 Penang Proposes Dropping Of Basketball And Volleyball. At a meeting of the organising committee of the All-Malayan Chinese Olympiad, attended by Messrs. G. H. Kiat, Chang Harng Jun, Tay Kai Teck. Chew Kai Hong, Lum Yew Cheong, Ong Seng Tee, Lee Geok Eng, Goh Chai Hin. Sim
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  • 175 15 German's Brilliant Display In Winning Singles Title. LJKNKFL, the German player, won the men's singles title in the French championships in Paris, playing brilliantly in the final to beat Bunny Austin, Britain's No. 1, in straight sets 6—l,6 1, 6—4,6 4, 6—3.6 3. Henkel,
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  • 154 15 Y.M.C.A. INDOOR GAMES The following senior members of the V.M.C.A. have been selected to represent their respective groups in the Indoor Games League today at the V.M.C.A., at 8 pjn.: Spartans: Wee Hong Heng, Kara Gim Lock, Yap Ah Hlan, Lim Slew Nghee, I. J. Kenlay, J. W. Lord. A.
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  • 128 15 London, May 29. In the final of the women's singles in the Middlesex championships at Chiswick. Senorita Luzana. of Chile, beat Miss Alice Marble, the American champion, 9—7,9 7, 9—79 7. Reuter. When Mitchell caught the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram in the second Innings of
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  • 321 15 Corporal Dimmer Beats Roy Smith. That the military may play a leading part in lawn tennis as in other games in Singapore is suggested by the result of the team match between the Garrison and the S.C.C. at Farrer Park on Saturday. Playing on the
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  • 506 16 Cup Soccer Tourney. OUTPLAY PENANG WITH TEN MEN. ISMAIL AND HENRY SHARE FIVE GOALS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 30. UfINNERS of the trophy for the past two years, Selangor 11 have made a great beginning in their effort to retain the
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  • 401 16 Present Positions. The following are the S.A.F.A and Business Houses League tables up to date: R.A. Middlesex R.A.F. Police Chinese Malays R.E. 3.CC [tinlskillliies goals P. -ff. L. D. F. A. P. 8 5 1 2 19 5 12 7 4 3 0 11 23 8 7
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  • 91 16 Lawn Tennit. From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Pahat, May 28. Vive clubs Civil Service. Chinese, Japanese. Hospital and Teachers have joined the inter-club lawn tennis competition for the Falconer Cup, which starts on June 7. The competition will be played on the league system,
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  • 245 16 (From Our Own Correspondent i Johore, Bahru, May 30. At a meeting of the committee of the Johore Bahru District Football Association, held at the International Library, the following decision was made in regard to the four players who were ordered off the field during league matches
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    22 16 The Selangor soccer team who beat Penan* in th* Malaya Cup Klin Song (inset) took the place of Mori (marked with cross).
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  • 273 16 Polo. The following are the teams and ponies for the K.O.R. Cup tournament of the Singapore Polo Club. Royal Artillery: 1. W. H. H. Wilberforce, 2. O. W. W. Nicholson, 3. J. A. H. Mitchell, Back: A. D. MacPherson (capt.), Reserve: D. E. W. Morgan.
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  • 133 16 Local league matches for this week are: TODAY. DIV. II: Chinese II vs. In ni.sk tilings 11. at Anson Road stadium. 8.H.1..: Paterson Simons vs. Topham, Jones and Railton. at V.M.C.A. ground. TOMORROW. DIV. II: Publishers vs. H.M.S. Terror, at Anson Road stadium. WEDNESDAY. DIV. I:
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  • 118 16 Muar Brothers May Be In Cup Team. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 30. The first State soccer trial in preparation for the Malaya Cup match against Malacca at Malacca on June 11 takes place at Johore Bahru on Friday next, when two sides designated
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  • 195 16 Golf. Won By Mrs. Adams And Henderson. The Singapore Golf Club's second bi-monthly mixed foursomes competition for May was played at Buklt Timah yesterday afternoon and resulted in a win for Mrs. Adams and W. A. C. Henderson with a net score of 33^. Forty cards were
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  • 68 16 After five years the idea of running a teetotal Rugger club In Brighton has failed. Coldean, the club in question, are disbanding, but Intend to reform with a new set of rules. Starting with a Baptist Church, the rules included a promise to keep off alcohol during the season, but
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  • 430 16 GUNNERS BEATEN BY GOVT. SERVICES. League Leaders Surrender The Odd Goal Of Three. THE Government Services beat the full R.A. first team 2—l in a friendly game at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Uoth teams were strong on paper but the standard of football was not as high as might
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  • 94 16 Cricket. S.C.C against Innlikillings en Friday and Saturday on the padang: J H. Abbot* P. Bartram. R. J. Bell, 3 Oaillard C H W Goult. E. N Griffith Jones R Hooper. B. Neyland. J. K. Slade P E.-<?r-ton smith, J p. wood. S.C.C. against A P.C on Saturday
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    • 333 17 NEHRU TAMASHA' Reply To A Singapore Critic. i<. th« Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Dr. Klramathlpathl a Jaffnese, not an Indian, U stated In the heading you gave to his lett-r— stated: "I feel further that we are waiting money on false Tamasha." While he considers that the arrangement
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  • 55 17 From tomorrow the Kuala Lumpur I Book Club will close at 7 p.m. on Mondays as on other days. The concession of remaining open for i an extra half hour which was granted i for the benefit of Volunteers atten- i ding parade on Monday evenings !s being withdrawn because
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  • 249 17 APPEAL TO HEADS OF ARMY.* London, May 28. rnß mysterious anti-Nazi "German Freedom Party" has again come to life after six weeks of silence accord- j ing to the Dally Telegraph's Berlin correspondent. Many people in Berlin have received two circulars, ending with the words. Hell Germany
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  • 113 17 iFrcm Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, May 28. The marriage took place at Johore Bahru last night at the residence of Major Mohamed Tahir bin Mohamed Dun. Adjutant. Johore Military Forces, of his daughter, Inche Rugiah, to Inche Yahaya bin Ahmad, son of Capt.
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    31 17 NO MORE OF THIS Long queues of home-bound London workers waiting for trams to take them home during the bus strike. The strike ended last week and conditions now are normal.
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  • 122 17 New Powers For Department In Bill. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, May 28. < UHREMEN and other electricians in the F.M.S. who have been suitty of bad work will in future be liable to have their certificates suspended. The Hon. Mr. Adrian Clark, Legal Adviser,
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  • 141 17 Traction Co. Employee On Causing Death Charge. Charged with having caused the death of an unknown Chinese by < driving an omnibus of the Singapore Traction Co. in a negligent manner at South Bridge Road on j Mar. 20, a Javanese, Karim bin < Hassan, appeared before
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  • 470 17 SPECIAL TRAINING OF PATROLS. LONDON'S TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. VIGOROUS proposals for dealing with traffic problems and road dangers in London are made by Sir Philip Game, Commissioner of Police, in his annual report. He reveals that in January last an advanced course of training was in-
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  • 141 17 PROTECTING MALAYAN FISHERIES. New Enactment For The F.M.S. Drafted. \From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 28. THE title Director of Fisheries i$ likely to be changed to Offlccr-ln-Charge of Fisheries in the X.M.S. This is for-shadowed by the Fisheries Bill of 1937, which will be considered by the Federal
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  • 34 17 In the Ceylon Coronation honours list appears the name of Mr. Robert Malalgcda, Secretary of the District Courts at Kandy. Mudaliyar M.raieoda is the brother-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. J. U. Karunaratne, el Singapore.
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    • 171 17 WHAT IS AIR- WHY DO WE NEED WHAT DOES AIRCO N D ITIONING? AIR-CONDITIONING? CONDITIONING COST? Air-conditioninjt is not a passing fad— it is For ]ittle a« $1 a day it is possible to I»■ ■KaflflPK/ii^lw In the Tropics, it is the mechanici-l a vital contribution to the health and
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  • 432 18 Contending With Home Critics UITLER is facing his gravest crisis the test of internal criticism. My reason for making this statement is that certain revelations have been made to Hitler by men on whom he places the greatest reliance, men like Ambassador Ribbentrop and
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  • 209 18 ATTACK BY SOVIET JOURNAL. Moscow. Dwelling on Goebbel's recent trip to Danzig, the newspaper Izvestia says, "Evidently the German Fascists consider the present moment favourable in order to make a new decisive step towards the complete Hitlerlsation of DanzU. •'Col. Beck has already long since turned
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  • 37 18 German housewives have been requested over the wireless to take a basket with them when they go to the bakers so that bread, rolls, cakes and buns need not be wrapped up in paper, which is scarce.
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  • 70 18 ARMY SCHOOL REHEARSE FOR ROYAL TOURNAMENT. TJie Army School of Physical Training at Alder shot is seen holding a rehearsal for the display they v.ill give at the Royal Tournament at Olympia. BISHOP OF LONDON VISITS HE RITAGE CRAFT SCHOOLS. The Bishop of London last week visited the Heritage Craft
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  • 253 18 No Retaliation By Simla Government. Simla. T*HE Government of India, in consultation with His MajMty's Government, have been giving their anxious consideration to the question of the expulsion of the Indian firm of Messrs. Mohamed All from Abyssinia by the Italian Government. The present position
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  • 283 18 Resignation Troubles Roosevelt. London, May 28 The retirement on May 18 of U.S. Supreme Court associate Judge, Willis van Devanter. a man 78 years of age who had served 26 years as a member of the country's highest tribunal has worked like oil upon the flames
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  • 86 18 BROADCASTS FROM ITALIAN STATIONS. London At the Empire Preas Conference a vigorous protest was made by a former chief of the Foreign Office Press Service. Sir Arthur Willert. against Italian anti-Brltlsh broadcasting propaganda in the Arabic language, particularly in Asia Minor. Sir Arthur advocated that In sell defence
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  • 129 18 London, May 28 As his last announcement in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister. Mr. Baldwin, referred In the House yesterday to Government's decision regarding Members' salaries. He said "In accordance with the undertaking I gave on Apr. 7. I have made further inquiries into
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  • 77 18 BRITONS FIGHTING IN SPAIN. IN INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE. London Four hundred registered members of the British Communist Party have joined the International Brigade In Spain, according to a report which will be submitted at the forthcomln? annual congress of the party. The report further states that more than 100 ot these
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  • 71 18 Third Round Of 18 Years' Fight With Court. New York. May 28. The Federal Court gave a verdict against Viscount Astor and Major John Astor in their claim from the Government for over $2,000,000 estate tax levied on New York property of the first Viscount
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  • 306 18 MECHANISED WAR EQUIPMENT. THE Empire Coronation '•ontinjentj were last week shown somethiu; of the latest equipment of our mechanised army. A great deal of that which they saw was entirely new to them, for It was the result of experiment during the last few ycafl
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  • 48 18 Dr. John Ernest Borland, organist and former musical adviser to the L.C.C. and Inspector of school music, has died In London, aged 71 Mr. Barnes, for over 68 years a member of the Princess Royal Lodge < North London) of the Manchester Unltv of Oddfellows, was 100 Maj 18
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