The Straits Times, 22 May 1939

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    37 1 The Straits Times I ESTABLISHED NEARL\ A CENTURY. J MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1939. I'RICE 5 CKNTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1939. PRICE 5 CUNTS.
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      286 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST (PHONE 6471). Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. q m Coleman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 JOHNSON Portable, Self-Priming Jk^^ DRAINAGE PUMP The complete power pump I I The ideal pump for dewatering of incorporating the famous. Sr a Horse I I
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      87 1 PIN Al pHTKI KUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. I"^^^*" fc»*#ll^« 'PHONE 3683). "Zig-Zag" Leads Again! hi •■-"■j > :r fejig^l I SYKES "ZIG-ZAG" SUPER ---^^•^SS^ FOOTBALL E7 I Lace Type $11.50. J Type S 12.50. Special Discount to Clubs sole acents: ROBINSON CO., LTD. REipi*^ HR^^^^Li" .^Rs tfiF R5^Rl K*l
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      11 1 Madame Page. top 1-l.our battery bldg CASHSALE EXTENDED DAY EVENING GOWNS.
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      692 2 BCOTT.-On May 17, 1939 at the General Hospital. Malacca to Joan, wife of Malcolm D. Scott, a daughter. WEDGWOOD- at Singapore on May 21st 1939 to Katharine SWwart Symington (Kitty Hufton) wife of A. T. Wedgwood. Singapore, a daughter. BEOW—CHEANO— The engagement Is announced of Miss Scow Seok Cheow N-o.
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      584 2 PROFESSIONAL PRIVATE limited companies and privately owned businesses i European and Asiatic > Accounts personally supervised, eontrollel. and audited at clients offices (confidentral'y and with expediency) by English Accountant, (fully qualified) at Inclusive moderate te-*. Box No. 364. StraiU Times. DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND WORKMEN Baby-Amahs, Cook boys, fitters, coolies et''
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      830 2 BOARD 8c RESIDENCE "AT SUNNYSIDE" 7 Oxley Road. M 8575 Nicely furnished flat, own batn room H. and C. water, long bath. Every possloic comfort. Well recommended. CAFE WIEN, Orchard Road. Modern furnished rooms with every comfort, partly aircondition, private bath and sanitation. Delicious continental cuisine, central situation. ON THE
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      823 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on May 29. Monday Whit Monday (Bank Holiday). NOTICE Messrs. Anglo-French Bendizsens Limited announce that Mr. F. Enderlein Is no longer In their employ. TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (ASSOCIATION) The Annual Trinity Monday Dinner will be held at Raffles Hotel on Monday,
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      752 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE O? Freehold Singapore Properties. At tru saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.. Ltd., No. 10 Chulia Street On Wednesday. May 24. 1939 at 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and hou<e No 55 Karikal Lane (forraeily No 54 East Coast Road), Singapore, area 7.271
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      434 2 BUSINESJ CARDS Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. SPECIAL LADIES 1 CLASS* for Slimming Exercises, Weixht Redncton Gaaranteed at the CHARLES S( *****. OF PHYSICAL CILTLRt. Srotts Road. Phone 4440. (Under European Management} LUXURIOUS RAILWAY TRAVEL IN THE TROPiCS HAVE
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      685 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LIKE. i lncorporated m England) PFNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co. MAH PASSEWGER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore BEHAR 6.U00 May 22 RAWALPINDI 17.000 June 2 SOUDAN 6.500 June 2 CHITRAL 15.000 June 16 CORFU 15.000 June
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      375 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. fM.S. TERUKUNI MARU May 25. S.S. HAKUSAN MARU June 8. S.S. HARUNA MARU June 22. S.S. KATORI MARU July 6. To Ist Class
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      677 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSIIIPS. C \BI S WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE, MODERATE FARLS To: MARSEILLES. LONDON, ROTTEK- T«: PALESTINE. ROTTERDAM. HAM DAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN BURG AND COPENHAGEN SELANDIA May 24 KINA abt. May 25 BORINGIA June j3 JAVA June 5 LALANDIA July 4 ASIA June 29 JUTLANDIA
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      644 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean BuUdlnt. Collyet Qu.ij Sin* a port |>i 51.>1. Chartered Bank Building fenani xM I3B*. BLUB FUNNEL LINE. FAST SEKVICES MAKSMLLKS LONDON N COMINt.M AND GLASGOW (la conjunction with the Glen Line) Due Saiu MENESTHEXJS Mars, Casa. L'don. Rdam. Ham. St O'gow It. port May 21 GLENIFFER
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    Wall Street Quotations
    488 4 New York, May 20. THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today DOW-JONES AVERAGES RUBBER New York Previous Close Closing Changes Julr 16.00/00 16.00,00 Unchanged Sept 16.0003 16.00/04 unchanged Dec 16.03 04 16.05/05 up .02 July todays hieh 16.00. low 16. C0. Total
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    148 4 OWAN. CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on Saturday's New York markets The rallying tendencies were resumed and pric?s advanced from fractions to one point. Trading was quiet and many traders were absent from the market. Brokerage house sentiment was mixed. In the rubber market the good statistical position is
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    206 4 The following ahlps are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or ex- pected to arrive: East Wharf: Entrance Gate 1; Exit 1: I Sandvlken 22. Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: S-iwa Maru 18; Kola 16; Kepong 12: PansUor 9; Charon 7. Empire Dock: Entrance Gate
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      218 4 Mm Whole Australia (Qantas) ..9 p.m. Germany (Parcels only; (Kulmerland) 4 P"O. Java, South-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas Timor DUly (X.L.M.) 9 P."*Java and Timor Dllly (Qantas) 9 p.m. Palembang (X.L.M.) 9 p.m. Pontianak (Pangkor) ..2 pin. Rengat Tembilahan (Indragirl) 2 p.m. New Zealand (Qantas) ..9
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      272 4 INYVABD Wearnes From Penan t, Ipoh and Koala Lumpur. Arrives evrrv evening. Imperial From Europe: Due this after noon: Expected tomorrow. Qantas: iiom Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives THIS evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrive* tomorrow afternoon. K.N.I L.Ri.: liuin Saigon: Arrives
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      PASSENGERS FROM AUSTRALIA
      119 4 THE following passengers from Australia for Malaya are In Marella which is due on Sunday: Mrs. E. F. Grlerson. Mrs. M. F. Allen, Miss M. Grenier. Mrs. K. Simcock. Mr. Si Mrs. T. Logan. Mr. .V Mrs. O. R. Johnson. Mrs. A. Heslop. Mrs. W. W. Wadsworth,
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      1105 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m t MS.) TELEPHONE: Fteixbt 5433 Passate 541 L. CANADIAN n^rc=PAciric Incorpoi vied m Enaiaiid) «IE EMI'RtSS ROUTE oilers TRANSPACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMI'KKSS to V \NCOUVFR— ACROSS CANADA b> TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN w!tli•ut change— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND or the
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      47 4 SITUATION VACANT WANTED male Chine-se Junior cashier for Restaurant work. Apply 10, Oilstead Road. "for sale FOR SALE IN ONE BLOCK. Property m Katong District comprising 9, Bungalows, all occupied. Present total rental $825.00 per month. Totnl Area 13 ceres. Apply RENNIE LOWICK CO., Hongkong Bank Chambers.
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      421 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. TO ALL OLD WELLINGTONIAVt It is proposed to hold an O. W. Dlnr.ei oa Saturdaj, June 17. Will all UMM wishing to attend communicate with Major R. G. Lees. 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders. S:*!eiaiig Barracks, Changl. It Is proposed also to have a erlcKet match during the
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      537 4 FROM MALACCA Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed By X.L.M." Mails will close from Malacca as 1 follows: Today. Siam. Burma. India. Kuwait. Iraq, Palestine, Egypt. Mauritius. Europe, Great Britain. Ireland. N. S. America, E. S. Africa, Nigeria it Gold Crnst by
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      128 4 YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Stations Yesteidav Last max. rain- bright night temp, tall s'.-hine mm. °F Inches hrs. "P WEST COAST. Alor Star 86 0.04 8.2 7.i Penan? 87 0 IS 4.9 74 Sit ia wan 89 Nil 7.3 73 Bukit Jeram 88 Nil 8.5 74 Malacca 83 0.31 6.8 73 INLAND.
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      253 5 The merit of superiority of Gold Leaf Tea to that it to drawn from the cool Highlands 1 C»lon Gold Leaf Tea I- a perfect Tea. SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCE j Strradent m akes I Iff^Ji IP before AFTER Y/'V V No need to have sta.ns on your talse teeth
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      357 5 RID THE SCALP OF DANDRI'tF WITH THIS MOW ANTISKI'iU. One tablespoonf til of G.G. Germicide to a pint of water mikei a lotion which if massaged into the scalp will free the scalp from dandruff and keep it perfectly clean and free from irritation. Rinse thoroughly after use. Obtainable from
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      570 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY 7iii. vr< metres. ZHP SO 0b metres. p.m. 1 5.00 Malay music— Lagu Oambos and Naslb? 5.30 Cantonese dramas. t 6.10 Children's programme. (Cantonese)t 6.30 Cantonese selections. t 7.00 Children's programme. (English). 7.15 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.30 'Inspector Hornlelgh Investigates 10 Diamond Jane makes a
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      359 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.47 me/i (13.97 tn.); GSG 17.71 mc/s (16.86 m.); GSF 15.14 mc/s (19.82 tn.): GSJ 21.63 mc/s (13.93 m.): GSD 11.75 me/a (25.53 m.) p.m. .6.05 Big Ben. Music Hall.* 7.05 County cricket: Nottinghamshire v. Kent and Essex v. Yorkshire. Commentaries during
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      344 5 BERLIN TODAY OJA 9.56 nc/i (31.3 m.». DJB 15.20 me/1 (19.7 m.). DJQ 15.28 mc/s (19.8 m.». DJN 9.54 me s (31.45 m.'. p.m. 5.05 Sports review. 5.35 The three musicians from Koln will play. 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News m English. 7.35 Concert of light music (contd.).
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      448 6 BETTER INQUIRY FOR INDUSTRIALS RUBBER DULL BUT PRICES RISE By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 22. THE share market opens this morning showing little change on last week's close. There is very little inquiry for tins and rubbers but interest in industrials is developing. The New York
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      TREASURY BILL DISCOUNT KATE MAINTAINED
      108 6 London, May 20. QN Die money uk zket this week, m u> ,t the continued easy moM'uation, the down trend m t rali.s was checked by the bold policy adopted by a market syndicate ent tender! lor treasury Bills. Although receiving a smaller quota ot
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      MINING
      573 6 Issue VaL Fraser Co. LyalJ Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat rin 3/- 3/6 3/3 3/7 '2 5/- Austral AmaL 4/7>/ a 5/IV4 4/9 5/3 £1 Austral Malay 38/- 42/- 40/- 45--5/- Ayer Hltam 20/- 21/- 20/- 21/--1 Ayei vVtng 0.68 0.73 0.70 0.75 £1 Bangrln Tin I*/-
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      GENERAL
      440 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord 1.30 1.40 1.32»,' a 140 2 do. 7V 2 prefs. 2.15 220 2.15 2.20xd 10 10 Atlas ice 4.75 5.25 5.00 550 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 050 0.6Q 0.50 160 10 5 B M Trustee 875 7.50 «75 750 £1 £1 Con f.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      274 6 5% Maynarc Co. Ltd. $30,000 int Apr 30 Oct 31 90 100 norn SINGAPORE MIfNICIPAL. t% 1901 red 1940 $400,000 Int. Int. N.ar 31 Sept 30 100 101 norn 4 ISO* red 1947 $1.*****0 *nt. Mar. 31 Sept 30 106 108 norn 4>2% 19CP red 1955 $1,000,000
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      RUBBER SHARES
      365 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1.20 1.30 1.20 1.30 Alor Gajan 0.90 0.95 0.90 100 Amat Malay 145 1.55 145 1.50 Ayei Hitam 0.90 1.00 095 1.05 Ayer Mole* 0.85 0.95 0.90 1.00 Ayer Panas 1.05 1.10 1.10 1.20 Bassett 0.52 0.57
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      83 6 Monday, May 22, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) .28 28 N. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. In cases May 28 28 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales May 27 11/16 27 13/16 FAQ. R.S.S. f.o.b. m bales May 27H ZIH FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX K.S.S. on Registered
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      EXCHANGES
      23 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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      SELLING
      86 6 London T.T. 2/3 25/32 London demand 2/3 25/32 Lyons demand 2040 Switzerland demand 240 Hamburg demand 134 New York demand 54>/ 8 Montreal demand 54' 4 Batavia demand 100 1 2 Samarang demand 100% Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon demand 155% Madras. Colombo demand 155% Hong Kong demand 53 15/10
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      BUYING
      73 6 London-New York demand. 468.13. London T.T 2/3 31/32 London demand 2/3 31/32 London 30 days' sight 2/4 London 60 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London 3 months' sight 2/4 1/16 London 4 months' sight 2/4 3/32 New York demand 54% New York 90 days' sight 55 Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon
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    WALL STREET TURNOVER AGAIN VERY SMALL
    558 6 Swan, Culbertson's Review Of Past Week CWAN, CULBERTSON FRITZ re- view the New York market for the week ended May 20 as follows:— Stock prices fluctuated Irregularly during the past week and held within their previous highs and lows for the month. Net losses
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    DOMESTIC RUBBER QUOTA FIXED
    68 6 •yilK domestic rubber export quoia for the third quarter has been determined at 52' 2 per cent, of one-quarter of standard production of all holdin/s m Malaya, states the Controller of Rubber. The international quota is 55 per cent, of basic quotas. The basic quota for
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    TRACK WORK AT PENANG TRAINING OPENED THIS MORNING
    190 6 TRACK WORK AT PENANG TRAINING OPENED THIS MORNING 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 22. Training for the Penang Turf Club'a opening meeting began this morning at the new racecourse. Except for a few outstaticn strings most stables were well represented. A" slight drizzle at 6 45, developing into heavy
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    MANILA GOLD SHARES
    96 6 Manila, May 22. QUOTATIONS, m pesos, for 10 cci tavo gold shares on the Manila Mock Exchange tlUf morning compared with yesterday's as follows* Previous TotUv's Asked Did Asked 31d Antamok 0.23 0.26'-i 0.28 ('.£o Coco Grove 0.35 2 0.34' 2 0.35 j ,34' Itogon 0.23 0.22'*
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      50 6 <f^|p BRITISH /m^\ FIRE F~^< EXTINGUISHERS P*"* '*'<"•*»• 3^i§ As a unit of first-aid *tfftP*^l protection, the i M|fl FOAMITE Extinguisher |/^£2y is the best available or eve|l y *yp e {^y^jL industrial- property. PTrnJ ALL TYPES AND SPARE < :K *BS£S#| CHARGES IN STOCK. SOLE AGENTS: McALISTER CO., LTD.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      ROBINSONS ON SOUNDER FOOTING NOW
      915 7 Advantages Of Capital Reconstruction fc IT gives the board much satisfaction to be able to present to shareholders this year accounts which show not only an increased profit but also a greatly improved position generally," said Mr. W. H. Macgregor, presiding at the annual meeting
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      CZECH DEBTS TO BRITAIN BONDHOLDERS FORM COMMITTEE
      253 7 CZECH DEBTS TO BRITAIN BONDHOLDERS FORM COMMITTEE A COMMITTEE has been formed to represent the interests of British creditors having claims against Czecho-Slovak debtors This step has been taken as a result of a request from the Treasury to the Council ot Foreign Bondholders and after consultation with the Accepting
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      155 7 Singapore. May 20. noon Buyer*. Sellers Ci imbier 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pcpprr White MuntoJt $12.75 White $12.25 Black 8.00 C >i»o Mixed $3.45 Sun Dried $3.75 Saiu Flour No. 1 Llngga $2.62. $2.62' 2 Fair $2.57.. $2.57' 2 Kur.iw.ik $2.50 Jclotono I'alcmbang $6.50
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      Rabbit Fears Deplorable
      159 7 Tfl£ City may not be yielding over-much business at the moment, but it still springs its surprises, writes Observer m the Financial Times. A partner m a large firm of brokers is, 1 hear, airing his conviction that, war being inevitable sooner or later, only two investment
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      NEW TAX HITS FILM INDUSTRY
      422 7 HEAVY BURDEN ON PRODUCERS THE film industry Is increasingly dis- turbed at the higher import duties on cinematograph film and the new Excise duty imposed by the Budget, writes a correspondent of the Financial Times. Chief concern is expressed at the Excise duty of 4'
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET
      61 7 Saturday Closing For Five Months (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 9. I ONDON'S Rubber Trade Association has decided that the Rubber Exchange, sale rooms and offices shall be closed on Saturdays during the next five months. The period during which this decision will be effective begins
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      LARUT TIN'S PROFIT DROP ONLY ONE DREDGE NOW RUNNING
      568 7 LARUT TIN'S PROFIT DROP ONLY ONE DREDGE NOW RUNNING Anglo-Oriental Group A PROFIT of $162,997, compared with $989,349 m the previous year, was earned by Larut Tin Fields, Ltd., for 1937. A dividend of 6d a 1 share absorbs $128,571, and $85,714 is transferred to depreciation and depreciation reserve, leaving
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      95 7 ■"VURING the week ending May 13. exports of pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 37,577 cases, of which: 19,207 (51 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom; 2.451 (8 per cent.) cases^o the Continent of Europe; 12,266 (33 per cent.) cases to Canada; and 3.653
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      79 7 FRASER COMPANY UST OF CURRFNT DIVIDENDS Singapore, May 20, 1 p.m. Books Total foi Company Dividend Clow Date Ex Div financial year TIN Payable Date to date Hong Fatt 2'i% May 17 May 26 May 18 W7* Raub M. int. June 8 June 14 June 9 6% RUBBER Trafalgar 3%
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      367 7 lfl-23. CECU. STKLtI. SINGAPORE Telephone. Manager's Office 4al* Kxrhange Dept. 4»13 General Office 1511 Cable Address:— "PBOVINBANK." Head Office. SIUCHOW PAID-UP CAPITAL (Ch.) lu.ono.uuc RESERVE FUNDS S 13.000.009 TOTAL ASSETS (appro*.) 5108.006.0rr Board of Directors: T. I SOONG TSENG V V\(. HI X. C. KOO > CHAN YH! WOO.V WU
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      405 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated m China ■mtiMM ÜbWMtft 12. Cecil Stivrt Sin^apor* Tetepbunea: Manajter'a r>ni.« >,11l Atst. Ma><ager'( onirr MM a Kxchancr Dept >11l General Office ftlH-9 Cable Addrnm: CHI N«.ht <• Paid Up Capital Ch 40 OOO.tlO* M Reserve Funds m excess of t b S. .'iiO.wm M fatal
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      158 8 POSITIVELY LAST DAY 3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 P.M. THE HAPPY HIT OF THE SEASON! 06|4 R OAO cc HIGHWAY* I I l HITS TH6 O^q HAPP^ /J& ALSO "PATHE GAZETTE r> m OPENING TOMORROW 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. TUESDAY 23rd MAY THE TRIUMPH THAT CLIMAXES JOHN FORDS AWARD-WINNING CAREER COURAGE!
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      111 8 j RECORDS YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR fVkILIZA KQRJUS 3 Tlia original star from Film: THE GREAT WALTZ sings:— BBBC2 Talcs from Vienna Wood Part 1 2 ***** One day when we were Young Tncre'H come a time. Both sung by Miliza Korjus and accompanied by the M.G.M. Orchestra with
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      390 8 DAlfll mil etc 0,5 »EN TRAVERS 1 LATEST AND r Awl LIU n b 5 y i:> greatest yarn rrs swell i LAST NIGHT lofflWalls43yt A bntis'n Lion Ton Walls Production l^"*"^ l^^^^^ ALSO GAL MONT NEWS SHOWING START OF UOYAL TOL'R i DRPITin FOR EVERY GIRL UIHO MHS EVER
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      306 8 M.G.Ms grandest adventure-packed Story Bringing you ROBERT TAYLOR and WALLACE BEERY TOGETHER for the first time! CAPITOL TONIGHT HBEKSjKjk. yitf si n a»jj*L y jfIHHB I Fm&KO MILEN ■RODERICK V M©** fl\^ JH Lf^BW f ypr CMARLCS EICKFORD ,~^/^^__^jgj^^^^M Screen Play by lun*t M. Cain, lane Martin and Harvey Fergusson
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    362-m.p.h. Plane Is Silent
    176 9 THE Spitnre— Britain's latest and fastest fighting aeroplane—showed its paces at Duxford Aerodrome, near Cambridge, recently. These comparatively small but powerful machines, new details of which were revealed, are the most deceptive planes m the R.A.F. They are fitted with a Ro'.ls-Royce Merlin engine of 1,030
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    DUTCH FINANCE HEAD RESIGNS
    60 9 Amsterdam, May 21. •"THE Prune Mir.ister, Dr. H. Colijn Is temporarily taking over the Netherlands Finance Ministry, vacated by Dr. J. A. de Wide. Dr. J. A. de Wilde, has resigned owing to a divergence of vL'ws en financial f>olicy. unofficially reported to be In i
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    QUEEN GIVES SPEECH IN FRENCH AT OTTAWA
    479 9 Crowd Cheers As Their Majesties Shake Hands With Masons Ottawa, May 21. T AYING the foundation stone of the new Supreme Court building -yesterday, Queen Elizabeth, speaking m French, stated that m Canada, as m Britain, justice was administered according to two great,
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    Shanghai Britons And National Service
    72 9 Shanghai, May 21. A NOTIFICATION was issued to- day, saying that a list of British subjects of both sexes, qualified to render service m case of emergency, is being- compiled and that anyone interested is invited to apply to the British Consulate-Gen-eral for full particulars.
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    Firmer British Attitude
    164 9 U.S. Impressed, Si Mr. R. S. Hudson London, May 21 KMR. R. S. HUDSON, Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade arrived m London yesterday from New York, where he assisted m the inauguration of the British Pavilion at the World's Fair. He then left at once
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    LORD BALDWIN WARNS HITLER
    218 9 Where Napoleon Failed No One Can Succeed London. May 21. J ORD BALDWIN, speaking at Wor- center, declared he was m perfect agreement with the Government's policy. 1 He added: "This country is prepared to reason with anyone who .s reasonable. "She is equally prepared to
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    Britain Backs America
    103 9 Japan's Demands In Shanghai Opposed London, May 21. 'THE American argument that the present was unsuitable for discussing changes m the administration of the Shanghai International Settlement was supported by Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, m conversations with Mr. H. Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minister, according
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    RULER YIELDS TO MR. GANDHI
    160 9 Constitutional Reforms For Rajkot State Rajkot, May 21. THAKORE SAHEB. the ruler ot Rajkot, withdrew today the special measures he took recently to meet agitation m the State of Rajkot, returning both the fines imposed and the properties confiscated. The appointment of a committee of
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    350 m.p.h. Warplanes For American Army
    103 9 Washington, May 21. 'THE United States Army has ordered from the Douglas Aircraft company $15,000,000 worth of new model attack and bombing planes are said to be the fastest m the world. It is believed more than 150 pianos have been ordered. Major-General Arnold.
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    Home Secretary 'Hates' Detective Stories
    128 9 SIR SAMUEL HOARE, the Home Secretary, once tried to imitate great men who read detective stories m moments of stress, but failed. Recently he said: "I hate detective stories," and added that during the September crisis he read, for the fourth time, Stendhal's "Chartreuse de
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    Two 8,000-Ton Warships For Sweden
    42 9 Stockholm. May 21. PARLIAMENT has approved the construction of two 8,000-ton coastal defence ships estimated to cost about £3.700,000. The Finance Minister announced the navy probably would acquire several torpedo and moor-boats m the near future.— Reuter.
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    COMING OF AGE OF THE R.A.F.
    150 9 EMPIRE AIR DAY was celebrated on a grander scale than ever before on Saturday. As this year marks the coming of age of the R.A.F. as a separate service. Sevently-eight aerodromes all over the country were thrown open to the public, who were able
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1939. More Appeasement?
    1019 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1939. More Appeasement? Three versions of Mr. Chamberlain's speech on foreign affairs were received m Malaya. The first was the 8.8.C. broadcast summary; the j second was the cabled report, of necessity prepared hurriedly anrt dispatched m a series of short messages; the
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    YANKEE CLIPPER'S FIRST CROSSING
    105 10 Lisbon, May 21. Carrying 100.000 letters and a crew of 14, the Pan-American Airways flyingbcat Yankee Clipper arrived here this evening, Just over twenty-six and-c-half hours after leaving Port Washington. Long Island. This trip inaugurates trans-Atlantic air services. The flyingboat made a stop at Horta, Azores.
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    "Continuous Threat" To European Peace
    107 10 Paris, May 21. "France has never varied from a permanent wish for peace," declared the Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, In a speech at Arcachon. "This continuous threat against peace diminishes the dignity and happiness of mankind and we consider It impossible that force should become
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    KATONG A.R.P.
    436 10 Air Raid Wardens' Ordeals WOMEN SCREAMING IN BLACKOUT To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— So much time, thought and space In the Press have been given to A.R.P. tor the lack of A.R.P.) In Singapore's Chinatown, that It Is to be hoped that the A.R.P. Department
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    CONSCRIPTION FOX THE COLONY
    149 10 Time To Follow Imperial Government To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir —ln view of the long-overdue decision of the Home Government to introduce conscription, it Is to be hoped that similar measures will be brought into force m Singapore. It is well known that
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    BRITISH OR MALAY MEMBER?
    151 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l read with interest m the local newspapers the motion moved by the senior unofficial member, Col. Cecil Rae, at the meeting of the Federal Council on Thursday, which read: "That this Council gives its hearty support to
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    LETTERS IN PAGE 15
    16 10 CONCUBINAGE. More letters on Ihc modern Chinese attitude toward* this old custom.
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    CHINA'S NEW ROAD
    805 10 British Travellers* High Praise A description of the first journey made by Europeans over the new road from Burma to China was published by The Times last month, and extracts arc reproduced below. I WAS recently asked If I would undertake a Journey Into Yunnan to explore
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    697 10 Rural Johorc QNE does not ordinarily think of Johore as a rice-producing State, so It may surprise som? people to hear that In my house within the last thre« months we have eaten rice from two widely separated districts of Johore. One sample came from a
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    ANGLO-SOVIET TALKS IN GENEVA VERY CORDIAL
    606 11 Lord Halifax Reports To Government ATMOSPHERE NOW STATED TO BE MORE FAVOURABLE No Developments Likely Until Cabinet Meets WHILE Count Ciano is m Berlin for the formal si^ninjf today of the Italo-German military alliance, efforts are being redoubled to secure the inclusion of Soviet
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    LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN R.A.F. AIRCRAFT
    66 11 London. May 21. A PRIVATE air demonstration to acquaint members of both Houses M Parliament and other distinguished with the latest developments m R.AF aircraft and equipment will be given on Tuesday at Northolt. It. will include a d'splay of some of the n iwi
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    The Soviet Will Stay By Democracies"
    109 11 The Soviet Will Stay By Democracies" Moscow, May 21. IN these hours of Fascist ag- grcssion the Soviet will stay loyal to its obligations and will not abandon the Democracies, declares a book on future war published for mass circulation by a military publishing house. The book contains an imaginative
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    Non-Co-operation Movement
    131 11 Non-Co-operation Movement Hoh Jews May Fight Palestine Plan Jerusalem, May 22. THE Jewish National Council has recommended to Jews a fivepoint programme of non-co-opera-tion m the event of implementation of the White Paper proposals for Palestine. The non-co-operation plan includes: Training of young Jews for an emergency; Encouragement of horn?
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    CHINAS APPEAL TO THE LEAGUE
    110 11 Geneva, May 21. AN appeal by China against Japanese aggression Is the only big International question which figures m the League Council's formal agenda for its meeting opening tomorrow, though conversations between Britain and Russia will be uppermost m the diplomatic exchanges surrounding the meeting.
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    German Army Chief Visits Libya
    297 11 German-Italian Military Pact Count Ciano Arrives In Berlin For Signing Berlin, May 22. pOUNT Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, arrived m Berlin last night and was welcomed at the station by Herr von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, with whom he will sign the Italian-German military alliance
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    KING UNVEILS MEMORIAL
    511 11 'No Peace Without Freedom' Ottawa, May 21. WITHOUT freedom, there can be no enduring peace, and without peace there can be no enduring freedom," was the striking climax of the King's speech when unveiling the Canadian National War Memorial here this morning. The King had called attention
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    "WE ARE READY TO IMPOSE PEACE"
    158 11 Duce On '"Irresistible March" Of Axis Rome, May 21. "11/ HEN the agreement with Germany is signed it will form a bloc of 150,000,000 people against which nothing can prevail," declared Signor Mussolini m a speech at Cuneo. He added: "The bloc is formidable
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    JAPANESE DRIVE INTO SHENSI?
    91 11 Chungking, May 21. A SPIRITED artillery duel across the Yellow River is m progress near Tungkwan, Shensl, having begun last Thursday. The Japanese, who are trying to crush Chinese resistance m order to cross the river into Shensi from Shansi, are concentrating their fire on the
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    STORM TROOPERS ATTACK POLISH CUSTOMS POST
    449 11 Warsaw Protests To Danzig Mot By Counler-Demands Warsaw, May 22. TJNIFORMED Storm Troopers are alleged to have attacked a Polish customs post at Pickle at 5 p.m. yesterday. According to latest reports tne Customs officials barricaded themselves m their office, telephoning for help. It
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    NEW TYPE OF BRITISH ESCORT VESSELS
    50 11 London, May 21. 'THE Admiralty preparations are now complete for the laying down next month of 22 escort vessels of an entirely new type These ships, of 900 tons, have been designed for protection of merchant, shipping against hostile aircraft or sub.r.aries. British Wireless.
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    SCOTTISH TRADES UNIONS WILL NOT CO-OPERATE
    42 11 The Scottish Trades Union Congres.j will no longer co-operate with National Service work because of the introduction of consc.'.ption. This was decided at a special meeting of delegates at Glasgow instructed by the general council.— Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE SAFE FROM AIR ATTACK DANGER ?
    556 12 SINGAPORE SAFE FROM AIR ATTACK DANGER Local Comment On Sir Shenton's Assurances TERMINATION OF "HUSH-HUSH" POLICY IS WELCOMED SINGAPORE is safe from air attack, probably safer than any other city of equal military importance anywhere m the world. That is the conclusion drawn by most Singapore people from the statement
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    AMUSEMENTS
    219 12 ttINGAfOM X Ui LJ iui. i I .il Dance 7.00 to 9 p.m. Lunner Uar.ce (Informal) 9.45 to MiJn ylu. garrk k i. i. k asvuura Noor-U-WiiVulut a Hindustani ..< l.lfi 9.15. OB*. AT VtO.tit* Cabaret: 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe i-heatrc: Island m the Sky. Bay j u....i
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    Deanna Durbin At Her Best
    150 12 "Three Smart Girls Grow Up" (Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, Helen I'arrish. Charles Winninger, Robert Cummings, William Lundigan). >iv Universal. To be shown at the Capitol shortly. SIXTEEN-year-old Deanna Durbin has already made five first-class films and another one. with Charles Doyer as leading man, is
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    THRILLS IN FILM OF SUBMARINE CHASERS
    97 12 Submarine Patrol (Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, Preston Fos1 1 i George Bancroft. Slim Summerville, John Carradlne, Warren Hymer.) 20 Century -Fox. At the Alhambra tomorrow. fIRASD acting by a fine cast under the capable direction of John Ford makes thus film well worth seeing.
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    MR. A. STILL DEAD
    371 12 Brother Of Noted Malayan Editor LEADER IN CITY JOURNALISM IV/IR. Andrew Still, editor of the 11 Investors' Review from 1923-36, who died m London on May 3, was a brother of the late Mr. A. W. Still, a famous editor of the Straits Times. He was
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    29 12 A mission, m English which is being conducted by the Redemptorist fathers at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes commenced yesterday and will be continued throughout this week.
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    Musical Society Performs Haydn's "The Creation"
    723 12 TTHE Musical Society deserves: 1 much praise for its perform- j ance of Haydn's greatest oratorio, given last night for the first time, m Singapore. Ranking with the oratorios of Bach! and Handel "The Creation" is popular] m musical centres m England and America.
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    STREET NOISES DROWN CITY A. R. P. SIREN
    268 12 CTREET noises and congest "drowned" the test this i electric air raid siren, newly police station. Although m some parts of the city crowds were attracted to the windows and into the streets by the wailing of the first alarm at 9
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    IMPERIAL MAIL LATE
    38 12 The outward Imperial Airways fly-ing-boat, due at Singapore this afternoon, will not arrive until tomorrow, owing to engine trouble at Calcutta. Lion m the city partially morning of Singapore's sixth mounted on the Hill Street
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    PENANG ELECTRIC POWER FAILS
    54 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 22. 'TWO breakdowns at Prai power station caused the whole of Pcnang's electric power to be cut off for nearly an hour yesterday between 11 a.m. and noon. Trolley buses were stopped, matinees at cinemas were held up and traffic
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    TAXI BURNED OUT
    54 12 A TAXI owned by an Indian was completely burned out m Kampong Java Road at 3.30 o'clock this morning. It is reported that the driver was investigating a fault m the motor when it back-fired. The accident occurred at an isolated point on the road and no
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    FAMILY FIGHTS FIRE
    67 12 CIRE broke out In a house In Addis Road occupied by Mr. R. B. Krishnan, manager of a firm of radio ani sanitary engineers, and his family Just after midnight last night. The bedding m one of the rooms was discovered to be on flre and the
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    TO AUSTRALIA IN LIFE-BOAT
    284 12 Yachtsmen Plan Long Trip EXPECT TO TAKE SIX MONTHS *J*HE crews of two world cruise yachts, the 46-ton Australian Fram and the 10-ton Nancy l.«"e from Calcutta, are breaking up m Singapore. To make an adventurous voyag* to Australia m a second-hand X.P.M. life-boat. John Potter,
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    BAN ON RICE EXPORTS FROM KEDAH
    79 12 (From Our Own Correspondent! Alor Star, May 22. r |*HE Kedah Government has pro* hibited absolutely the export of rice from the State except with the special permission of the Secretary to Government. The regulation took effect on Saturday. Less than a month ago
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    69 12 R/IR. J. 3. W. Reid, formerly assistant Malayan Establishment Officer, has been transferred to Klang as District Officer, m place of Mr. J. R* Neave, who has gone on leave. Tiie Rev. Brother James, visitor of the Christian Brothers Schools, Far East, left Singapore last night by train
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    SINGAPORE CENTRE OF S.E. ASIA HEALTH TEACHING
    429 13 League Bureau Director On Development In Six Years ENGINEERS 1 PARTIC PATION IN ANTIM VLARIA COl USE IMPORTANT CULL agreement wttk the assertion made m the Press that Singapore had m the space of six years grown to Ik? the centre of public
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    Cabaret Girl Tells Of Johore Car Accident
    279 13 Cabaret Girl Tells Of Johore Car Accident (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, May 21. AMISS Pauline Martin, a New World dance hostess, appeared as complainant before Sheikh Abu Bakar. the Second Magistrate, yesterday, when a Chinese. Chci Kwee, was on i rial on a charge of causing I grievous
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    PUBLIC HEALTH WORK IN SIAM
    54 13 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, May 20. *THE Siarmse Rod Cross Society, of which the Queen Dowager is president, states m its latest report that during the month of February some 21,830 tubes of. vaccine against smallpox were made and distributed This amount is enough
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    BRIDEGROOM'S GIFT TO RELIEF FUND
    48 13 •From Our Own Correspondent) Per.ang, May 21. •TK) commemorate his wedding with 1 Miss Ang Lay Cheng. Mr. Loh Kah Pin will donate $1,000 (Chinese currency) to the China Distress Relief Fund. The marriage took place at the Chinosa Methodist Church, Madras Lane.
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    Poem On Raffles In Manuscripts Of M.C.S. Man
    208 13 Poem On Raffles In Manuscripts Of M.C.S. Man COLLECTION FOR MALAYA HOUSE AMONG recent additions to the library at Malaya House, London, is a' collection of manuscripts on Malayan subjects by an M.C.S. officer who worked m this country for 25 years at the end of last century. These are
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    MR. H. G. THORPE
    266 13 Municipal Assistant Engineer's Death TIE death occurred at the General Hospital. Singapore, early yesterday morning, after a very short illness, of Mr. Harold Gunson Thorpe, son of Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Thorpe, of London. He was 40 years of age. Mr. Thorpe was attached to the Municipal
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    M.C.S. OFFICER'S DAUGHTER WEDS AT CHELSEA CHURCH
    303 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 11. JLIANY people well-known m Malaya were among the guestf today at the wedding at Chelsea of Mr. George Harold Newsom, son of the late Rev. G. E. Newsom and of Mrs. Nawsom, of Salisbury, with Miss
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    S. R. C. Entertains Old Member
    75 13 Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Tessensohn were guests of honour at a dinner given by members of the Singapore Recreation Club at the club premises on Saturday night. At the main table (left to right): Mrs. A. J. Braga, Mr. R. Tessensohn, Mr. A. J.
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    NO READY-MADE SOLUTION FOR ROAD-RAIL COMPETITION
    457 13 Transport Board's Views In First Ar.nual Report (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 21. niSCUSSING one of the most complex problems of v Malaya that of road versus rail competition the F.M.S. Transport Beard, m its first report, considers that there is no
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    PORTUGUESE FOLK DANCE REVIVAL
    105 13 DICTURESQUELY garbed In fancy dress, more than 50 Singapore residents revived onc.ent 10th century Portuguese folk -iances on Saturday night, at Mr. Tom de Souza's residence m Bukit Timah Road. Known as "Branio Munda Trazu." these dances were introduced when the Portuguese, arrived at Malacca late
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    BIG STRAIN ON JAPAN
    243 13 But She Can Stand It, Says Envoy AFGHAN LOOKS AT FAR EAST JAPAN is undergoing big economic strain which she was nut anxious to reveal to foreigners, the retiring Afghan Minister to Japan, Mr. H. Tarzi, told a Straits Times reporter on arrival at Singapore m
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    MILITARY EFFICIENCY MEDALS
    160 13 Presentation Ceremony At Malacca Next Month •From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 21. JUfILITARY efficiency medals will be presented by Mr. G. W. Bryant, Resident Councillor, at the King's Birthday ceremonial parade m Malacca ■on June 8. to C.Q.M.S. Tan Hock Seng 'and Sgt. Lew Swi Guon.
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    Liddell Hart's Tribute To New Territorials
    243 14 Liddell Hart's Tribute To New Territorials (Fiom Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 10. SINGAPORE Volunteers, who would go straight into the front line if the fortress were attacked, will be interested to learn that Capt. Liddell Hart, the distinguish-; ed writer on military affairs, considers that the new divisions of
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    MALAYA SUPPORTS SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES
    1264 14 Lord Harlech's Tribute To Grants By Colonial Governments FORMER RAFFLES COLLEGE PROFESSOR WELCOMED AS SECRETARY (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 11. A WARM tribute to the generosity of the Governments of Malaya, Ceylon, Hong Kong and Sarawak m making annual grants towards the
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    Air-Conditioned Sleeping Car
    38 14 View of the cabin m the new air-conditioned first class sleeping carriage of the FM.S. Railways, showing bed made up for use at night. (Right): Viero of cabin showing seating accommodation for use during day.
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    DOES THE B.B.C. PRONOUNCE "SINGAPORE" CORRECTLY?
    391 14 Controversy Develops Over "Lion City's" Name (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 9. AS the Straits Times recently reported, the 8.8.C.'s pro- nunciation of the word Singapore has been criticised by Scottish listeners. One of these critics wrote to the) Glasgow Herald that during
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    F.M.S. POLICE INSPECTORS
    190 14 Malays Must Go Through Hanks RAPID PROMOTION FOR GOOD MEN (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 21. FVRIOCT rceruitniont of Malays into the Police Inspectorate liad etpund became Uie method was found wmntinff, it is stated by rheF.:i.s. The last Malay to be appointed as a
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    37 14 Capt. E. G. N. Rushbrooke. late Captain on the Staff. China Station. is a student m the new tern at the Senior Officers' Tactical Cowse, which began at Portsmouth on May 8 and concludes on July 21.
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    26 14 Lt.-Col. James Parry ■vrettenham formerly Director^ of Public Works. F.M.S.. who died at Ludlow on May C was buried at Ashford Carbonel. Shropshire, on May 9.
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    FIRST WIFE
    283 15 Chinese Domestic Tragedies To thr Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— ln reply to "Heavenly Angel's" letter defending the Chinese custom of concubinage, and asserting that as long as a man Is rich enough there is no reason why he can't marry as many concubines as he pleases,
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    CHINESE DIVORCE
    186 15 What If The Husband Refuses? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. "Heavenly Angel's" letter In your paper of May 17 interested me to a certain extent, but I cannot agree with her when she says: "If a woman were to divorce her so-called faithless husband, the
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      CHINESE CONCUBINAGE IN MALAYA TODAY
      741 15 Oldfashioned Husbands And Modern Wives To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Heavenly Angel's letter on Chinese concubinage reminds me of the story of the man who was m his house on a cold winter day, protected against the bitter winds, and who, on
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      "SUNDAY BEST" FOR CHURCH
      149 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— ln reply to L.K.L.'s letter. I must remark that he has either missed my meaning or perhaps does not understand English. I did not advocate the wearing of shorts when going to church, but I wrote: whether one
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      A.R.P. & M.R.A. TODAY
      692 15 A.R.P. M.R.A. TODAY The Individual In A Mad World CAN EUROPE KEEP THE PEACZ? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— With British subjects everywhere, and American citizens from Maine to California, warming these days to the outward evidences of strong inward ties between British and America— which the
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    EMBARGO ON ARMS FOR SPAIN LIFTED
    80 15 The London Gazette publishes orders lifting the ban on the export from Britain of aircraft, arms and ammunition to Spain and the Spanish Possessions, with the exception of Spanish Morocco. Open general export licences, issued by the Board of Trade on July 14 and
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    CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GANDHI AND BOSE RELEASED
    2452 16 Pandit Panfs Resolution And Its Reactions MR. BOSE ON "BITTER CIVIL WAR" IF HE RESIGiNS Calcutta, May 13. "CINCE you think that Pandit Pant's resolution was out of order and the clause relating to the Working Committee is clearly unconstitutional and ultra vires, your
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    ANARCHY AT CENTRE SHOULD END
    108 16 IN the course of one of his letters to Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi said: "Any way the anarchy at the centre should end. In accordance with your request, I am keeping absolutely silent though pressure is being put upon me to give my
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    WEIGHTS FOR PENANG OPENING MEETING
    574 17 First Two Days' Racing (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 20. «/KK;HTS for the first day of the lVnang Turf Club meeting on Saturday. May 27, ore as follows SECOND DAY Weights for the second day, Monday, May 29. are ns follows: mmam, Class 2.
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    KEDAH MALAYS BEAT PENANG
    110 17 From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, M?y 20. IN the annual cricket match between tho Kerlah Malays r.r.d the Penang Malays, played at Alcr Star, the home team beat the visitors by 130 runs to 106 m a single Innings match. For Kedah Yahaya was the
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    PENANG EUROPEANS BEAT KEDAH
    79 17 i From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 10. DENANG European^ beat the Kenan Europeans at soccer this evening at the Western Road ground by tour goals to or.c. It was a scrappy game Penang led 2 o m the first hall. Kedah scored one r,oal m
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN LOSE TO SELANGOR
    120 17 NEGRI SEMBILAN LOSE TO SELANGOR (From Our Own Co: respondent.) Seremban. May 10. SELANGCR beat Nc^ri Sembilan by six gonls to ore m an intor-State soccer mm-T here today. Exhibiting sunrnor combination. Belongof were a much better side. The Neeri half lne neither gave I support to the forwarcis nor
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    BELIA CLUB BEATS J.B. ENGLISH COLLEGE
    208 17 'From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 21. BELLA CLUB beat English College by 90 runs at cricket yesterday. Scores: BELIA CUB Mansore c Krishnan b Kam Watt 17. Ahmad K. c Ahmad Omar b Marshall 11, Ghani c Ahmad Omar b Marshall 2.
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    Chinese Draw In First Game In League
    200 17 ENTERING the first divisi:n of the league, the Chinese soccer team ad a scoreless draw with the Gordon [ighlanders at the Anson Road Staium on Saturday. The Chinese, fresh from the tour broad, were en top of their opponents lore often than not.
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    MEN'S JUNIOR BADMINTON TOURNAMENTS DRAW
    507 17 *|*HE draw for the men's Junior single; and doubles tournaments resulted as follows: SINGLES Top Section: George Tan vs. Tay Bcng 800: Teo Thuang Bale vs. Sin Cheng Chwee; Kirn hna S. v < Vi,. Cyril Wet 1 Suadi bin H_ii Tabir vs. Chou Siew
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    DE SOUZA WHEATLEY WIN S.R.C. DOUBLES
    79 17 DE SOUZA WHEATLEY WIN S.R.C. DOUBLES p. F. DE SOUZA and E. G. \V became the S.R.C. lawn doubles champions on Saturday by beating H. N. Balhctchet and M. Cordeiro 6—2. 6—3. De Sousa was the best of the four and received good support from his j partner. His service
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    CLOSE FINISH TO PADANG CRICKET
    635 18 S.C.C. Beat "Dog" On Stroke Of Time ON* the stroke of time, the Singapore Cricket Club beat the Selangor Club by eight wickets on the padang -unlay. To Dynes went the honour of scoring the winning hit which* he skied deep to the country, to
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    EUROPEAN SIDE AGAINST REST
    52 18 TTHE Europeans' cricket eleven to meet The Rest on the padang on Saturday. Sunday and Monday is as fellows Dynes 'captain), Cooper. Whiteing, Kingsmill. Waites. Fester. Hope. Simpson. Nicholson. Wills, and Dowling. Play will start at 2 p.m. on Saturday and at 11 a.m. on Sunday
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    29 18 Af/». truglr.eit and M'ss Diana Mitchell, who opened fsr Y.W.C.A. m their match against Medical College men on Saturday. Medical College won on the first innings.— Straits Times picture.
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    BUDGE GETS WEMBLEY PROFESSIONAL PRIZE
    42 18 London, May 21. TpHE Wembley professional lawn ten- nis tournament concluded with Budge beating Nussleln. of Germany, 13-11. 2—6. 6—4. Budg? won the first prize of £SCO and a silver trophy. Tildea beat Vines G— 3, 10—8Reuter.
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    Press Win From Clarke Rangers
    241 18 •yHE Straits Times Press Sports Club defeated the Clarke Rangers by seven wlcke s in a cricket match played at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday. Scores: CLARKE RANGERS R. Samy b de Crut 20 M WUson c Love b de Cruz 6 G. de Silva
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    MALAY REGIMENT AT SEREMBAN
    216 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) seremban, May 21. TIE Malay Regiment, visiting Seremban yesterday, defeated th? King George V School on the latters ground by six wickets. Capt. M. R Braithwaite and Lieut. Col. J. T. Bretherton ware the chief scorers for the Regiment. Scores: KING GEORGE
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    F.M.S. POLICE BEAT SUNGEI UJONG
    230 18 'From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, May 21. riNa batting and bowling by a. Denlson Smith was the feature of a cricket match here In which the F.M.S. Police defeated the Sungei UJong Club In a return fixture. The teams played 12 a side. The scores
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    France Revises Rugby Rules
    138 18 Paris, May 21. •T*HE council of the French Rugby Federation considered reforms to the French Rugby organisation which met with the wishes of the four British unions and permit the resumption of matches between the British unions and France. The council decided by 315 votes against
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    KEPPEL WOMEN'S FOURSOME
    85 18 Twelve cards were taken out for the Keppel Golf Club's women's foursome, which resulted as under: Mrs. F. Starr and Mrs. E. A. Ford 42—12 =30 Mrs. J. R. Walker and Mrs. E. OSullivan 46— 13 l /2=32»/ 2 Mrs. A. M. Low and Mrs. H. E.
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    S.R.C. SCORES EASY WIN AT TANGLIN
    232 18 Manchesters Make Only 59 THE S.R.C. yesterday defeated the Manchester Regiment by 120 runs m a cricket match at Tanglin. Batting first the S.R.C. declared for the loss of five wickets when they had totalled 179 runs. Thoy and Alvis, opened their should- ers
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    German-Polish Tennis Stir
    173 18 Warsaw. May 21. JOQLLOWING the action of the German captain m attempting to substitute another player after he had already announced the team, the English referee. Mr. Bloomfield. m charge of the Poland vs. Germany Davis Cup tie, telephoned to London for a ruling. The committee after
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    PENANG TURF CLUB OPENING BROADCAST
    110 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 20. BY arrangement with the Penang Turf Club, the Penang Wireless Society will broadcast the opening of the new racecourse. The opening of new racecourse and running commentaries on the flftt and sixth races will be broadcast on Saturday
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    SERVICES TEAM FOR NEGRI MATCH
    66 18 THE Combined Services team to meet Negrl Sembilan m the H.MS. Malaya Cup soccer match at Anson Road Stadium next Saturday is: Mace (R.A.M.C.); Collins (R.A.F.). Sharpies (Loyals); Cole (R-A.>. Quail (R.E.). Parkes (R.A.F.); Wright (R.E.), Taylor (Loyals), Martin (R.E.-, Garrett (RAP.). Prlngle (R.A.). Peters,
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    Education Win At Johore Bahru
    145 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 21. A GOAL scored just before the end enabled the Education Club to draw I—l with the Belia Club In a league match played at the Istana padang yesterday. This was Education's last first-round fixture. Belia Club has
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    CHINESE SPORTS WIN OVER SIONG BOO
    469 19 Sound Attack And Defence niSPLAYING all-round superiority, the Chinese Sports Association gained a 3 l victory over the Siong 800 Athletic Association m a friendly soccer match played at Farrer Park yesterday. The C.S.A. led 3—o at half time, Siong 800 netting their only
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    SAVI CUP SOCCER
    40 19 (From Our Own. Correspondent) Ipoh, May 21. •FHE Ipjh Police Qualified for the Suvi Cup final at soccer by defeaN ».\s Taiping by four goals to nil. I hey will nuw meet Kuala Kangsar m the Bnal
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    ARK YOU CONTENT TO REMAIN *SKCOND – BEST'?
    166 19 ARK YOU CONTENT TO REMAIN *SKCOND BEST'? Are you always going to be content with other people's leavings? Many lads have to l>o, simply because their knowledge is not sufficient to enable them to obtain anything better. It is quite possible you have ambition, brains and energy but lack a
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    GARRISON BEAT ISLAND CLUB
    191 19 Golf A SOCIAL golf match played be- tween the Garrison Golf Club and the Island Club, at Garrison, resulted m a win for the home team by 11 holes to 8. The following are details (Island names flrft): C. A. R. Bateman and Lim Siew Jin
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    ISLAND CLUB'S MIXED FOURSOMES
    106 19 The Island Cluu's mixed foursomes resulted as follows:— Mrs. Tay Lian Teclc and O. Marshall 48 15 33 Mrs. W. B. Ruddock and J. G Currie 43 8\ 34% Mrs. S. F. Ho and H. H. Pang 48 114 34! i Mrs. J. G. Currie and
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    KEPPEL MONTHLY MEDAL
    32 19 The replay lor the May Medal betwen C. A. R. Bateman, R. Hawtrey, and J. G. M. Millar resulted In a win for C. A. R. Bateman (1 down).
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    FELIX DE SILVA'S CENTURY
    295 19 Negri Match At Tampin (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 21. CELIX DE SILVA, a member of the j*^ well-known Selangor cricketing family scored the second century In Negri Sembilan cricket at Tampin today when the Negri Sehbllan Club met Tampin District. De Silva, who is
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    SOCCER AT S.C.C.
    55 19 The following will play for S.C.C. "B 1 against A. Coy. Loyals at the S.C.C. today: J. A. S. Taylor; R. Etlin, F. O. 8 Tlllbrook; E. J. P. Burley, P. W. Elliot T. O Cotterell: P. H. Allen, FLt O. Matthews, P. H. Harrison, E. van
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    PERAK TENNIS
    63 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 21. In the second round of the Sultan's Cup tennis competition P.C.R.C. beat Ipoh V.M.C.A. four games to nil. The following two boxers were omitted from the Singapore Amateur Boxing Club's list of entries for the forthcoming championships at the Happy World
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    Ties In Tennis Championships
    279 19 "TODAY'S TIES m the Singapore lawn tennis championships at the S.CO, commencing 4.50 pm.. are: Open Men's Singles: M. I. Reshty vs. Chua Choon Leong; S. A. Dawood vs. R. Chia; Lim Hee Chin vs. Com F. E. Chevallier; R. Nathan vs. Chin Kee Onn; Yong
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    BIG HITTING IN GAME AT SEGAMAT
    127 19 'From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, May 21. COME big hitting was seen on the school pitch over the week end when the Government English School met the Segamat Nondescripts. The Nondescripts won on the first innings by 31 runs. Batting first, the Nondescripts totalled
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    WOMEN'S BADMINTON AT PENANG
    44 19 (FYom Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 21. Lilian Lye won the women's Junior badminton title by beating C.B. Lim m the final, over the week-end. She is also m the mixed doubles final, and la likely to become dual champion.
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    PENANG CHINESE CRICKET
    50 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 21. TTHE Talplng Cricket Association was beaten by the Penang Chinese Recreation Club at cricket yesterday. The latter batted first, collecting 161 runs. Taiping were bundled out for 47 Khye Su and Cheng Ghee were unplayable and captured four wickets each.
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    MUAR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
    53 19 'From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, May 21. IN a last and thrilling game the Muar 1 Chinese football team beat the Public Works Department by 3—l m the Muar football league match played at Muar yesterday. Play was fast throughout with the Chinese having slightly the better
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    POLICE MEET IN SEGAMAT
    84 19 (Fi^.n Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. May 21. Segamat over the week- end, the Negrl Sembilan Police met the local Police m their annual soccer match and played a goalless draw. The following will represent Sime. Darby Sports Club against Government Printing Office m a. friendly parr.t
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    35 19 Henry Armstrong and Ernie Roderick were medically txa r.ined be/ore leaving for their training quarters to prepare for their world's welterweight championship fight at Harringay Arena next Wednesday. Roderick being examined, watched by Henry Armstrong.
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    Koong Kai Kong Cup To Aston Athletic Club
    402 19 •T-HE Aston Athletic Club won the Koong Kai Kong Challenge Cup at the Chinese High School ground yes- terday m a triangular athletic meet- j ing. Aston A. C. scored 36 points, the Chung Hwa team 27, and the Chinese High School.
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    Strong Side For Selangor
    218 19 INCLUSION OF HENRY DENNISON-SMITH (From Our O'vn Correspondent) Kuo!a Lumpur. May 21. THE inclusion of Henry and Dt-nnf-son-Smith will mate the Selangor crcket team against Penang at the Whitsun week-md m Kuala Lumpur a formidable one The team to represent Selangor Is H. A. F. Brooke,
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    FRANCE BEATS WALES AT FOOTBALL
    80 19 Paris. May 21. IN an international football match, France beat Wales by two goals to one after leading two nil at half-time. The match throughout was vlayed at a fast pace, with both defences generally sound. France scored after ten minutes through the outside-right. Bigot,
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      46 19 Today's Sports Events Soccer: Div. 1. R.R. vs. R.A. (Changi), at Changi; Reserve Div. Police vs. S.C.F.A.. at Stadium; Business House League. M.P.H. vs. Hongkong Bank, at S.H.B. Friendly: S.C.C. *"B W ts. "A" Coy. Loyab, at S.C.C. Lawn Tennis: Singapore Championships at S.C.C. and V.M.C.A.
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    ONE HUNDRED FRENCH OFFICERS SEE BRITISH FIGHTERS
    62 20 GMWtal Duflirux. one of a party of 100 French officers who visited Britain his month, shakes hands with Mtos M. Moldon, first Civil Air Guard girl to qualify as a pilot at Eastleigh Aerodrome. French officers watch mechanics at work on some of
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    31 20 The Bishop of London, Dr. Winnington Ingram, who Is to retire m the near future, received a silver horse-shoe from a small admirer at a recent garden party at Fulham Palace.
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    22 20 Men of the Boyal Air Force rehearse their display of physical training which Is to be presented m at the Royal Tournament.
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