The Straits Times, 3 July 1939

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    36 1 The Straits Times IE8TABUSHED NEARLY A CKNTDRT.l MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1939. PRJCE 5 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      226 1 Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING Wo only ask for a trial order. m a Coleman St. Singaoor*. Phone 4816 No other manufacturer can l» offer a wider choice of ill pv electric motors, with iuW fe 1,,^ appropriate control gear, jJBcS^S^Si I |&|^|il B fcr every drive m every Auj K^i,
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      166 1 KEDETTES MAKE NEWS They're Smart! They're New! And so Comfortable! X ,h %v Kedettes Open Kedett«s Tyro< JV jOM £i^ fcl kT^^ BBW f eiui MoccMln \z* WT* j#J[ BT XA «ik Toe Mesh Ox- ■iW per with Sand, fi Hr vO.wJ DTOwn f^.iij il-B^jA B Ue Whl f with
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      158 1 Madame Page 13. Battery Bldf. Singapore's Leading Dressmaker. Nt* Collector Day E»eamg Gown* i. STOCK 'P P^^ C S 97A \^9 L\ Ij v W& f s^H|^. IT;/ OiV£" LOAF will convince you that we bake very good bread It will ako convince you that it Is time to change
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      43 2 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Chin Slew and family bog to thank all those who attended the funeral of their youngest beloved son, TIAM CHOY, sent wreaths, telegrams and letters of condolence, and to those who so kindly placed cars at their disposal.
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      29 2 Mr. and Mrs. Vydlonathan and Dr. and Mrs. K. K. Sundaiam wish to thank all those who sent presents; congratulatory telegrams and letters on the occasion of their marriages.
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      780 2 de Bouza.— At the General Hospital. Singapore, on the 2nd July, to Ttaelma (Pussy) wife of A. J. de Smiza. the gift of a son. Up-country papers please copy. The engagement Is announced between Major Denys Vivian HUI, Royal Artillery, second son of the late Mr. C. P. Grenfell Hill
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      355 2 SITUATION WANTED AMERICAN GIRL, 24, CoUege gradual, seeks position preferably as nrlvate secr^ tarv. Would accept half -day Job. 8a lan secondary Importance. Write Box 673 Straits Times. PROFESSIONAL TO PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES AND PROPKIETOBT BUSINESSES (European and Asiatic) Accounts controlled, and audited at Inclusive, standard, fees, by fully qualified
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      721 2 HOUSE, FLATS TO LET ATTRACTIVE BUNGALOW near Swim mlng Club to let from beginning Augustcheap rent. Furniture to be 'taken over t reasonable price. Box 652. Stralto Times. TO LET comfortably furnished uoum Tanglln district, with servant*, air-con dltioned bedroom, rood garden, tennis couri all modern con vs. Tour weeks
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      541 2 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MR. KENNETH OEELERS hes reslfin^d from the above company as from the 33'ri June. 1939, and he has no further connec- tlon with the company. I DREDGING ASSOCIATION SOUTHERN MALAYA. NOTICE of a Meeting to be held at th» Masonic Hall. Vennlng Road. Kuala Lu.-.i-pvr,
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      252 2 AUCTION NOTICE IMPORTANT FURNITURE SALE AUCTION SALE of well kept high class furniture etc. comprising: teak bedroom suites, dining table, and chairs, bookshelves, books. camphor wood trunks, leather suit cases, writing de. kx table lamps, brassware. dinner sets etc.. cut glass ware. H.M.V. Radio Set. nested tables cooking utensils, plants
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      337 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE ANO MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss HAN* 60. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. INSTITUUT SOEKABOEMI Europeesche Lagere School met internaat voor Jongens en melsles Opletdlng toelaUngs— examens voortgezet onderwljs door bevovpds lecrkrachtcn Klnderen de Mulo bezockend* kunnen eveneens geplaatsd worden Laiidsdlenaron gcnleten klndertoelage Kost« dchoolgcld
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      671 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. i lncorporated m Knglacd) PENINSULAR AND ORIKNTAI S.N Co MAU PASSENOER AND CAROO SERVICES OUTWARD PROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due Spore CANTON J5.500 July 14 CARIHAOH J 5.000 July 28 SOMALI 6.800 July 28 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Aug II RANCHI 17.000
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      457 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS i bj|[i9 Ulh (Incorporated to Jtpem GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS B FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. 1 Regular fortnightly sailings!. s London via Penang, Colombo, 3 Port Said, Naples, Marseille* s and Gibraltar. M.S. YASUKUNI MARU July 12. S.S. KASIMA MARU Aug. 3. S.S. HAKONE
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      619 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONC-CLASS MOTOKSHIPS. CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE, MODERATE FAHr.S To: MAKSMLLKS. LONDON, BOTTEK T p., K<BTfv RO T-rrRn4M RAM DAJ^HAMBUBO AND COPENHAGEN I lN^ U #£?ndla jSSJ iS^^ ftl:» MPONIA Auo ta AFRIKA July 2< fSmSa* BeSi ££E RALnSN £"> SELANDIA Sept. 26 UiUIA. Sept. IB
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      531 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building. Coilyet «ua» Slngap«re Tel SISL Chartered Bank B.jUdtn, Penang TeL JBi> BLUE FUNNEL LINE. »AJI SERVICES MARSEILLES LONDON N CONTINKNI AND GLASGOW (la conjunction with the Glen Un») SARPKDON Mars. L'don. Rdam, Og'gow m^ ACHILLBB L'don, R'dam. Hull Ham. Ju i, 9 Ju|y n DEUCALION
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      188 4 f«d»T Pontlanak (Pangkon 3 P-m-ffcmgat Tembliahan (Indraglrl) 3 pjn. Pamanikat, 8amba» and Blngkawang (Tobelo) P-JJJ-Whole Au»tr«U« (Qanta*) P-m Java, 8outn-Weat Sumatra. 8. -East Borneo. Celebes. Molucca* Timor Dlllj (K.L.M.) P-JJ Java and Timor DUly (Qantai) I P "n Fslombang (K.L.M.) 1 New Zealand <QanUi> > P-B Tomorrow
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      YESTERDAY'S WEATHER
      126 4 Station* fJUt wax. rain- bright nl;.ut tamp, tall •'iblnt mln •p leches bn. 'P WEST COAST. Alor Star 90 Nil 8.9 7S Penan* n 0.02 6.0 75 Bltlawan 90 NU 9 7 74 Bukit Jeram 91 Nil 11.7 75 Malacca 86 NU 9.3 73 INLAND Kuala Llpls 90
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      SUEZ CANAL TRAFFIC
      18 4 Traffic receipts of the Suez Canal from June 15 to June 18 amounted to £100,200.
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      318 4 INYVAKU Wearnes From tenant. Ipoh and *u*>» Lumpui Arrives evoti e »-ulna. KX.&L: From Nrtherlmod» Indies: Arrives Tuesday afternoon. Qantas From Australia Arrfrfea Tuesday mf l*c noon. K.L.M.: From Europe: Arrive* THIS eT *U?*IL.M.: From S*H«b: Arrr*o« W««nesdajrt. Imperial From Europe: Arrive* mis afternoon. K.N.I.I.M.:
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      FROM MALACCA
      109 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via Netherlands must be fully I prepaid and clearly superscribed By X.L.M." Malls will close from Malacca a* follows Today Aden. Burma. Canada. E. It U. Africa, Egypt. Great Britain. Ireland. India, Iraq. Kuwait. Mauritius. N< wfoundland. Pal'st.nc, Sudan and TransJordan by air
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      173 4 Malls from Japan expected tomorrow, July 4, by Inda Mam. SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD Tbe following ships are alongsice me Singapore Harbour Board Wharves or expected to arrive: East Wharf Entrance Gale 1: Exit 1:— Ansliun 22 Main Whan. Entrance Gate 2: Exit 3:— Conte Rosso 18. Stagrn
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      CHAIRMAN BROADCASTS TO UNILEVER MEETING
      108 4 SOMETHING of an innovation In business conferences took place with the help cf the Post Office at the May Fair Hotel, London, last week, when the annual gathering of directors and senior officials of Lever Brothers and Unilever was addressed by the chairman, Mr. F.
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      REICH-ITALY PURCHASES OF MEXICAN OIL
      37 4 Mexico City, June 22. MEXICO has sold to Germany and Italy through the Davis Interests 1,500,000 barrels of oil this year up to June 21. The oil Is being refined In America. *>
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      LONDON SHIPPING
      49 4 DURING the we:k ended June 16, 1,014 vessels, representing 1,060,787 net register t~ns, ured the Port of London. Of these 555 vessels < 852.540 net reglst?r tons) werj to and from Empire and foreign prrts and 459 vessels (208 241 net register tens) were engaged m coastwire traffic.
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    SUNGEI KRIAN RUBBER
    677 4 DANGERS OF BARTER PLAN AT the thirtieth annual general meeting of the Sungei Krian Rubber Estate. Ltd., held In London last week, Sir John D. Barlow, Bart., said: The profit for the year amounted to £16,627, compared with £30,332 In 1937. Tilts reduction is principally due to
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    A.C.C.A. HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
    112 4 HTHE annual meeting of the Associa- tion of Certified and Corporate Accountants, Malayan Branch, was held m Kuala Lumpur on Friday wlt w Mr. A. C. J. Towers In the chair. Mr. Tqwers addressed the meeting on the association's activities during the year. Messrs. R. Graham
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    QUEEN ELIZABETH'S MAIDEN VOYAGE
    34 4 »rHE Queen Elizabeth will start her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on Apr. 24, 1940, and will leave New York on the return Journey on May 3, 1940.
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    SIAMESE TIN SYNDICATE
    609 4 Dividend Of 40 Per Cent. rpHE thirty-second ordinary general meeting of the S'amcse Tin Syndicate, Ltd., was held In London last week. Mr. Kenneth O. Hunter (the chairman) said that, taking their operations as a whole, the mining revenue for the pa.st year had amounted to £267,442
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    NEW CARGO SHIP ORDERS
    142 4 UR. OLIVER STANLEY, Present of the Board of Trade, making a broadcast npp^al recently for volunteers for the Merchant Navy Reserve, said that since the Government's s'.iipplng subsidy proposals were annoi"!^d less than three months a^o the shipowners had placed definite orders lor nearly 150 cargo
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    DUTCH TEA SALES
    58 4 Amsterdam, June 22. AT today's Amsterdam tea auction 6.217 packages of Java tea pnd 3,091 packages of Sumatra tea w.>re ollered for sale OfTerinss w.-re qul'kly abs-rbed and prices were 1 tt!e changed from those of the prrvl. vi auction, but In rome instances they were by
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      598 4 SOU STEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m I'M 8.) TELEPHONE! FreUht H» hm« MMCANADIAN (incorporated In fciijuaai «OOND tNI tHE" d WO»LD FARES FROM C.»»..*.7. mWOH FARES IO EUROPE FROM C Uave Horn* Koug A" 1 ,y i t"£S'- wl .MHHES8 OF JAPAN Jg jj EMI'HKSSt OF ASIA Ju'J Au 23
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      564 4 TIDE TABLE ■NUIW Toaay. H.W. 12.21 p.m. 8.. It: 11.37 pm 9.5 ft L.W. 5.53 a.m. 0.9 ft.: 5.48 pm. 42 It Tomorrow H. W 12.50 p.m. 8.5 It. L W. 6.23 am. 1 ft.; 6.20 p.m. 4 (t. Wednesday H. W. 00.12 a.m. 9.5 It.; 1.19 p.m. L. W.
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      152 5 Ih. Merit of supi-iior.ti of Gold Leaf Tea U thai it b drawn from' the root Highlands of Cili-n. Cold Leaf Tea h a perfect Tea. Good la -tt rtr i:j"d> dinVrrnl (laves for dinerenl occasions Don t be careless about the glasses >ou MM Consult: MJ[zeltiel z^cn} O-jalitx-d DpiiMiatmlr
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      426 5 it!*: KISK OF SEPTIC INrfcCilUN AVOII'KD WITH THIS NEW POTENT GEBMICIDE. Particularly useful and safe for cats abrasions and skin disorders. Obtainable from Chemists and Stores. 75 cents and $1.50 per bottle. Sole Distributors: CRAFTON LABORATORIES Ltd.— Singapore Kuala Lumpur. TIMTUR shoes for LADIES prices per pair NEWEST FASHION $6
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      232 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY 7.IIL «S mttna. ZHF J».M metrea, p.m. 5.00 "Extra Turns". (Malay). 1 5.30 Tamil music. t 6.00 Teochew Guakang music. t 7.00 children's programme. (English). .7.15 Time, v.eather, news and announcements. 7.30 "Design for Four." A short one-nt radio play.* 7.45 •The Motor Show." A programme of
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      715 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.47 nac/i (1X97 m.) i GSG 11.71 ot/l (16.88 in. I; G8F 11.14 rac/t (19.81 m.): OSJ 21.63 DC/1 (13.93 ra.): GSD 11.79 me/a (JS.53 m.) p.m. 6. OS Bic Ben. Music Hall.* 7.05 To be announced. 7.35 Cricket: Oxford vs. Cambridge.
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      625 5 TAe rcroluttonary chanpe In the life of the British cavalryman brought about by the mechanisation of mounted regiments will be vividly portrayed when, in the near future, John Snagge, wellknoum BBC. commentator, broadcasts to Daventry listeners from a moving tank. He will be seated in a vehicle of the type
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      274 5 BERLIN TODAY DJA 9.5« DC/I (31 J «M. DJB 1UI tat/% (IJ.7 m.1. DJQ 15.21 mc/i (1M m.1. OJN 9 51 me (31.15 m.). p.m. 5.05 Sports review. 5. 35 Operetta music. 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News In English. 7.35 Concert of light music (eontd 8.20 News and
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES-LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      367 6 QUIET OPENING WITH PRICES UNCHANGED RUBBER NOMINAL AT SATURDAY'S LEVELS By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, July 3. THERE is considerable relief this morning that the we<*: e "f,H^ passed without any s«»»stMtlaJ deterioration of affairs m Europe tout it would certainly appear premature to be unduly optimistic
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      CASUALTIES IN PALESTINE
      66 6 CASUALTIES IN PALESTINE Jerusalem, July 2. SIX ii.mdred and forty-three pccr<le were killed and 700 mounded m Pa'estine In the half year just ended. This total m ludes 25 British soldiers and police killed m engagements. T!i2 division of Palestine into six new administrative districts, instead ■l the present four,
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      JUNE TIN-ORE OUTPUT
      70 6 THE loiiowing statistics oi tin-cre production refer to June:— Boon Yardaje Piculs ore Malavsiam Tin 235 Nawni; Pot Tin 285 Kahman Hydraulic 550 Batupulo N.L. t>6l 124.0% 645 Takuupa Valley Undue 2. 343 95.000 437 Diniise 3. 65 10,000 34 The estimated v;Uue of the output from
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      MANILA COLD SHARES
      58 6 Mania, July 3. QUOTATIONS, m pesos, for 10 centavo gold shares on the Manila Stock tngt this morning compared with as follows: l tou* Today's A i Bid AskeJ Bid 0.19 0.18 0.21 0.17 0 "3 O.IS C.30 O.IJ 0.14 13 U.l 0.13 O.M 0 33. Friday*
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      86 6 Monday, July 3, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 2«Vi Mi No^lX R.S.S. f.o.b. In «we« July U 7/18 28 9 16 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. In bale* July 28 1/16 28 3/16 F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. In bales July 2715/16 281 lo FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX
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      EXCHANGES
      191 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T. 2/3 15/16 London demand 2/3 15/16 Lyons demand 2052 Switzerland demand 2403 i Hamburg demand 134', 2 New York demand 54 7/16 Montreal demand
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      VISIBLE TIN STOCKS FALL 1,054 TONS IN JUNE
      163 6 Change In Method Of Showing Smelters* Carryover (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 2. WORLD visible supplies of tin declined 1,054 tons m June, according to estimates furnished by A. Strauss and Co., Ltd. metal dealers. This company estimates visible stocks at
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      MORE OPPOSITION TO ANGLO-U.S. BARTER
      148 6 Rubber Should Be Bought In Ordinary' Channels (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 2. A NOTHER chairman of a rubberA producing company attacked tho Anglo-American barter plan yesterday. He was Mr. A. B. Voules, chairman of Kuala Muda Rubber Estates Ltd. and he told shareholders
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      EASIER CONDITIONS ON LONDON MONEY MARKET
      82 6 London, July 1. IN the money market this week, the main interest was concentrated on the turn of the half-year. Borrowers occasionally paid up to 2 per cent, but easier conditions soon rupervened with even large payments for Treacury Bills falling to Induce any
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      DUTCH LOSE MORE GOLD
      44 6 Amsterdam. June 20. TTHE weekly return of the Netherlands Bank. Issued today, shows a furth?] loss of gold of F15.9.900,000 (£1.100.030 to F15.1.803,200.000 < £130.356.000. Not circulation fell F15.16.500,000 fa F15.998,300,000 < £110,989.000 Banker: current account dropped F15.7,200.00( to F15.4 12.800,000 (£45,867,000).
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      U.S. SENATE TO VOTE ON MONETARY BILL
      104 6 Wtthtnzton, July 1. rE Senate is to vote en thrtary Bill on Wednesday. After a late sitting the Senate to vote on th» Dili continuing Pi Roosevelt's powers to devalue tn dollar. The Presidential pawn expired tt midnight on Friday and thr republican!
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      SEVEN MORE I.R.A EXPLOSIONS
      87 6 London, July 2. DDBma the early hours of the morning, seven bomb ex;; beiieved to be due to the IRA. wreekcd cloakrooms ar.d parcel offices at stations of the London Midland a?id Scottish Rau>.T.v a f Lciorster. Birminsiham. Derby, Stafford, Nottingham, .Coventry and Leamir.^on. Two railway
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      SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS IN SWATOW
      78 6 Shanghai, July 2. rls officially announced that the Japanese Consul-Goneral has BOtt(lfled foreign consuls that third Power I ships will be allowed to call at Swatow once a week poi natio-i, but must (five 5 the Japan::? Navy 24 lT<ur;' pc r notice. Ships may carry
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    • Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Saturday, July 1, 1, p.m.
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        MINING
        521 6 Issue VaL Kraser Ca LjalJ E\att l5Sue Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 3/6 4/- 3/7Vi 4/5/- Austral Amal 4/6 5/3 4/6 5/£1 Austval Malay 38/- 40/- 38/- 40/5/- Ayer Hitam 20/- 21/- 18/6 21/1 Ayer Weng 0.72 0.76 0.73 0.77 £1 Bangrin Tin 19/- 20/- 19'- 20/1
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        GENERAL
        327 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord... 1.30 1.40 1.32* 140 2 2 do 1%% prefs. 2.15 2.H5 2.20 2.25 10 10 Atlas Ice 4 75 5.25 b.OU 5 50 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0 55 0.60 0.50 1 80 10 5 B M Trustee 3 75 7 50 8
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        262 6 6~« Maynard It Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5'i 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 101 4 1 li 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 106 i'2 r 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar.
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        RUBBER SHARES
        359 6 Fraser 4: Co Lyail Evatt Ailenov 115 1.25 1.15 1.25 A'or Gaiah 0.85 0.95 0.90 007 Amal Malay 140 1.45 1.40 1.50 Aver HHani 0 90 IIW 0.00 1 00 Ayer Melt* 0.85 0.95 j.90 LM A<er Paius 110 115 1 12 1.17 bW-U 0.50 0.54 i: 50
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      WHAT RUBBER REGULATION SCHEME HAS ACHIEVED
      1322 7 Anglo-U.S. Barter Exchange Has Serious Practical Difficulties" ALLIED SUMATRA CHAIRMAN ON TAXATION OF PROFITS THE benefits which the International Rubber Regulation scheme had conferred on producing countries were recounted by Mr. A. L. Mathew^on, chairman, when addressing shareholders at the annual meeting of Allied
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      209 7 Singapore. July 1, noun. Siam West Coast No. 1 No Stock Slam West Coas: No 2 No Stock Slam West Coast No. 3 No Stock Siam Broken No. 1 $115 Slum Broken No. 2 $112 Slam No. 1 Old Al $225 Siam No. 2 Old $215 Siam
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      Wall Street Quotations
      198 7 New York, July 1. 'THE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today's Clore Close Changes 30 Industrial 130.63 131.73 up 1.10 20 Rails 25.85 25.93 up .08 15 Utilities 22.97 23.00 up .12 40 Bonds 88.34 88.39 up .OS
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      BROKERS' COMMENT
      54 7 QWAN. CULBERTSON AND FRrTZ report on yesterday's New York markets The stock market registered a slight advance on a light volume of tra Ing. Important news was scarce and operators were cautious. In view of the holiday on Tuesday the financial district was deserted ex cept for the
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      MERLIMAU PEGOH TO PAY 7½ PER CENT.
      121 7 Reduction In Profits jyiERLIMAU Pegoh is to pay a dlvlITI dend for the year ended Mar. 31, 1939, of 7>i per cent, less tax at 5s 6d, payable July 29 to members registerea July 15. A total of 12^i per cent. wa> paid
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      GOLD TO UNITED STATES
      57 7 *¥*HE leading gold movement m the 1 four days to midday June 19, as recorded by the Customs, was the export from Great Britain of £3,239.112 to the United States. All of this was m refined bullion. Total of exports was £3.268.468. Imports into the U.K.
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      62 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Book* Company Dividend Close TIN Sinn. KlnU 2 4% final less tax July 13 Do. iV,~. Int. leas tax July 13 Takuapa M. July 34 Singapore, July 1, 1 p.m. Total for Date Ex. Dlv. financial year Payable Date to date Aug. 3 July
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      LONDON COPRA MARKET
      441 7 HEAVY OFFERINGS FROM THE EAST (From Our London Staff) London, June 23. UNDER heavy offerings from the East, copra prices have declined from 2s. 6d. to 10s. per ton m London during the past month. The main movement has been during the past week, report Frank Fehr
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      100 7 FXURING the week ending June 24. 1939, exports of canned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 54,778 cases, of which 48.297 (88 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom; 3.107 (6 per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe; 2,325 (4 per cent.) cases to
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      MANILA GOLD SHARES
      68 7 Manila, July 1. QUOTATIONS, In pesos, for 10 centavo gold shares on the Manila Stock Exchange this morning compared with yesterday's as follows: Previous Today's Asked Btd Asked Bid Antampk .0.114 0.17 0.19 0.18 Coco Grove O.M 0.3* unquoted Masbate 0.10% 0.10 O.IOH 0.10 Mine Operations O.IS
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGES
      84 7 London, July 1. Today's closing mean rates were: Paris 171 47/84 Stockholm 19.43 New York 4.65* Athens 647* Montreal 4. 684 Belgrade 310 Brussels 37.53H Bucharest ....660 Geneva 30.76K Rio 2H Amsterdam 8.81 15/16 Buenos Aires 20.18 b rfiiui |9 Montevideo 18't Berlin 11.67 Bombay 1/i 39/32 d.
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      JAVA SUGAR EXPORTS UP
      48 7 Amsterdam. June 20. TPHE Java sugar crop for 1939 is estimated at 1,539,350 tons, and has according to the Telegraaf, been practically fully sold forward. Java sugar exports In May amounted to 95,802 tons, against 82,778 m April and 66,805 In May, 1938. Sobißt
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    KING'S STRIKING MESSAGE ON DEFENCE MEASURES
    751 9 Stirring Tribute Paid To "Our Civil Defence Force" London, July 2. A STRIKING message from the King on national de- fence preparations was read by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, m a national broadcast tonight. His Majesty, referring to the great pleasure afforded
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    Review Of 20,000 A.R.P. Volunteers
    154 9 King At Great Hyde Park Demonstration London, July 2. THE King;, accompanied by 1 the Queen and Queen Mary, reviewed 20,000 men and women, representing 2,000,000 national service volunteers, m Hyde Park, this afternoon. He saw a composite picture of the whole national service organisation
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    CONGRESS ACTION CONDEMNED
    145 9 Upsetting Two Major Pieces Of Legislation Washington, July 2. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S supporters are furious at the action of Congress In upsetting two major pieces of the Administration's legislation— the new neutrality and monetary bills. They suggest the President's reply will be a radio appeal to the nation.
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    JAPANESE APOLOGY TO FRENCH COUNCIL
    145 9 Shooting Of Policeman By Sentry Shangnal, June 30. "THE Japanese officially admitted today that Vladimir Kott, aged 25, of the French Concession Russian Police Detachment, who was killed on the night of June 27 while on duty at the border of the concession, was killed
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    LESS UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN
    73 9 London, June 30. WINDING up the debate In the House of Commons on unemployment for the Government the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, stated that June returns would be even better than the figures for May which, with a total of 1,492,282 registered unemployed,
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    THETIS FUND
    78 9 I*HE amount raised for the national fund for the dependents of the victims of the Thetis submarine disaster, so far totals about £112,000, it was announced by the Lord Mayor at a meeting at the Mansion House, where trustees to administer the fund were appointed. Some 69 widows
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    Early Crisis Feared
    710 9 BRITISH PRESS DANZIG Move For Union With Reich? London, July 1. JVANZIG is the principal sub- ject of news and comment m the Saturday newspapers. Press reports def-ribe Nazi activity m the Free City and the prevalence of rumours of an early crisis, which, it is suggested,
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    U.S. SPENDING RECORD
    49 9 Washington, D£., July 2. THE United States spent its largest peace-time outlay In American history m the fiscal year Just closed, spending over $9,268,000,000. The national debt was increased by $3,274,000,000 to $40,439,000,000, Va:s reaching a figure never before equalled either m peace-time or war-time. Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1939. DANZIG-AND THE MUNICIPALTY!
    950 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1939. DANZIG-AND THE MUNICIPALTY! Another week-end of acute anxiety has passed and humanity still flndi itself perilously close to the unknown terrors of a new world war. It is useless to attempt any detailed analysis of recent developments m the International situation, with
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    The Royal Tour
    266 10 Here Is a view of the Royal tour of j Canada and the United States that was not written for publication. It came to the Editor of the Straits Times f rom j a colleague In Toronto who has had a considerable experience of reporting State functions
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    SERVICES AND CIVILIANS
    511 10 A New Social Club Needed HONG KONG'S LEAD To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— ln reply to your footnote to the letter In the Straits Times of June 29 headed "New Social Club For The Services?," I venture to mention the Cheer-On Club of Hong
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    THE MALAY STATES' GIFTS
    283 10 Imperial Gestures And Kumpong Needs To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir —I see from your columns of the issue of June 27 that impecunious Trengganu and Brunei (following Kelantan and Perils) have now given $100,000 and $50,000 respectively, for Imperial defence. Surely these two
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    20 10 SERVICES CLUB. Another lett?r on th? subject discussed In the letter published m this eclumn today.
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    THE DANZIG GERMANS
    835 10 A British Visitor's Impressions Danzig, the danger-spot of Europe today, was recently visited by a special correspondent of The Times (London), and extracts from his article are reproduced below. QN the pier at Zoppot. which Dan- zigers proudly claim to be the longest on the Continent, the
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    650 10 Malacca Jakun '|"jiai primitive man is sun no»n o» found within a lew miles of the town of Malacca, hunting In the Jungle with the blowpipe and living In frail thatched shelters, was the surprising fact brought out by The Sunday Times yesterday. The group of
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    "DANZIG WILL RETURN TO REICH," SAY NAZIS
    495 11 Foerster 's Speech On Sacrifices Of Blood BARBED WIRE ERECTED ON POLISH-GERMAN FRONTIER New Fortresses Built More Munitions Arrive ALTHOUGH the Nazis m Danzig deny that mili- tary preparations m the Free City have any sinister intent, grave anxiety is felt regarding the
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    "WE STAND FIRM" Not Afraid Of Poland, Says Nazi Leader
    183 11 "WE STAND FIRM" Not Afraid Of Poland, Says Nazi Leader Danzig, July 3. |_|t:RR Albin, Foerster, loader of the! Nazi Party m Danzip, made a m Danzig yesterday. He declared that the people of 1 and would return to the Reich. He was .speaking at a district Party Day celebration
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    WARSAW NOTE TO DANZIG?
    307 11 Polish Attitude Remains Firm Warsaw, July 2. j^l .MOURS of a stronglyworded Note demanding an explanation from the Danzig Senate for recent military mves still are current. According to press reports, fur-j I ther military transports arrived by water at Schichau Wharf m Danzig, last night
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    AGGRESSION WILL BE MET BY FORCE, SAYS PREMIER
    154 11 London, July 2. TN a message to the Government candidate m the North-Cor-nwall by-election, the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, Bays The British Government has always expressed its desire that differences between nations should be settled by discussion and co-operation. "On the other
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    "TO ATTACK BRITAIN IS TO SIGN OWN DEATH WARRANT"
    332 11 Minister's Grim Warning To The Axis Powers' Leaders A REMARKABLE rallying of national sentiment behind the declaration made by Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, last Thursday, that m the event of further aggression Great Britain is resolved to use the whole
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    'Arm And Watch'
    110 11 Paris, July 2. ARM, unite and watch It is by these words that citizens anxious for the salvation of their country must be guided," declared President Lebrun at a banquet here tonight. "France believes m the blessing of peace," M. Lebrun said, "but at same time accepts
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    DEMANDS AGAINST BRITISH & FRENCH CONCESSIONS
    187 11 DEMANDS AGAINST BRITISH FRENCH CONCESSIONS Peiping, July 2. THE Japanese-sponsored puppet" government and the Japanese army m North China simultaneously Issued public demands to the British and French Concessions. The statement demands the right to inspect banks and business houses In the Concessions, regorous control of publications and organisations acting
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    "There Can Be No Turning Back"
    266 11 "There Can Be No Turning Back" Mr. Edea Holds Outlook Is Not Yet Desperate London, July 2. pONFIDENCE that there would be no war if Britain's foreign policy were understood abroad was expressed m a speech by Mr. Anthony Eden at Ealing last night. f The outlook for the immediate
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    ATTACK ON PRIME MINISTER
    136 11 London, July 2. "IF anyone forces war upon Britain, or upon some other country whose independence we are pledged to defend, he will find there will be no defeatists here," declared the liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, at a Liberal demostration last night near Bradford. "Our
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    Warships For Gdynia?
    27 11 NOTHING Is known m offlc'al quart- era m London "of the rumour published m Warsaw that British and French warships will visit Gdynia.— Rruter.
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    Poland Not Taking Any Precipitate Action
    210 11 SITUATION IN D4NZIG TENSE BUT IT HAS NOT DETERIORATED London, July 3. THE situation m Danzig has not deteriorated during the last 24 hours, although tension remains, according to information received m London from the Free City, writes Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. The Polish Government
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    Statement On Moscow Talks Today
    95 11 London, July A LONG report has been received at the Foreign Office from the British Ambassador to Moscow, Sir William Seeds, the talks he and tin French Ambassador, M. Nargiar, had with the Soviet Premier and Commissar for Foreign Affairs, M. Molotov, at the Kremlin.
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    DECIDED ADVANCE IN MOSCOW TALKS
    148 11 London, July 2. It had been hoped m official quarters m London that yesterday's Anglo-French-Soviet meeting In Moscow would clinch the anti- aggression pact, but that expectation has been deferred tragically, writes Reuters diplomatic correspondent. The Russians are notoriously hard bargainers, but the fact that
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    3,000 A.R.P. OFFICIALS ON DUTY TONIGHT
    425 12 Siren Alarms Will Signal Start Of Black-Out RA.F. OBSERVERS WILL FLY OVER CITY WITH the weather outlook this morning uncertain, preparations for the big black-out and civilian defence exercises m Singapore and South Johore tonight are proceeding apace. As the black-out will last from
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    FirefightersTo Have Try-Out
    91 12 MORE than 100 men of many races In Singapore's newlyformed auxiliary fire-fightine service will sta?e realistic exercises durine tonight's black-out. They will go to their freshly allotted stations, at the Ma.Kenzie Road pumping station, Albert Street Severage station, Beach Road police station, Robinson Road Detective station, Maxwell
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    GERMAN CONDEMNS NAZI METHODS
    141 12 "Hitler Will Bluff His Wav Through" NAZI methods were a shame on his country and the persecution cf UMI Jew* die of the cruellest thinzs m hi?- torv. a young Ayran German told a Straits Times reporter on Ultra] a". Singapore this morning. "The Germain people
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    WRECKED VESSEL TO HE TOWED TO JAPAN
    68 12 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. July 3. Salvage operaUoui on the Tonkins wreck are new completed and arrangements are being made for the vessel to be towed to Japan tomorrow by the Holland Maru. The Tongkin? was burnt out while on her wav
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    GROVE ROAD CRASH
    50 12 ACAi 1 rep d tj have been drven by Mr. H'.chard Taye, Municipal sanitary r, ovcrnturned m Grove Road, m U the intersection of Fort Road. < v Saturday night. Besides the ririv. r, there w?re two women and a man the rar, but no one was
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    88 12 RJIR. and Mrs. Carl Lawson, and members of the cast of the play "French Without Tears," returned to Sinsapore this morning by train from Kuala Lumpur. Mrs. F. G. Lundon and Miss Kathleen Lundon arrived back m Singapore by train this morning after three »««tt* holiday at Cameron
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    "Dictatorship In Thailand Would Be A Blunder"
    359 12 'MU dictatorial foim of Govornx^ ment can stay m Thailand (Siam* for any length of time. It Is an impossibility, essentially be-rau.-c it Is diametrically opposite to the fundamental principles of national consciousness and Individual freedom which the Thai people have cherished for
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    COTTON TRADE OF JAPAN
    230 12 Indian Exporter Predicts Decline LACK OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE JAPAN 8 position as one of the leadIng suppliers of manufactured cotton goods must deteriorate through her increasing lack of foreign exchange with which to lmpcrt raw cotton, the director of one of the three largest Indian cottcn
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    NEW HUME PIPE ENTERPRISE
    177 12 Municipality Erecting Electric Sub-Station TO serve the new factory of Hume Pipe <Far East), Limited, at 8</ 2 mile, Bukit Timah Road, an electric sub-station costing $16,000 is to be erected. The Municipal Commission on Friday approved the Installation on the understanding that the revenue derived
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    POLICE RAID ON MUNICIPAL OFFICES
    78 12 Two Men Face Betting House Charges PLLOWING a visit by police officers to the Municipal Offices on Saturday, two men appeared In the Singapore Third Police Court before Mr. K. A. Blacker this morning on a charge of assisting m the management of using a
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    73 12 DtMM Major Robert Bruce of the 2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, with some little Danish admirert at the fete m aid 0/ the funds of the Presbyterian Church held at the Colonial Secretary's residence on Saturday. From left: Birte. Ole, Agnete and Axel Strandberg. Having attended the British Exhibition at
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    Briton Stripped In Tientsin
    89 12 Tientsin, July 3. ON the eve of the Anglo-Japan-ese negotiations m Tokio for settlement of the Tientsin issue a fresh stripping incident, the first m several days, occurred here today. The person Involved was Mr. John Anderson, a young Tientsinborn Briton, who was ordered to strip
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    City Hospital Week Opens
    123 12 OPENING with a successful charity nißht at the Great World Cabaret on Saturday, Hospital Week will be continued this evening with a 6.15 matinee at the Capital Theatre. At the matinee, which Is being organized by Mrs. F. D. Thompson, "Merrily We live" (with Constance Bennett
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    N.I. AND SINGAPORE DEFENCE TALKS
    74 12 IT Is officially announced that reports to the effect that the Netherlands Government or their representatives either at home or In the Far East have been Informed of the proceedings ot the recently concluded Anglo-French Conference are totally without foundation No communication on the subjects
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    PENANG EUROPEAN VOLUNTEERS' BALL
    58 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. July 3. rrHE European Volunteer Ball given I by European members of the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteers on Saturday at the Runnymede Hotel was attended by the Resident Councillor Mr. A. M. Goodman and Mrs. Goodman, and a number of
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    NEW MAGISTRATE AT SEREMBAN
    40 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, July 3. MR. J. S. H. Cunnyngham Brown has arrived In Seremban to take the place of Mr. J. P. Biddulph as Seremban magistrate, the latter having gone on home leave.
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    TODAY'S SUMATRA
    44 12 SINGAPORE householders had to crawl out of bed^ about five o'clock this morning to secure "chicks" and swing doors which were being blown about by a stiff "Sumatra." Suraatras may be expected during the summer months, when the southwest monsoon is blowing.
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    ESCORT SHIP LEAVES
    70 12 fTHE escort vessel Bldeford, which Is exchanging stations with the escort vessel Grlmsby, left Singapore yesterday In continuation of her voyage from Ceylon to Hong Kong. A Chinese coffee shop assistant, at the Traffic Office canteen, Maxwell Road, slipped when walking across the floor last nijrht and
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    FILM ACTRESS COMING HERE
    159 12 Gloria Stuart Her Husband WILL CATCH LINER AT SINGAPORE MISS GLORIA STUART, the Holly- wood film actress. Is expected to come to Singapore after allWith her husband, Mr. Arthur Sheekman, a film writer, she left Bangkok by the International express on Saturday, after a visit to
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    TWO INJURED WHEN LORRY CRASHES
    70 12 rro Chinese were Injured when a lorry ran off the road at the 11th mile. Buklt Timah Road, yesterday evening. The driver suffered mlror Injuries, and a coolie seated beside him dLslocated his right shoulder and fractured his right thigh. Both men wer«» taken to
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    IN MEMORY OF WAR DEAD
    254 12 Chinese Plans For Double Seventh SHOPS TO CLOSE ON FRIDAY *pO commemorate the Double Seventh, second nnniversay of the Sino-Japancse war, Singapore Chinese will make another special effort to swell the China Relief Fund on Fridaw There will be no mass meeting, as last year.
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    MANY CYCLE THEFTS IN SINGAPORE
    80 12 A larg*? number of bicycle thefts occurred during the week-end m Singapore. Ten bicycles were stolen kctweca 9 a.m. on Saturday and 9 am. en Sunday: seven bicycles were stolen m the next 24 hours. The average number of losses a month is 100 to
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    AUSTRALIAN SHIP GOES TO BASE
    45 12 TIE Australian escort vessel Swan, which has been at anchor m Singapore Roads since her arrival early last week, went to the Naval Base this momins. The warship will leave for Sourabaya tomorrow morning on her voyage back to Sydney.
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    HIGH STANDARD OF DRIVING IN A.A.M. HILL CLIMB
    398 13 But Difficult Bends Produce Skids And Broadsides (From Our Own Correspondent) Penangr, July 2. THE Automobile Association of Malaya hill climb, organized by the Penan? and Kedah branch of the Association, was held this morninjj at Mount Pleasure under ideal weather conditions.
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    IMMIGRATION INTO THAILAND
    77 13 IMMIGRATION INTO THAILAND /ViINESE from Hainan Isla.icl who! are not able to get Into Malaya, :ire now arriving m Thailand Slam) via Tongking from Fort Bayard. Kwang Chow Wan. The Gustav Diederichsea which arrived m Bangkok a few dayo a-zo brought over 1.000 deck passengers, of whom more than 50
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    30 13 Cotton planter Henry Fonda, who is visiting Singapore was mobbed by Dutch bins m Java, who th aught he was the film slar of the same name. Straits Times picture.
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    Plea For More Scholarships To Aid Muslims
    175 13 Plea For More Scholarships To Aid Muslims THE hope that those who administered endowments and wakaffs left behind by generous Muslims m Singapore for educational purposes could see their way to giving scholarships to Muslim boys and girls to further their studies In colleges m this country and abroad, was
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    LAWSUIT IS THREATENED BY RANEE
    274 13 LAWSUIT IS THREATENED BY RANEE Delay In Making "While Rajah" HOLLYWOOD WANTS SEX APPEAL (From A Special Correspondent) Hollywood, Calif., July 2. "THE White Rajah," the film starring Errol Flynn as the first Rajah of Sarawak, has been postponed until the end of the year. Technical and financial difficulties are
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    S.V.C. Drills
    340 13 HPHE Singapore Volunteer Corps pro- gramme of drills up to and for week ending July 9 is as follows: Today: 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters. S.It. A. (v) a. Gunnery Instruction: b. A.A.L.A., 5.30 p.m.. Headquarters, S.R.E. (v) Demolitions and stores; 5.15 p.m. SF.C.RE. (vi Malay Section, section training; S.V.
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    MALAYA CUP F.C. VETERANS
    175 13 'Frei.i Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 1. EVERGREEN veterans of many thrillIng Malaya Cup soccer game, gathered tonight at the first re-union dinner of the Malaya Cup Veteran's Association Football Club. Over 50 persons were present, Including Mr. Adrian Clark, President of Selangor Football Association,
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    40 13 Mr. Cecil James Si.iip-. m, of the Asiatic Petroleum to, Hone Konc. and his bride, formerly Miss Ann Close, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. E. Close, after their wedding at the Cathedral of the Good Shephrrd on Saturday.—Straits Times picture.
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    WELL-KNOWN SINGAPORE MAN FOUND DEAD
    1602 13 Many Mourners At Funeral Of Mr. Richard Caunce MR. Richard Caunce, Superintendent of the Town CleanI¥l sing Department, was found dead at his residence m Singapore yesterday. He was 46 years of age. MR. CAUNCE, who was with the Municipality for 19 years, was well
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    Malacca Bids Farewell To
    235 13 HIS PRAISE FOR VOLUNTEER UNITS 'From Our Ovn Correspondent) Malacca, July 2. I lEUT.-COL W. J. Curran-Sharp and the* Officers and N.C.Os at the 4th (Malacca) Battalirn, S.S.VF bade farewell to ftCaJor-Oenera] wo. S. Dobbie, at a pahit patty held at M.V.C. headquarters las; nuht The
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    28 13 I Mr. K. C. George, p da] agent of the Bombay Life Assurance Co., limit" ed, Malaya branch, has been appointed as organiser m charge m Selaiuor. I
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    APPEAL BY MONEYLENDERS FOLLOWS JOHORE ACTIONS
    616 14 Judgment Is Reserved By Privy Council Committee K.C. SA\S RATE OF INTEREST WAS -FAR EXCESS OF REASONABLE" (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 23. Pro consolidated appeals arising out of litigation with regard to loans made to Loo Thon Poo, a Chinese trader and
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    MEMORIAL FROM F.M.S.R. CLERKS (From Our Own Correspondent)
    113 14 MEMORIAL FROM F.M.S.R. CLERKS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 21. THE lreniorial of the members of the F.M.S. Railway Clerical Service on the subject of the revised 1338 railway clerical s^hemr was only received by the Secretary of State for the Colonies yest-r-da.v. Sir T!i >mas Inskip. replying to
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    Buffalo Show Organised By Malays
    252 14 Buffalo Show Organised By Malays (From Our Own Correspondent) Raub, July 1. •TOE ninth annual Pahang Uve- stock Show, popularly known as the Buffalo Show, was held at Raub and opened by the Sultan ot Pahang. In the morning the ever popular timber haullns competition for buffalo bulls was begun.
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    Education As A "Kind Of Magic"
    217 14 FOR OBTAINING GOVERNMENT JOBS THERE is no possible doubt that there is a real eagerness for education among the people themselves Unfortunately, the drawback In Kelantan, as elsewhere, U that m many cases neither boys nor parents have any Idea of the true purposes
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    Cartoons Of Life & Events In Malaya
    227 14 Cartoons Of Life Events In Malaya MR VAN KEE LEONG. the Malacca artist and caricaturist, has brought into a single volume a collection of 150 cartoons which have already appeared m various Malayan newspapers and periodicals from time o time during the past 12 years Most of the cartoons m
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    36 14 The Young People's Circle will hold a devotional service of worship on Tuesday, July 4, at 6 p.m., at the Geylang Methodist Church. Miss Geraldlne Johnson, principal of the FairU?ld GlrL' School, will be the speaker.
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    79 14 The Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mill motor vessel Oranje .being towed to dri dock for final touches. T he official trial voyage will take place on July IS. and after making two or three cruises, Oran): will enter the regular service on September 6 from Amsterdam, arriving at Singapore on
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    PLANES WERE SWIFTER THAN TELEGRAPH CONNECTION
    354 14 NEXT Monday, the K.N.I.L. Airways) will celebrate inauguration of a regular bi-w and Sydnej. The inauguration of this li history of the development Indies' Airway?-. Statistics collected during the period show that the Lockheed planes purchased specially for the Australia service, have proved m
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    DRILL DISPLAY BY MALAY GIRLS
    109 14 PUR Batu Pahat Malay girls' schools tcolc part m the second annual drill display and games competition, held on the Bandar Penggaram Malay School field. The schools which took part were Bandar PengIgaram, Bagan, Luboh, and Menyek ißeku. A large number of guests was [present,
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    CHURCH FAIR AT TURF CLUB
    305 14 K.L. Effort To Raise $4,000 fFrom Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, July 2. A FAIR will be held at the Sclangor Turf Club on July 20 In aid of funds of the Sclangor Church Council. The purpose of the Fair Is to augment the ordinary
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    MELBOURNE SITE OF CAPITAL SHIP DOCK ?
    133 14 MELBOURNE SITE OF CAPITAL SHIP DOCK (From Our Own Corre«pondent Sydney, (By Air Mail>. MELBOURNE was the best site for a dry dock capable of taking a capital ship as far as policy was concerned, said Sir Leopold Savile. former civil englneer-ln-chief to the Admiralty, who is to advise the
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      292 15 Solution Of Arab Problem? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— I must thank "Meccawy," who, by his letter published in your paper on June 28, has again raised the question of an Arab Municipal Commissioner. In this connection, I have a promising suggestion to offer.
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      SIDELIGHT ON A.R.P. IN ENGLAND
      122 15 Io the Edi.'o.- oi the Straits Times. Sir.- A conversation which I had with a paaanger oir the Corfu n:ay interest .your many readers. He volunteered the news that Britain was far more prepared for any ;ittack than the outside world would believe possible. Himself
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      LITTLE RED BUSES
      389 15 Past And Present Contrasted "GOOD OLD DAYS" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— So much has been written of iate m the papers about the S.T.C. transport service that one wonders tf it is of any use at all airing ones grievances, real or imaginary,
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      SERVICES CLUB
      325 15 Singapore Civilian Suggestions PREVIOUS "SOCIALS" To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— Further to "Leading Aircraftsman's" letter to the Straits Times suggesting the formation of a club for the Services, which is a social function long overdue, could not the city fathers arrange for the Town Hall
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      JAPANESE GOODS
      108 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,- I read with interest a letter published m your paper of June 29 under the heading "Japanese Goods m Municipality." This correspondent says that Britons m China are being very unjustly treated and m retaliation we should refuse to buy
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      MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND HIS CRITICS
      646 15 PREMIER'S POLICY DEFENDED To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Modesty Is estimable but can be considered misplaced when it leads an authority who has your Influence with the multi-lateral newspaper public of this peninsula to underrate the harm he may do in holding
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      THE TUAN BESAR & THE CLERK
      197 15 THE TUAN BESAR THE CLERK To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Although you have given prominence to the speech delivered by Mr. Tay Llan Teclc at the annual meeting of the Clerical Union, It was not m fact worth the paper It was printed on. There are three
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      MANDARIN IN MALAYA
      305 15 National Language Movement To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l sympathize with "Disappointed Chinese" m the treatment he received at the hands of a member of the stall of the Chinese Consulate-General. Nevertheless, I think that, instead of airing his grievance m a foreignlanguage (from
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      296 15 ALTERATIONS TO TIME TABLE From June 27th 1939 until further notice MONDAY TO SATURDAY SUNDAY Leave Singapore 7.00 a.m. 8.00 a.m. Arrive Kuala Lumpur 8.40 a.m. 9.40 a.m. Leave Knala Lumpur 8.55 a.m. 0.55 a.m. Arrive Ipoh 9.55 a.m. 10.55 ajn. Leave Ipoh 10.05 a.m. 11.05 a.m. Arrive Penanr 10.50
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    REPERCUSSIONS OF TIENTSIN: SIMLA ALSO WATCHING
    1871 16 REPERCUSSIONS OF TIENTSIN: SIMLA ALSO WATCHING Our India Letter (From Our Own Correspondent.) Simla, June 25. ONCE again questions concerning India's overseas trade are triving considerable anxiety to the Government of India. It is nearly two months since the Commerce Department made arrangements to release Mr. Hugh Dow, its Secretary,
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    Next Congress Session
    140 16 Committee Approves Time Table Bomba. June 25. TTHE Working Committee has fixed the following time table for the next session of the Indian National Congress, which will be held during the last week of December 1. Last day for enrolment of mem:j:rs: Sept. 15. 2 Election of
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    18 16 Bombay, June 27. Mrs. Kusturbal Gandhi is ill for the bsi three days with an attack of pneu-
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    WHERE TO GO FOR NEXT MEALS?
    20 16 is.ii.i Saraswathi (right) m a scene from Musiri's Tukaram now running at the Marlboroufh.
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    Mahatma Gandhi Explains His Attitude To States
    230 16 Bombay, June 26. MAHATMA GANDHI explains his position vis-a-vls his Rajkot statements and his actions m RaJkot and the statement on Travancore, m the latest issue of the Harijan. He says that his Ideas of civil disobedience of an individual group or mass
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    Sind Urged To Go "Dry"
    55 16 Karachi, June 56. A resolution urging the Government of Sind to introduce immediately a programme of prohibition m the province on the lines of the Congress Governments "tor the benefit of the people m Sind* was passed by the Karachi Municipal Corporation, the only opposition
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    PREMIERS MEET AT BOMBAY
    135 16 Communal Situation Discussed Bombay, June 26 The Prime Minister.? of seven Congress Provinces met m conference today at the residence of Mr. Bhulabhat Dcsal under the presidency of Sardar Val!abhai Patel, Chairman cf the Congress Parliamentary Sub-Committee. In order to consider problems of common interest. Besides
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    "I CAN GO ONLY IF DUTY CALLS"
    100 16 Mahatma Gandhi's Reply To Mysore Invitations Wardha. June 18 MAHATMA fiandhl has refused, It h understood, an invitation to visit Mysore from the Mysore State Congress delegation. "I love Mysore and Mysoreji. I Mahatma Gandhi. I like spending days together at Belur and
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    LOST MONEY DURING PROCESSION?
    88 16 LOST MONEY DURING PROCESSION? Lahore. Jui:, ji DURING his visit to Lahore, Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose lost all the money he was carrying on his person Immediately on his arrival he received by money order Rs. 200. He put the sum m two currency notes of the denomination of Rs.
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    26 17 v. o..^i,e s-v^i,r ieani aft *,t iosi to we Katjlcs Cutiegc 3 -I m their inter-college match on Saturday at Medical College ground. —Straits Times picture.
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    Entries For Negri Athletic Championships
    338 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Sunday. A LARGE number of entries have been received for the annual State championship amateur athletic meeting which will take place on Friday and Saturday at Seremban. The following is the list of entries received for the various events 100
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    MUAR CRICKET
    230 17 B Oat Own Correspondent. Batu Pahat. July 1. Vtowteen extras, seven of which were for no balls, gave Hannay's XI from Muar the gume en the first innings, when they met the Casuals at cricket on the Govt. School field yesterday. The total scores were 87 Muar and
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    PROFESSIONAL TITLE FOR BUDGE
    24 17 Paris. July 3 Donald Budge won tne professional lawn t'.nnis tournament, beating Ellsworth Vines m the final 6—2, 7—5. 6—3.
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    Schmeling On Way To Come-Back
    62 17 Stuttgart, July 3. CEVENTY thousand spectators saw Max Schmeling making his first appearance m the ring since he was badly battered by Joe Louis a year ago, win the German and European heavyweight boxing championships beating- the German holder, Adolf Heuser, m the first round.
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    AMATEUR WEIGHTLIFTING
    173 17 Arrangements have been made by the S ngapore Amateur Weight-Liftlng Federation to stage the 1939 Malayan weight-lifting championships at tr»Happy Wcr'd on Saturday and Sunday Aug. 5 and 6. at 7.30 p.m. The lifts to decide the championships will be the two hands military press the two hand";
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    MALAY TEACHERS WIN AT SEREMBAN
    32 17 'From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 30. In the Negri Sembilan Football League the Malay Teachers beat the Negri Sembilan Indian Association by two goals to one.
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    NEGRI TENNIS
    85 17 <From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 30, Th-j Negri Sembilan Club "B" team defeated the Persldangan Belia Club "B" team by three matches to nil In an lntsr-club friendly tennis matca un the Negri Sembilan Club courts at Seremban today. The results were:— C. Ponnudural and Maima Singh
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    Segamat C. C. Beat Gemas
    390 17 i From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, July 2. THE Segamat Crick3t Club beat the Gemns Railway Institute by seven wickets at Gemas today In their return rrli'ktt fixture. Scores: GEMAS It I.— lst Inngs. S. Rasiah c Kcnnieson b Nagesu 0, F. Danker run out
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    THOY MAKES 108 AND TAKES FIVE FOR EIGHT
    241 17 Raffles Undergraduates Beat Graduates RAKING 108 runs retired and taking five wickets for eight runs Thoy, the young S.R.C. player, ensured that the Undergraduates beat the Graduates m the cricket match played at Raffles College yesterday. The Undergraduates declared with five wickets
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    RAIN SPOILS SPORTS
    49 17 'From Our Own Correspondent. V Segamat, July 1. "THE annual athletic sports of the Government English School were ruined by rain on Thursday. A start was made m Ideal weather but a heavy shower fell midway and the rest of the events had to be postponed.
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    VICTORIA INSTITUTION SPORTS AT K.L.
    101 17 (Ft~m Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 1. S. Sockanathan, by winning three events, became Individual champion of Victoria Institution at the annual athletic spots this afternoon. He won the title with only one point anead of Chin Thlam Tsiew. Champion In class two was
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    MUAR TENNIS
    82 17 From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, July 2. The semi-finals m the men's open singles championship m the Muar district tennis championship meeting was completed yesterday evening when Yon bin Mian, the Johore champion qualified to met L. A. Marshall In the final. Yon bin Mian, who had won
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    MALACCA GIRLS' SPORTS
    72 17 (From Our Own Correspondent* Malacca, July 1. •I 'HE annual athletic sports or the Methodist Girls' School were held on the school grounds at Blckley Pars yesterday and attracted a large attend ance of well-known Malacca people. The girls displayed keenness In all the events and at
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    British Open Starts Today
    181 17 St. Andrews, Ju!y 2. THE United States and Argentina head the foreign attack on the 79th British open golf championship starting here tomorrow, July 3. Argentina is represented by m team of six, captained by tiny, smiling Jose Jurado. The United Statr s' entry is also
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    NEGRI TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    157 17 Set All In Singles Final (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Juiy 2. THE finals of the N2gri Sembilan 1 State tennis championships wer« played off on the courts of the Sungel UJsns Club at Srremban today. The singles finalists were the two Japanese, M. Sakata and S.
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    A THIRD FOR BIRA
    39 17 London. July 2 Raymond Mays, driving an Erj.A., won the Crystal Palace Cup over 32 miles r.t an average speed of 59.93 miles an hour. H. Hadley. (Austin) was second and Prince Bira third. Reuter.
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    16 17 the Raffles College soccer team tck beat <" their inter-college match at Medical College ground ou Saturday
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    AUTHENTIC AND PHARIOL WIN DOUBLES AT K.L.
    975 18 Final Day Of Selangor Extra Meeting A UTHKNTIC and Phariol completed doubles on Saturday, the final day A of the Selangor Turf Club's Extra Professional meeting. Both were well backed winners. In the fourth race Esquire was awarded first place after an objection
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    Five Winners For Straits Times
    45 18 Straits Times selections on Saturday for the Kuala Lumpur Extra Professional meeting included five winners with first selections. The first four winners were given and then the winner of the seventh race, Phariol, was our best bet of the day.
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    ISLAND GOLF CLUB FOURSOMES
    110 18 The Island Club mixed foursomes played yesterday resulted: Miss Abed and Dr. Ibrahim 38— 4% 33% Mrs. Marshall and L. W. Geddes 45— 11&=33V4 Mrs. Tay Lian Teck and Tan Chin Tuan 50— 143,4=35% Mrs. Ho and Mr. Ong 49—13 =36 Mi« Hawes and R. Meyer
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    31 18 Th.re Is concentration on the face of this competitor as he clears the bar m the pole vault m the Singapore A.A. championships at the S.C.C. on Saturday.— Straits Times picture.
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    SUNDRAM TAKES 5 FOR 13 AGAINST MALAYS
    250 18 Draw Game In Cricket At Balestier A DRAW was the result of the cricket match on Balestier Plain, yesterday, when the M.F.A. met the Ceylon Sports Club. Taking five wickets for 13 runs, S. K. Sundram (C.S.C.) was the most successful bowler. H.
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    MEDICALS BEAT CHINESE
    251 18 Alvis Bowls Well THE Medical College Union scored a four-wicket victory over the S.C.R.C. at cricket on the college ground yesterday. L. Alvls took flva wickets for 37 and Ong Swee Law, two for 19 for the college. Hera Singh's 66 runs for the college was the
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    MALACCA GOLF Mrs. Best And A. W. Goode Win Foursomes
    171 18 MALACCA GOLF Mrs. Best And A. W. Goode Win Foursomes (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, July 1. Thirty-two entries were received for the June Mixed Foursomes competition of the golf section of the Malacca Club, which resulted m a win for Mrs. C. C. Best and A. W. Goode with
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    S.C.C. LOSE BY EIGHT WICKETS AT SEREMBAN
    422 18 Easy Win For Sungei Ujong In Weekend Cricket WITH a margin of eight wickets 1 way too good for a strong S.C Seremban during the week end. \V batsmen offered small resistance tc the Sungei Ujong Club proved a lonar .0. team m
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    PRESS WIN BY 14 RUNS
    210 18 FE Straits Times defeated the Railway Youngsters by 14 runs m a game of cricket played on the R.ii'way ground yesterday. STRAITS TIMES Chrysostom ct Retnam b Sivalingam 7 Carbery c V. O. Retnam b Rasadurai 27 Wykes c C. T. Retnam b Sivalingam 6
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    123 18 The Garrison Golf Club's monthly mixed foursomes competition for June was played at Tanglln (over 12- holes) und resulted m a win for Capt. and Mrs. C. Ryan. The following were the best returns: Ca.pt and Mrs. C. Ryan 61—12 2 3=48 1/3 Capt. C. L. Archdale
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    SINGAPORE BEAT NEGRI BY LONE GOAL
    622 19 Visitors Lose Opportunities In Seremban Match (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 2. THE Singapore soccer team did everything but score more than once m the Malaya Cup match yesterday against Negri Sembilan. On the only occasion that they did beat the home goalkeeper
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    SEGAMAT SOCCER
    206 19 (From Our Own Correspondent i Scgamat, July 2. Ahmad scored all the four soals for the Public Works Department In a league match against the Town Youngsters In the town padani; yesterday. The P.W.D. won by four goals to nil and completely outplayed the Youngsters. The P.W.D. had
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    ST. ANDREW'S OUT FOR 21
    259 19 Hawksby Takes Five For Eight Good bowling by Hawksby was partly responsible for St. Andrew's Old Boys sudden collapse In a cricket match against the R.E. (Changi) at Changi yesterday. The Sappers wen easily. Six "ducks" were registered among the 08. batsmen. For St. Andrew's
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    JOHORE TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    61 19 j Entries for the Johcie tennis ohampicmhips will close on Thursday and after that no further entries will be accepted. Entries are invited for men's singles, women's singles, men's doublts, women's doubles, mixed doubles, veteran's singles, veterans' doubles and novice's singles. Entry form* may be obtained from
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    23 19 Par/.ej pa/j aU he can into «fci* e]7orf of tAe Singapore A.A. shot putt event on Saturday on the padang.— Straits Times picture.
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    MORE RECORDS BROKEN IN A. A. SPORTS
    389 19 A LAM SHER and Tai Chong Cheong tied for championship honours m rt the Singapore Amateur Athletic Meeting which concluded on the S.C.C. padang on Saturday. Sensation of the afternoon was the defeat of M. K. Sundram by Tai Chong Cheong m the
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    AUSTIN REACHES BEST FORM AT WIMBLEDON
    251 19 Men's Singles Down To The Last Eight 1 USTIN DISPLAYED his best form of the tournament at Wimbledon fl on Saturday when he beat Butler m three sets to reach the final eight. He was erratic m the first but his accuracy improved as
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    Today's Soccer Matches
    30 19 Dlv. 1, Police vs. Manchester at Stadium R.A.F. vs. Gordons at Seletar Div. HA, R.A.O.t vs. Mental Hospital at Alexandra Road 8.H.L., Jacks vs. M.P.H., at S.H.B.
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    HUNGARIANS WIN TABLE TENNIS
    101 19 CINGAPORE PLAYERS were beaten five games to nil m exhibition table tennis matches against the Hungarian champions, Kelen and Pr.abados, at the Oreat World last night. The exhibition was held under he auspices of the Singapore Table Tennis Association and was m aid of the China
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    BADMINTON
    84 19 The following will represent theOxygen Badminton Party agalnrt the Moravia Sports Club m a friendly badminton match to be played at ths Happy World Amusement Park (next to the skating ground) on Saturday at 7 p.m.: Messrs. Nil. Ponnuswamy, Wee Peng Hong, O. Jean, A. Antoine, Tan Poh Chuan.
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    JULY MEDAL AT BUKIT TIMAH
    44 19 Results of play In the July Medal competition at the Royal Singapore Golf Club j'esterday were: A DIVISION C. H. Kent 75—7=68 H. H. Sturt 75—7=68 B. DIVISION D. W. Mcheod 82—15 fi7 C. DIVISION A. S. Anderson 95—22-73
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    DAVIS CUP
    23 19 Mexico City, July 3. lit the Davis Cup, North American zone first round, Australia eliminated Mexico by three matches to nil.
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    75 20 Princesses F.lhabeth and Marf aret Rose went to the London Zoo last "eektheir second visit recently. In this picture Princess Mar«aret Rose is seen making friends with a foal. »«*tt»aggassSßga?Jftg.^ Above: Princws EUiabeth watchinj the horse ■bow at Olympia. Rlfht: The Prince«W« Interested In
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