The Straits Times, 21 July 1939

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PACJES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      205 1 See MIEN CHONG SMART TAILORING Coleman St. OH Singapore. Phone 4816 SINGAPORE, 140, CECIL ST. CPHONS 5471). For Maximum Family Protection at Minimum Cost apply to the W.P.S. 92 A i Arrange for a trial run on the new, comfortable and economical PEUGEOT J r s s sengerS b ShH
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      219 1 FRESH SHIPMENT Just Arrived SEEDS for various kinds of beautiful flowers and vegetables from noted Nurseries and Botanical Gardens front England. Just call In and have your choice at T. G. KIAT CO., 766. North Bridge Road, Singapore Let us demonstrate BJPt to you from our outstanding variety of INDIRECT
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      172 1 KVALA LUMPUR. 1 25, JAVA ST (PHONE 3683). I REMINGTON RAND ELECTRIC CLOSE SHAVER Gives a Faster, H n /Cm Closer Shave! I vL M 49t9stf9k. y W because of the wKtitf/r Remington Shaving WTJ^wß^ I AC Head -the finest y/] °L precision instrument ever >^^^\^gig^ devised for removing y^
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      14 1 Exclusive GOWNS Salons at MADAME PAGE 13, Battery Rd. Singapore MAJESTIC HOTEL Kuala Lumpur.
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  • Obituary
    The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH.
    73 2 The S traits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH. MRS LUI tillA TEK net GOH KIM NEO at the age of 70 on 20th July. 1939 at No. 173 Paslr Panjang Roaa. 6\ milestone F>he left behind a son. !.!m Boon 'jit. daughter (Mrs. Chla Keng Tye). and mar.) grandchildren and great
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      1602 2 BOARD RESIDENCE LARGE DOUBLE ROOMS suitable for couple or friend sharing mod. san. Tel. 4274 or Apply 15 Scotts Road. ROGERVILLE, 308 Orchard Rd. Single rooms vacant, good table service Si cleanliness. Tennis, Oarages, Tel. Mrs. Platt. 4461 "MARY GUESTHOUSE" 45 Scotts Road. One large double room, private bath, entrance,
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      689 2 LOST LOST, rrom 396 Alexandra Road, Singapore, Black Scott ie by the name of "Jock." Finder or anyone able to give any Information please communicate with the above address or phone *****. AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of all the stock-in-trade of a tailor shop known as "HOLLYWOOD TAILORING CO." Comprising:
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      610 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. 'GLACIER" BEARING METALS. PHOSPHOR BRONZE. ETC. ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO.. LTD BINGAPORK KUALA LI'MFCR. RETIRING OR HOME LEAVE Freehold House and three acres at Monks Risboro, Bucks. Accommodation: 3 reception, 6 bed. 1 bathroom, kitchen and usual domestic offices. All services, garage. Hunting 4 packs, golf, shooting. Immediate
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      309 2 USED CARS HERE ARE SOME REAL BARGAINS 1939 RENAULT H.P. SALOON IMS* 19M FORD IS H.P. TOURER IT.* 1937 HILLMAN MINX TOURER 1918 JOWETT I HP. SALOON "wai 1937 FLYING STANDARD It HP $90# 19M AUSTIN SEVEN TOURER $9«« 1938 MORRIS 8 H.P. TOURER $«S« 1938 OPEL 11.3 H.P. SALOON
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      679 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LIKE. i incorporated in England) PENUJSULAH AND ORIENTAL S.M ODk MAll PASSENUBR AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage Due S pure CARTHAOt > 5.000 July 28 SOMALI 6.800 July it RAJPUTANA 17.000 Aug 11 RANCHI 17.000 Aug. 25 BANOALOKE
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      435 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (incorporated in Japan > GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VTA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Port Said, Naples, Marseille* and Gibraltar. S.S. KASIMA MARU Aug. 4. S.S. HAKONE MARU Aug. 17. S.S. HUSIMI MARU Aug. 31. S.S. HAKOZAKI MARU Sept.
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      642 3 LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTOSSHIPS. CMIINB WITH PRIVATE BATH. EXCELLENT CUISINE. MODERATE TAKES To: MAKSMLLES LONDON, BOTTEK- ROTTVRIAM HAM DAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN To tSSSIMOEN J nSc^i N a DIA i> jP^i RK From Penan .J* FIONIA Sept 5 .1 SELANEIA Sept 2fl f™" u BORINOIA Oil 17 INDIA 17
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      532 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Bufldtni Collyet Quay Singapore Tel SISL Chartered Bank CulldLnt renani fei I3CI BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES LONDON N UONI INKNI AND GLASGOW (ta onjonctlan with the Glen Line) Duo Sails GLENEARN Mara, L'don, R'dam, Ham. Ant Mldd. July 23 July 25 PATROCLUB Mars., Casa..
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      302 4 Aden (Imperial) 3 P.b ta*t Africa (Imperial) 3 ojn South Africa (Imperial) 3 pjn Burma (Imperial) S > ji Whole Canada i Imperial) S djti China Holhow (Imperial) 3 p.rt Kgy\ii Suaan and patesUn* Imperial i 3 djti Great Britain and Ireland (ImDerial) lo.« Europe except G
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      321 4 IMWABJB Wearnea From Penani. Ipon astd Koala Lumpur. Arrivea titty CTeiilni. Qantas From AntraKa: Arrives THIS afternoon. Isaaerktf: From Europe: Arrive* THIS •MM KIM.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Saturday afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Saturday eTeamx. K.NI.LM.: From Netherlands Indie* Arrives Monday afternoon. K.N.1.1..M.: From
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      FROM MALACCA
      114 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via Netherlands" mast be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed MBy X.L.M." Malls will close from Malacca as follows: Tomorrow. Aden. Burma. Canada. B. a 8. Africa, Egypt, Great Britain. Ireland. India, Iraq, Kuwait. Mauritius, Newfoundland. Palestine. Sudan and TransJordan by air (Imperial) •p
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      SURFACE MAILS DUE
      52 4 Malls from Japan expected today, July 31, by Sumatra Maru. Malls from Europe- (London mails) expected today. July 21. by 8.1. (Rajula) will be delivered to boxholders at 9 a.m. General Delivery of letters at 9 ajn. Malls from China aad Japan txpected on July 23, by
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      PASSENGERS FROM AUSTRALIA
      140 4 'TPHE following passengers from Aus- tralla for Singapore are In Marella which is due on July 30:— Mrs. R. Ritchie. Mrs. A. F. Corcoran, Miss McEldowney. MfesV. Russell Mr. W. H. Vesty, MlssE. Tyler. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Harvard, Mr.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      171 4 The following ships are alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected to arrive East Wharf: Entrrnce Gate 1; Exit a] Kumsang. fanthi. Promise 22. Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3Blamat 18; Aase Maersk 16; Kudat 13; lleonla. Mentor 11; Orestes 9' Centaur 7 Empire Dock:
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      U.S. LABOUR RULE
      40 4 Washington, July 20. THE House of Representatives has ordered an Investigation to determine whether a new board should be created to take over the administration of the Wagner Labour Act from the National Labour Relations Board. —Reuter.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    243 4 New York. July 20. THE following quotations were those' ruling when the Stock Exchange closed today. BROKERS' COMMENT SWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets: Stocks marked time with trading quiet. Prices declined at the opening but rallied near the close. The failure to
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    HARD BARGAINING IN SUGAR MARKET
    220 4 20,000 Tons Extra Quota To Netherlands Indies London, July 19. AN element of bard bargaining Is noticeable in current negotiations between the Netherlands Indies authorities and London sugar buyers regarding the purchase of the extra 20,000 metric tons which was recently allotted to the Netherlands
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    RUMANIA'S SURPLUS WHEAT
    193 4 German Bid For Surplus Bucharest. July RUMANIA has begun harvesting md Germany is seeking to acoulre the surplus wheat. The harvest Is estimated at about 400,000 car-loads of 10 tons each, as against 540,000 car-loads last year. Exportable surplus is estimated at 100,000 car-loads, as against nejv
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    POLLING IN HYTHE BY-ELECTION
    39 4 London, July 20. Fthe Hythe by-election, due to thj death of Sir Philip Sassoon. Mr. Braxter (Conservative) polled 12,016 votes. The Liberal candidate polled 9,577 votes, and Mr. John Philby, (British People's Party) 576— Reuter.
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    NAZI AIR EXERCISE
    46 4 I Berlin. July 21. COME 15,000 square-miles of north- west G«rmany are to be closed for air exercises between Aug. I—3, accordIng to an official decree. Regular alr-llners and government planes arc exempted from the ban. but must fly abor* 5,009 feet.— Renter.
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    LONDON TIN IS VERY STEADY
    699 4 MUCH DISCONTENT IN U.S. ABOUT HIGH PRICE BUFFER POOL CORNERS MARKET (From Our Own CorrospmnU-nt) London. July 7. STEADY conditions have prevailed on the standard tin in;r ot in London. Industrial demand including American Interest ha; !> en restricted but as the market is now
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    LLOYD'S PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY
    105 4 Will Co To Pinewood A RRANGEMENTS have been mad*» for Lloyd's to go to Pln^wo^ri In time of emergency Meffrs. Knight Frank and Rutiey stated yesterday that, acting am behalf of D. and P. Studios, which control the Denham and Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire, they have
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      958 4 BOUSTEAD 6s. CO., LTD. (lneoroorateo in FMS) itlllMlONt: rrekibl MM. Pa— aw MIL CANADIAN rryscr pacific (Incorporated In England) tm -tMPKLSS" ROUTB oflem TRANSPACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or dlreei EMPhhSS to VVNCOUVKR-AIKOSS CANADA b) TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN wlUiout chante— thence b» CANAIHA.N PACIFU ATLANTIC SERVICES TO ENGLAND t» the CONTINENT— a»
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      600 4 YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Stations LAV max. rain- bright nlsht Wmp fall I'sbi'ie mm. *F u.chej bn *f WEST COAST. Alar Star 88 NU 6.3 7S Penane 87 1.02 8.3 73 Sillawan »2 NU 7.1 71 Buklt Jeram 88 1.22 6.3 70 Malacca 84 NU 2.6 73 INLAND. Kuala Llpls 91 NU
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      419 5 Beauty Expert lOSI 26lbs UGLY FAT V Am I Thow who dctlr* tj b« (k, W ri main «n>) bealtbr muK (uirtf woman on ftcneM be gram A handicap or tragedy than Co tha nßaaavV. i\ Beauty Vxptn. Rod whu Mn M JK Cotrine Hwing, a tamoui BeavOf ■Vi J
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      428 5 •"N I LL- (LU J DO W N fcl POX/HI I Q- HP PD F^ F D pfrtTwfELP'S iff% MINERALS&VITAMINS AT LAST YOU TOO CAN HAVE THE MINERALS AND VITAMINS WHICH BRING YOU NEW HEALTH, VIGOUR, STRENGTH, CALM NERVES, RICH RED BLOOD. X'HE latest discovery of medical science— that of
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      680 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 255 metre*. ZHF 30.W metro. p.m. R.00 Recitation of the Koran from the Studio. S.30 Arable music. t 5.40 Malay folk songs. t 6.00 Cantonese music bv the Silver Moon Amateur Musical Association of Singapore. From the studio. 7.00 Children's programme. English 1. 7. IS Time,
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      713 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3 GSH 21.47 men (11.97 m.t GSG 17.71 me i (16.88 m.); GSF 15 II me (19.J2 ra GSJ 21.63 me t (13.93 m.). GSD 11.75 me (25.53 m.) p.m. 6.05 Big Ben. Yascha Kreln and his Gipsy Orchestra, with Anne Lawrence.* 6.35 Al
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      239 5 NIROM TODAY TDA CM me'i (49* m.) YDB 9 65 me I (31.2* m.) TDB 11.86 nie i (ZS.S m.) PMN 1«.36 me U9.2 a.) a.m. 10. SO Sewing lessons. 11.20 Albert Sandier and his orchestra. 11.50 French compositions, p.m. 12.20 Luncheon variety. 1.10 News and weather reports 1.22 Julius
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      429 6 VALUES AGAIN INCLINED TO SAG RUBBER SLIGHTLY EASIER By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, July 21. STOCK markets are again sagging a little under political pressure. The New York market yesterday had a smaller turnover of 810,000 khares and the Dow Jones averages lor all groups were lower
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      BELGIUM'S NOTE ISSUE AT NEW PEAK
      116 6 Gold Ratio Higher Brussels, July 9. I*HE bi^p t;; Influx of gold in any week rtnee the pressure on the oelga ceased towards the end of Aorll took place in the week ended July The statement of the National Bank of Belgium shows a
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      RUBBER EXPORT RIGHTS CANCELED
      39 6 RUBULK exports unused and therefore cancelled at the end of June total 776 tto states the Controller of Rubber. yen Imwd In: suaits 1 »tht lb r.M.B. 23 Ifc 237 lb und Perils 908 Vt.
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    • Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers
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        MINING
        588 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. ssue Val. Fraser Uo. LyalJ E**tt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampai Tin 3/6 4/- 3/7% 4/5/- Austral Amal 4/6 5/- 4/8 8/£1 Austral Malay 38/- 40/- 38/- 40/5/- Ayer Hltam 19/9 20/9 19/6 21/1 Ayer Weng 0.72 0.76 0.71 0.75 £1
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        GENERAL
        481 6 2 2 do 7Vfc% prcfs. 2.15 2.25 2.20 2 23 10 10 Atlas Ice 4.75 5.25 6.00 6 50 1 1 B M Broadcasts? 0.55 0.60 0.50 iflO 10 5 B M Trustee 5 75 7 50 -8 75 7.50 £1 1 Con T. S. 7% Pref 20/3 21
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        260 6 6% Maynard Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr 30 Oct. 31 90 100 nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5-7. 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 101 102 nom 4rcVi 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 106 108 nom 4 ',iC. 1909 red. 1955
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        RUBBER SHARES
        378 6 Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Fraser 6: Co Ulenby 1.10 \!or Gajah 0.85 \mal Malay 1.40 \yer Hitam 0.90 \yer Molek 0.85 Paiias 1.12 9assett 0.50 3atu Llntang 0 98 Bedford 0.80 Beuta 101 Borelll 110 3rogas 0.54 Brunei Un 0.50 Kllktt Katil 0.65 3ukU K B
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    91 6 Friday, July 21, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 28 5 16 28 7 16 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.fc. la cues July-Aur. 28 9/16 2811/16 G FAQ. RS S. fob. hi bales July 28 i 28 »k I \M R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales July 28
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    EXCHANGES
    181 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 2/4 London demand 2/4 Lyons demand 2055 Switzerland demand 241 4 Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54 9/16 Montreal demand 54 9/16 Batavia
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    London Stock Exchange
    383 6 Quiet Trading And Gilt-Edged Ease London, July 20. AN the Stock Exchange today. In v generally quiet trading. Industrials improved while gilt-edged tended to case slightly.—Reuter. The following are todays closing middle quotations. Shares are ot £1 denomination unless otherwise stated The quotations for American stocss are
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    IMPERIAL BANK OF INDIA
    153 6 Half-Year Net Profit And-; Dividend Maintained WET profits of the Imperial Bank of j India for the half-year ended Jane i 30 were R5.39.78,400 (about £300,000), compared with R5.39,52.342 for the .:or- responding period of 1938 and R5.39,35,096 for the six months ended I Dec. 31.
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    CHINESE DOLLAR MOVES
    159 6 "Puppet" Currency Now Pegged To Sterling Shanghai, July 20. THE Chinese dollar has relapsed still 1 further, closing today at 4 The latest move in the Sino-Japanc.<e currency "war" was made today whra the Japanese- spnns jr'-d H a fflng c, mercial Bank, which was established ir,
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    GOOD DEMAND AT RUBBER AUCTION
    109 6 Outline's Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubtx>i 1 market, issued at noon yesterday, Guthrie and Co, Ltd., write:— Since our last report the market has shown signs of firming up on better trade demand. At the time of writing, however, the tone
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    U.K. AND AN AUSTRALIAN TINPLATE INDUSTRY
    119 6 U.K. AND AN AUSTRALIAN TIN PLATE INDUSTRY Retaliation If Set Ip KMirne, July 10. i A REPRESENTATIVE of the Austrj- '<"■ liar. Association of British Manufacturers today told the Tariff Board !of the connter-m sures which woald |be taken if Australia established .nplate industry of her own. British interests alTected.
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    MANILA COLD SHARES
    72 6 Manila, July 2!. QUOTATIONS, in pesos, lor lOcentavo gold shares on the Manila .Shvlc Exchange this morning comparrd with yesterday's were Operations 0.13' i 0.12'j 0.13 0..: h United Paracale 0.42 0.412 0.41 >, 0.41 Gold Share averager \v c!: day'< 83.74. Yesterdays 83.01.— Reut'r. tntamok loco
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    "MALAYA'S POSITION UNDER TIN RESTRICTION HAS RAPIDLY DETERIORATED"
    854 7 Mr. C. V. Thomas Warns London Chamber Of Mines COUNCIL'S SERIOUS CONCERN OVER GRAVE OUTLOOK (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 12. A vigorous attack on the tin restriction scheme generally, and upon the buffer stock policy particularly, was delivered by Mr.
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    156 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Clos* TIM. Ipoh Tin l|6d. Kampong Lanjut 6d. No. 12 July 21 Klnta Kellas 3H% Pungah 9d. No. 18 6d. bonus July 31 Rantau 2K% No. 3A July Jl Sthn Klnta 2H% final less tax July IS Do 2tt% Int. leu
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    125 7 Singapore, July 20, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.25 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $11.50 White $1100 Black $7.50 Copra Mixed $320 Sun Dried $3.55 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.50 Fair $2.50 $2.50 Sarawak $2.55 Jelotong Palembang $7.25 Banja $7 00 Sarawak $7.00
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
    500 7 PROSPECTS STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO ASSESS OUTSIDE INFLUENCES RESPONSIBLE IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued at noon yesterday, Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltd., write The prospects for rubber are Just as difficult as ever to assess, which Is not surprising when it is realized
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    MORE GERMAN COKE FOR FRANCE
    111 7 Compromise Quantity Paris, July 9. £ERMANY has agreed to raise her monthly quota of coke deliveries to France from 100,000 tons to 160,000 tons under the 1937 agreement of Lorraine Iron ore sales to Germany and Ruhr coke sales to France. After reducing their purchases
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      139 7 W V A Ksv bib mS Jj ■V s^~^\ cis^yrf^sl K«tefcsfcZ~^«^^SiN^Ki j*s*»- j Whether to phone to someone in Singapore -or to USe Tlllll^T *****^ service within Malaya— or Radio- telephone service to speak to a friend, or close a business deal, in S JlS^Europe or America— the Telephone is
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      107 7 NOMINAL CAPITAL: $40,000,000 ISSUED PAID UP CAPITAL: $10,000,000 BRANCHES throughout Malaya, Siaa, Ivan, Stttk Cfciia, FrtKb lido-Chin ail KethorlJtdt East Indw. AGEHTS CORRESPONDENTS in all prueipil cities tt tkt World. BANKING TRANSACTIONS «t every description ondertuke.. Matters. Good taste demands different (lasses for different occasions. Don't be careless aboot the
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      268 7 BANK OF CHINA Incorporated In China Dv Sueuui I 12. Cecil Street. Slnjaporr Telephones: Manacrr's OITk-e 6111 Sub-Manacer's Office 614: Kxrhange IHpt. ill 1 1 General Offke Ms* -I Cable Address "CIH'NCiKI O Paid Up Capital Ch. I 40.t00.00n Of Reserve Funds In excess of Ch. I 5.2 M.000 0«
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      377 8 A SINGING, LOVING, D'ARTAGNAN FIGHTS TO SAVE A THRONE ALHAMBRA 3.15, 6.15 9.15 p.m. 'Jm. BMBa^B^P^Ha^K ■u9 Ba\alaV ««4h 11 1 1 1 m 1 1 U w >ll U I 'aI II vl lii A ktvl |R SB with GLORIA ?lUART. BINNIE BARNES. PAULINE MOORE, JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT, LIONEL ATWILL,
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      298 8 "FOR SPECTACLE and BEAUTY ON THE ICE, "JCE FOLLIES OF 1939" BREAKS RECORDS IT IS SMART, HUMOROUS and TECHNICALLY EXCELLENT IN ALL MAIN POINTS A THOROUGHLY GOOD SHOW" (Free Press) A Df^dfaF 3 SHOV/S DAILY tAmUL I 3.15-615-915 1939s MOST DAZZLING SHOW OF SHOWS 1 "THE GREAT ZIEGFELD OF THE
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    DEFENCES OF INDIA AND BURMA DISCUSSED
    241 9 Rulers Draw Up Comprehensive Programme For Wartime Simla, July 20. A COMPREHENSIVE scheme to enable the immediate institution of joint emergency measures is understood to have been drawn up at defence talks between the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, and the Governor of Burma,
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    THIRD TOKIO TALK TODAY
    363 9 Frank Parley Tokio, July 20. 'THE th!r& conversation between the British Ambassador to Toklo, Sir Robert Cralgle. and the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, will be held on Friday at the official residence of the Foreign Minister, stated a communique issued by the Information Bureau
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    FAMOUS NATURALIST & EXPLORER DIES
    92 9 FAMOUS NATURALIST EXPLORER DIES San Francisco, July 19. CDMUND HELLER, famous American 11 naturalist and explorer, died today. He was 64 years old.— Reuter. His exploration trips ranged from Alaska to Tibet and Central Africa. He was naturalist to the Smithsonian African Expedition, under the direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
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    ALL AMERICAN PLANES DELIVERED TO BRITAIN
    72 9 Washington. July 19. BRITAIN has obtained delivery of virtually all aircraft ordered from the United States. Britain hitherto had obtained 25 per cent, of aircraft ordered, according to the half-yearly report of the National Munitions Control Board. She obtained war goods, mainly aircraft, valued
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    BIG A.R.P. MANOEUVRES IN EASTERN JAPAN
    54 9 Toklo. July 20. yESTERDAY was the second day of a five-day air defence manoeuvres In eastern Japan, with Toklo as the centre, when the mobilisation of 160,000 members of the newly-organised air defence and guard corps took place. A black-out was enforced over IS
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    G.O.C., Middle East, Post NEW PRINCIPLE
    236 9 G.O.C., Middle East, Post NEW PRINCIPLE London, July 20. THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the Government's decision to appoint a General Officer Command-ing-in-Chief to command British Land Forces in the Middle East is welcomed in the Press. His functions will be, in peace, to supervise preparation of defence plans of those forces
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    M.P'S. DEBATE SCHEME FOR PENSIONS
    47 9 London, July 20. DACK-BENCHERS In the House of D commons spent last night discussing various aspects of the scheme for pensions for Members of Parliament. They were still busy raising points this morning, when the House rose at 6 55 a.m.— Reuter.
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    LONDON'S MARKET FIRE
    279 9 London, July 19. 'THE whole of the inside of the main 1 hall of the Borough vegetable market at Southwark, London, caught fire, the flames being visible a mile or two away. Fire engines arrived and made every effort to ensure that the flames did not reach
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    What Japan Is Holding Out For
    77 9 Tokio. July 20. THE FOREIGN MINISTER. Mr. Hachiro Arita. called on the Prime Minister, Baron Hiranuma, and submitted a report on his talks with the British Ambassador to Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie. Qualified observers, says Domei, state that the Government stands firm in the
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    Grim Battle In Shansi TROOPS MOVING
    160 9 Grim Battle In Shansi TROOPS MOVING Shanghai, July 20. INTENSIVE fighting continues in south-eastern Shansi, which at present is the man theatre of the S'.noJapanese war, and the movement of 200,000 Chinese reinforcements across the Yellow River into south-eastern Shansi, reported to have been completed. The Chinese claim to be
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    JAPANESE CLAIM BIG ARMY SUCCESSES
    134 9 Peking, July 20. DEPULSING 200,000 troops command- ed by Gen. Wei Lt-huan and Chu Teh, the Comir.unist leader in southern Shansi Province, Japanese troops occupied Tsechow at the southern foot of the Tahang Mountain Range yesterday morning. According to a communique Issued by the Japanese
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    Boycott Now In Tientsin ?
    82 9 Boycott Now In Tientsin Toklo, July 20. MEASURES for boycott of British goods have been formulated by the anti-British boycott campaign committee at Tientsin, according to a Japanese dispatch. The measures include picketing and appointment of special agents to popilarlse the boycott. Pickets would urge firms and warehouses to suspend
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    FIVE ARABS SHOT DEAD IN PALESTINE
    47 9 Jerusalem, July 20. TTHE recent lull In terrorist activities ended this morning when five Arabs were killed and eight wounded in eight separate shooting incidents in and around Tel Aviv, Rehovoth and Petahtlqua. Traffic was suspended In the three towns.— Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939. The War Of Nerves
    967 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939. The War Of Nerves Two striking illustrations of the determination to keep the world in a state of jitters have been seen this week. One occurred in Germany and the other in the United States. They followed what appeared to be a
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    PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND
    164 10 Achievements In Last Seven Months From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July IP. The Premier of Siam, who is also Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Interior and Chairman of the Council of Ministers, celebrated his birthday this week. He was born
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    MALAYAN DELEGATES AT COMMERCE CONGRESS
    69 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 14. Messrs. F. A. Pledger and O. P. Noakes will represent the Chambers of Commerce of the Straits Settlements at the 15th. congress of the Federation of Commerce of the British Empire, which Is to be held In London
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    MANDARIN IN MALAYA
    483 10 Is It Overdone In The Schools? CHINESE PROBLEMS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The comments on Mandarin appearing in your correspondence columns during the past few weeks have prompted me to express my thoughts on the subject. I have often wondered why Mandarin has
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    DRAKE'S EXAMPLE
    97 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I add my voice to that of your correspondent who recently lamented the meagreness of the local newspaper reports of Wimbledon? I should be the last to suggest that we should have all Bowls and no Armada, but, as
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    INDIAN READERS
    62 10 To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— l am sincerely obliged to you for publishing the Indian broadcast programmes daily, especially the Madras short-wave programmes. Certainly the Straits Times group are ahead of others in looking to the Interests or their Indian readers, and I congratulate them
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    THE CIVILIAN SOLDIERS
    827 10 A New Democracy In Khaki By Our Military Corr«sponder.t London, July 13. DATTLE dress, Service dress and a civil lounge suit will be issued to each militiaman when he reports at his training centre in a week's time, and he will then be required to post his
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    790 10 European Kitchens I AM sorry to keep on bringing my Rumania pickle into this column, but I have to do it again today in order to placate several women readers who wrote to me, more In sorrow than j In anger, after I rashly remarked that
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    £13 MILLION BRITISH LOAN TO POLAND SOON
    652 11 To Buy Armaments Railway Materials £5,000,000 MAY BE SPENT IN NON-BRITISH COUNTRIES Agreement Expected To Be Sigiied Shortly DEUTER'S diplomatic correspondent understands that the Anglo-Polish loan negotiations have made considerable progress and the signature of an agreement may be expected very shortly. It
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    Business At A Standstill
    244 11 CHAOS AS CHINESE DOLLAR FALLS Shanghai, July 21. 'THERE is no business. Business is dead. Everything is completely paralysed," was the reply given by the head of an import and export firm when asked by Reuter how the fall in the Chinese dollar was affecting business.
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    Rain Cancels Garden Party
    126 11 London, July 20. THE weather today robbed 10,000 1 guests of the Buckingham Palace garden party, which had to be cancelled at the last moment, owing to a continued downpour, after thousands of guests already had arrived. Guests waited half an hour in the salons overlooking
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    CONCESSIONS TO THE KREMLIN?
    80 11 Paris, July 21. ""PHE French Government has concluded that Britain and France must make further concessions to the Soviet to obtain an early anti-aggres-sion agreement according to wellinformed French circles. It Is considered in Paris that the Danzig situation has been aggravated by the failure of
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    Peasant Child To Be Ruler Of Tibet
    125 11 Peasant Child To Be Ruler Of Tibet Chungking, July 20. A FIVE-YEAR-OLD peasant boy today was proclaimed 14th Dalai Lama Ruler of Tibet and spiritual leader of millions. He recently was discovered after a five years' search in the tiny village of Kokkonor Province by Tibetan monks and soothsayers. Accompanied
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    SLOW DEATH IN THETIS
    568 11 Reactions Of Doomed Men London, July 20.' A DRAMATIC account of how he locked himself for 14'/ 2 hours in an air-tight steel chamber, representing the Davis escape chamber, and allowed the air to reproduce conditions which he assumed had developed in the Thetis, were given
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    VOLUNTEERS FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
    48 11 London, July 20. CTEADY response to the national sercampaign continues, last week about 52,000 persons applying for various services. From the beginning of the campaign In January up to the middle of July a total of about 1,894,000 applications have been made.— British Wireless.
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    New Zealand Gets Credits
    273 11 BUYING FROM GREAT BRITAIN London, July 20. 'THE New Zealand Minister for Finance, Mr. W. Nash, today announced that the New Zealand Government had placed before the United Kingdom Government the requirements of New Zealand in financing imports, including purchases for defence. He said the United
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    New Cruisers For France
    63 11 Paris. July 20. A COMMUNIQUE Issued by tlis Ministry of Military Marine, states that the Minister. M. Cesar Camplnchi. has signed an order for building two new cruisers and six 1 submarines. The new cruisers will be 8.000 tons each and will have a spred considerably
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    Count Ciano Sends Message To Franco
    115 11 Burgos, July 20. «AS in the difficult hours of the last war, so Italy In the future will always be at your side," declares a wireless message from the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Clano, to General Franco dispatched from the ship on which Count
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    VON BRAUCHITSCH AND MILITARY CADETS
    82 11 Berlin, July 20. "WE do not seek a conflict, but fear it still less," declared the Commander-in-Chlef of the German Army, General von Brauchitsch, addressing military cadets at the Hindenburg Memorial at Tannenberg, ten miles from the Polish frontier. General von Brauchltsch heavily emphasised the
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    JEWS TRYING TO WRECK WHITE PAPER SCHEME
    915 11 Many Illegal Migrants From States Allied To Britain London, July 20. THE debate on the Palestine problem was initiated in the House of Commons by Mr. Tom Williams, for Labour Opposition, who said a further blow had been struck at Jewish aspirations by
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    DELEGATION TO STUDY COCONUT INDUSTRY
    286 12 Philippines' Experts Anxious To Know Malayan Attitude SERIOUS POSITION OF TRADE CAUSING ALARM IN P. I. TO study the coconut industry in Malaya, and problems of the coconut trade in foreign markets, in view of the desperate plight of the industry in the Philippines, a
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    NAZI SPY FILM SHOWN TODAY
    85 12 OOLD uncompromising exposure ol I the Nazi spy network gives intense I dramatic force to the film "Confessions of a Nazi Spy," which was shown toj representatives cf the Singapore Press this morning. Based on the Nazi spy trials in I America last year, this
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    "GIRLS' SCHOOL" AT PAVILION
    114 12 At The Cinema 'T.irls' School," (With Anne Shirley, Nan Grey and Ralph Bellamy*. A Columbia picture. At the Pavilion. I OVE dreams In the dormitory and the workings of the Juvenile feminine heart, as portrayed in this film, will undoubtedly be of technical interest to every
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    AMUSEMENTS
    238 12 si\u -.rout BAH U > Mliil I t ktafl Dance 7 p.m. to 0 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal) 9.45 to :>litiniRht. GABKU K IHi.AlKt. (.I.VLA.NG Golden .Chrysamhcmura St Sweet Bitter. Double Feature Cantonese Talkies at 7.45 p.m. CUULA1 UUKLU < ITtt 6.33 to 8.45 Si 9 30 to "lit.
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    Barter Plan And The I.R.R.C.
    109 12 London, July 20. DISCUSSING the Anglo-American barter agreement, The Times says that it is bound to come up for discussion at next Tuesday's meeting of the International Rubber Regulation Committee. As the effect of the agreement wl!l necessarily be to release larger exports, it will
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    17 ARRESTS AFTER FACTORY AFFRAY
    86 12 COLLOWINO investigation into yesterday's disturbance at Alexrndra Brick Works, Ltd., when two gangs of Chinese and Indian labourers lought, the police arrested 17 men in connection with the affair. The men were produced in the Third Court today and charged with affray. All claimed trial
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    PERSONAL ITEMS
    47 12 JVfIR S. E. Sherida arrived In Singa- pore this morning from Ipoh by mall train. Mrs. C. C. Miles was a passenger on the mail train last night from Blnj.ipore for Ipoh. Mrs. MUes will be catching a ship at Penang for England on holiday.
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    FUTURE OF SINGAPORE
    152 12 U.S. Writer And Neutrality Washington, July 21. pOLLOWINO is an extra'ct from typical American newspaper comment on the decision to postpone foi the time being further consideration of the United States neutrality >iw amendment. Do we desire says one of the mos* widely Informed writers, that Singapore
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    PANDIT NEHRU IN CEYLON
    120 12 Discussions With Board Of Ministers Colombo. July 17. PNDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU met the Ministers of the Ceylon Government at the State Council this morning at a conference which lasted for two i hours. 1 Pandit Nehru discussed with the Ministers the Government's order for repatriation of
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    OPENING OF R.A. FAMILIES' CLUB
    146 12 F[E new Royal Artillery Families' Clubhouse at Changi was opened by Mrs. W. G. S. Dobbie, wife of the G.0.C., Malaya, Major-General Dobbie, yesterday afternoon. Among those present were the Commander, Royal Artillery, Malaya Command, Brigadier G. S. Low and Mr;s. Low, lieut.-Colonel A. W.
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    MUNICIPALITY'S NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
    73 12 A MECHANICAL accounting system, using the punched-card method, has Just been installed by the Singapore Municipal Commission to deal with its water, electricity and ?r.s accounts. So far, only 2.000 accounts are beiuis dealt with in this manner, and it Is anticipated that the mechanisation or
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    52 12 Miss Grace Tan rccr.ocs her certificate from Ur R. D. t\ Director of Medical Services, at the distribution of first-aid and home nursing certificates of the St. John Ambulance Association, at the General Hospital last night. Nearest camera is Dr. R. B. MacGregor, deputy Director of Medical Set vices. —Straits
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    M.A.H.A. SHOW TO BE BIGGEST YET
    283 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 21. DACKED by a new Government grant of $10,000, the 16th Malayan Exhibition being organized by the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association in the Federal Capital for Aug. 5, 6 and 7, will be a larger show than its
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    HEALTH WORK IN JAVA
    255 12 Official Tells Of Campaign THE systematic campaign against all forms of disease In Java is having Its effect in practically all directions, stated Dr. P. Peverelli, for five years Director of the Public Health Service In Batavla, and last year Inspector in the West Java area,
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    EMPRESS OF ANNAM AT THE VATICAN
    63 12 A VATICAN City message says th« Pope yesterday granted an audience to the Empress of Annam and presented her with a lapis lazuli rosary, strung with gold thread. The Empress, says Reuter, gave it* Pope an Ivory and gold cross and a photograph of
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    32 12 Mr. J. Jeff. Acting Secretary :or Chinese Affairs, was amonn; the pa*- 1 sengers who left for Kuala Lumoar and Penang by train last night. He will! return to Singapore on Tuesday.
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    INSPECTOR'S EVIDENCE IN SHOP MURDER CASE
    288 13 Inquiry Into Killing Charge Against Chinese EVIDENCE was given before Mr. Conrad Oldham, in k the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday, by Inspector M. Boyle, in connection with an alleged murder in a druggist's shop in Java Road on May 27, in the early
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    ATTEMPTED THEFT IN CATHEDRAL
    115 13 THIS is less commonly known as sacrilege, which is considered a very serious offence in England," commented Mr. M. M. Whittles, prosecuting officer, in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday, when t Chua Peng Rang, a 19-year-old Hok- klen, pleaded guilty to a charge of t,
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    FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
    86 13 MRS. V. E. WULI'F of the staff of j Raffles' College, gave an interesting talk, "Family Budgets," at a meeting of the Y.W.C.A., Fortnightly Club. A discussion followed, and a vote of thanks was passed to the speaker. The next meeting of the Club will be held on
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    Eurasians Fight In Street
    333 13 Eurasians Fight In Street POLICE CALLED TO THE SCENE ■■you are well-educated people and should have known better," commented Mr. J. Fletchcr-Ccoke, Singapore Third Police Magistrate, yesterday, addressing two Eurasians, A. de Cruz, aged 23, and J. Edward, aged 49, when they were convicted on a charge of behaving in
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    COLLEGE UNION SOCIAL
    59 13 MISS BARBARA CHEAH, a guest, won the bean competition, and Miss Goh, a fresher, won the names competition at the Medical College Union social held In the college lounge yes- terday. It was the Union's second social this year. Dancing was the most popular item of the
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    "THE FIGHTING HAWKER"
    425 13 Woman WTio Bit Two Policemen DESCRIBED by the polks as "the fighting hawker," Teo Huat, a 28-year-old Hokkien woman, admitted when shs appeared for a second Mint: in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday that she had bitten two police constables and hit one over the head
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    HOSPITAL APPEAL WEEK RECORD
    84 13 THE gross procerdj of St. Andrew's 1 Hospital Week fcr 1939 were as follows: —Cinema show at Capitol Theatre, $4,186.30; children's play. $186.40; flag day, $4,910.00; cabaret at Great World, $483.15; cabaret at Happy World, $607.10; cabaret at New World, $948.20; dance at Raffles Hotel, $1,475.17;
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    65 13 Under the auspices of the literary section of the Selangor Indian Association, Mr. John Hands, honorary secretary of the Selangor Asiatic Unemployi ment Committee, will deliver a lecture on "Some Different Aspects of Rubber" m Saturday, the 22nd instant, at 6.30 p.m.. in the association hall at Kuala Lumpur. Mr.
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    Police Want "Q" Car For Flying Squad
    284 13 A MONG ITEMS of Interest In the annual report of the retiring Inspector-General of Police, Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet, are:— The installation of a teleprinter between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is being explored with a view to more automatic cohesion between
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    41 13 Members of the recently formed Royal Artillery Families' Club at the opening of the new clubhouse at Changi yesterday. The opening cerc~ mony was performed by Mrs. Dobbi«, wife of the G.0.C., Malaya, MajorQeneral W. Q. S. Dobbie.— Straits Times picture.
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    HIGH COURT DEFENDANT IS CALLED "BIT OF A ROGUE"
    382 13 Judge's Comment In Claim Case ANE of the defendants in a claim was described as "a bit of a rogue" by the Chief Justice, S.S., Sir Percy McElwaine, when he gave judgment for Daulatram Lakhpatrai against Tulsi Brothers in the Singapore
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    47 13 A visit to the Malayan Collieries, Batu Arang, has been arranged for members of the Estate Asiatic Staffs Association, Selangor, on Sunday by permission of the general managers, J. A. Russell and Co., Ltd. Members are asked to assemble at Batu Arang Railway Station at 9.30 a.m.
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    ST. JOHN AMBULANCE CERTIFICATES
    138 13 MY CONGRATULATE all those mem- 1 bers of St. John's Ambulance Bri- I gade who turned out In the last A.R.P. black-out In Singapore. Although it was only make-believe, their work was excellent," remarked Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald, Diiector of Medical Services, at the General Hospital
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    LOSS OF JOB BY ENGINEER
    325 13 j$4,000 Is Gained From Contractor EVIDENCE on aspects of the building contracting burincss in Singapore was given by J. N. ft nes, a bui'ding I engineer, when he claimed over $-1,000 irom Wee Cheng Soon, a building rrntractor, before Mr. Justice Manning in Che Singapore
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    19 13 The Anglo-Chincjf School, Sercmban, will present Its annual concert on Saturday evening, in the Schco; hall at 7 p.m.
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    SPECIAL BRANCH WATCH ON COMMLMSTS IN COLONY
    273 14 Com plications Follow Union M ith Chinese National Government RKPEILCUSSIONS caused by raid the continued developi Mirea in the Colony, in addition subversive activities, fully occ; the Police last year. This is mentioned In the 1938 annual Of Mr. R. H. de S.
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    ARMY INSTRUCTOR REDUCED IN RANK
    195 14 i (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 13. WARRANT Officer-Instructor Reginald Hatton. who was with the Army Education Corps in Singapore until a year ago, has been reduced to the rank of sergeant for absenting himself without leave for 24 days. During his trial by
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    LORD HARLECH
    56 14 Lord Harlech. who as Mr. W. O. Ormsby-Oore was Secretary of State for the Colonies, and visited Malaya a few years ago, has been elected chairman of the board of management of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has also become a member of the
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    85 14 In order to develop new rich tin-bearing land on the uestern face of their property. Hong Fatt Ltd., a company which owns the largest opencast tin mine in the world, received the approval of the Selangor Government to deviate the main road between Kuala Lumpur and Serdang, the railway trunk
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    PROBLEMS OF "EMOTIONAL EDUCATION" IN MALAYA
    467 14 Rev. Colin King On Teaching Biology In Schools (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 14. nURING a discussion on the teaching of biology. as a factor *s jn health and character training at the Imperial Social Hygiene Congress, the Rev. Colin King (Penang) said
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    MR. MacDONALD ON SARAWAK DEFENCE
    145 14 'From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 13. AS no British defence forces are maintained in Sarawak the question of a contribution being made from the State's funds for the maintenance of such forces had never arisen, said Mr. Malcolm Mac-Donald, Colonial Secretary, in reply to
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    EDUCATION AMONG POLICEMEN
    232 14 Handicaps Against Instructional Work TTHE personnel of the force continues to show itself anxious for selfimprovement, and It Is a matter < f regret that more cannot be made of a spirit which unquestionably does credit to the men and U a potential source of high efficiency
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    FIGHTING THE SOCIAL EVIL
    227 14 Comment On Power Of Police 1*HE duty of the police in safeguard Ing public morals is limited tj enforcing the law. The slightest deviation from such a policy, in IMi matter more than In any other, would lead to the risk of very serous persecution or
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    19 14 Miss Gladys Loke as Hsi Shih—tne patriotic beauty" in the shout given by the Selangor Chines* Women Athletic Association.
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      522 15 Singapore's Indian Merchants NO MUTUAL TRUST To Ihe Editor of the Strails Times. Elr,— I have read with interest the letters by "A Woman of India" and Mr. S. C. Goho. Both reveal the fact he Indian community in Singapore is in a very disorganized state and
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      ASSOCIATION'S SILENCE
      272 15 1«> llir Editor of the Straits li:i»s Through the courtesy of y ur >;;i>ct it has come to the knowledje the Indian public that certain Indimiii who held themselves out as reatives of various Indian organizations of Sin^apor^ met on June 2: ln th rrerr.iscs of the Indian
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      THE DIEHARD
      283 15 Sowing The Seeds Of IUwill To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— I for one, and I am sure many more of my countrymen, are grateful to j ou for "giving prominence and space in your columns to many an Indian cause, especially that of the Indian
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      "ENCIRCLEMENT"
      63 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— With reference to your London Correspondent's comments on the Nr.zi view of Scotcl 1 humour and your cv.:; caption. "NAZIS WOO IRELAND." there only remain now the Welsh, f'iT3 Manxmen and the Cornish to be wen over, and poor old England
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      ARABS WHO PETITIONED THE GOVERNOR
      226 15 The Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l have read the letters in reply to mine published In your paper recently on the subject of Arab representation on the Municipal Commission. It Is ro-rettable that the letters were misleading and to some extent personal. It
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      IN MERCANTILE OFFICES
      282 15 Coolies, Clerks And The Law To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Having read In your paper the letter written by "Eurasian" some Urns ago, questioning the view of the Hon. Mr. Tay Llan Teck, the president of the Clerical Union, on the benefits of the
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      86 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Now that the ban on the A .P. P. film 'The Warning" has been lifted, I suggest that arrangements be raa'.e for a special screening of this film at the Capitol for all members of the etvil
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      CO-OPERATIVES
      393 15 A Malay Member's Doubts FIFTY-CENT FEE To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— You have given valuable publicity to a number of comments in your paper regarding the efficiency or otherwise of the statutory audit performed by the Co-operative Societies Department. Co-operators are grateful to you for it.
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      SINGAPOREANS AND A FUSILIER
      133 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l was stationed in SingaDore for three years, and during that time I was always a keen reader of your paper, sq on the strength of this I am asking a favour of you. I would like to
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      THE CEYLON SPORTS CLUB
      98 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The honorary secretary of the Ceylon Sports Club, Singapore, in his letter of July 15 states: "If the reference (letter of July 14 by "A Woman of India') is to the Ceylon Sports Club, then I am bound
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      ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL
      109 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Thank you for publishing my letter relating to St. Andrew's School, and for your footnote. I referred to the present site at Woodsville. What I and others would like to know is how It came about, who was Instrumental
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    INDUS CHANGING COURSE
    233 16 Mohenjadaro Relics Threatened Karachi, July 11. IN connection with the change In the course of the river indus which has been observed near Dokrl, inquiries show that the Central authorities are to undertake a scheme with the object ot constructing a ring around the archaeological mount at
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    SEPARATE 'VARSITY FOR SIND
    112 16 Government Invites Suggestions Karachi. July 11. i*"LOSELY following the acceptance of the principles of the Wardha scheme of education by the Government, which is evolving a fresh scheme on that basis to suit the peculiar condition? of the province of Slnd, steps are being tak.-n by
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    INDIAN NEWS
    308 16  -  R. V. AIYAR Presented By INSIDIOUS PROPAGANDA BY AXIS POWERS Foreign Funds For Newspapers And Public Men? London. THE Times recently published an article by a special correspondent in India drawing attention to the increasing influence which Germans, Italians and Japanese are exerting in India and Afghanistan. There
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    NO POLITICS FOR TEACHERS?
    57 16 Madras, July 13. TTHK Government has passed orders prohibiting members of the teaching staff from standing as candidates or interfering, using influence in any way or doing anything constituted in aid or obstruction of a candidate in an election to a legislative body constituted under the
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    DR. ATAL & PARTY IN CHINA
    126 16 DR. ATAL PARTY IN CHINA Chinese Leader's Warm Appreciation Bombay, July 13. IN z letter to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru dated May 24, 1939 Mao Tsetung Yenan, Shensl (China) one of the wellknown Chinese leaders who has been connected for many years with the Eighth Route Army says "We take the
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    BENGAL PRISONERS' HUNGER-STRIKE
    216 16 BENGAL PRISONERS' H UNGER-STRIKE Home Minister Defines Government View Calcutta, July 12. SPEAKING on behalf of the European group on the adjournment motion In the Assembly in connection with the political prisoners' hunger-strike, Mr. Curtis Miller said that the very liberal policy adopted by the Government and the immense care
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    ATTACK ON PARTY LEADERS
    118 16 Disciplinary Action Against Socialists Calcutta, July 12. THE Associated Press understands that the Central Executive of the All-India Congress Socialist Party has decided to take certain disciplinary action against Dr. Suresh Chandra Bannerjee. President of the All-India Trade Union Congress, Dr. Charu Chandra Bannerjee and Mr.
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    BENGAL PREMIER NEEDS SOME REST
    42 16 Calcutta, July 13. T la undcr.'.lood that lor reasons of health, the Chief Minister of Ban- la unable to do his departmental .1: for some time and It will be caricd on by one of his colleagues.
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    Eastern States Rulers
    121 16 CONDITIONS FOR FEDERATION Calcutta, July 13. A MEETING of the Rulers and Ministers of the Eastern States Agency held today confirmed the report of the Ministers' Committee (Eastern States Agency) favouring accession of States to federation subject to conditions particularly applicable to the States Agency. The Raja
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    BOMBAY GOVERNORS GESTURE
    169 16 All Official Parties To Go "Dry" Bombay, July 15. ALL entertaining of an official nature at Government House will be dry after Aug. 1. In response to inquiries, Sir Roger Lumley, Governor of Bombay, issued the following statement: "One of the steps which I have decided to
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    ORIGIN OF DIGBOI STRIKE
    153 16 Government Appoints Inquiry Committee Shlllong, July 11. 'THE Government has decided, says an official resolution issued here, to refer certain matters arising out of the Digboi strike, and the events related thereto, to a committee of inquiry under the presidency of Sir Manmathanath Mukerjee. Mr. O.
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    CALCUTTA MUNICIPAL BILL PASSED
    52 16 Calcutta, July 13. TTHE Bengal Legislative Council has revised its previous decision in regard to the amendment it made to the Calcutta Municipal Amendment Bill reducing the number of nominated scats lrom eight to four. Following this, the Bill had the final passage through in the
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    TEXTILE TRAINING FOR RAMPUR STUDENTS
    48 16 Rampur, July 14. •"THE Rampur durbar is sending 200 young men to Ahmedabad for training in textile mills. These young men will travel at State expense and get stipends during the course of their training which may extend from four to five month*
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    INDIANISATION OF NAVY AND AIR FORCE
    55 16 Simla, July 14. AN official announcement Is expected to be made soon in regard to the revised terms of reference of the Army Indianisation Committee which, as Indicated sometime ago, has had Its scope of inquiry extended to include problems of Indianisation of the
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    LABOUR SITUATION IN JAMSHEDPUR
    41 16 Ranehl. July 14. SIR A. R. Dalai, Mi-.najain; Director of Tatas. it la understood, held discussions with the U.P. Prime Minister and also Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the Congress President, in regard to the labour situation r.t Jamshedpur.
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    JAPAN'S MASS MURDER GOES ON THROUGH CHINA
    1194 17 Britain Among Those Who Sell Tokio Materials "THE orphans, the maimed, the homeless and the dead in China appeal to us the west to stop this mass murder in China by refusing to sell to Japan the munitions of war," said Professor S.
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    12 17 Lcdy Douglas Hamilton (Prunella Etack) addressing a women's health rally in London.
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    MORAVIA BEATEN BY FIVE GOALS TO TWO
    480 18 Good Win For J.C.S.A. In Second Division DLAYING on their own ground on Balestier plain yesterday in division 118 of the league, the Junior Civil Service Association beat Moravia by 5 goals to 2. Moravia were unfortunate in that they played with a
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    Singapore's Team For Cup Match
    110 18 Singapore 's Team For Cup Match SINGAPORE'S team to meet the Combined Services In the final of the southern section of the Malaya Cup Competition at Anson Road Stadium tomorrow afternoon has not yet been chosen, the Straits Times understands. There are rumours current to the effect that some difficulty
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    OLYMPIC DELEGATES
    76 18 Tokyo, July 18. Dr. Matsuzo Nagal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Society for International Cultural Relations, and Shlngcro Takafehl, editor of Nichl Nlchl Shlmbun newspapers, have accepted their nomination to the International Olympic Committee. Count Soyejlma has already announced his resignation from the 1.0.C. despite
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    A.C.S. SWIMMING
    129 18 The Anglo-Chinese School will hold their tenth annual swimming carnival on Saturday July 29, at 4 30 p m. In the T.M.C.A. Pool. Fort Canning. The events for Old Boys, will be:—Bo yards Free Style (Handicap) and 160 yards Free Style Relay (Handicap >. Old Boys who wish
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    Military Improve League Prospects In Johore
    429 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar. July 19. THE Johore Military Forces enhanced their chances for league honours this year when they beat the Muar Chinese Football Team by two goals to one in the key match played yesterday evening at the Muar Club padang.
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    CAPTAIN Vs. VICE CAPTAIN
    410 18 •THE following are teams and start- ing times In the Captain vs. Vlcei captain golf match en Sunday at trie > Island Club (Captains team mentionr ed nrsu 8.30 a.m. R. R. G. Hoare (19) andT. B. Richards (18) vs Y. Nakauuks (24) and M. Honda
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    Steward's Cup Callover
    52 18 I*HE latest callover for the Stewards Cup Is: (all prices offered except where otherwise stated) 9-1 Neuvy offered, 10-1 taken 10-1 Knight's Caprice. 100-9 Juartier Maltre 100-8 Davy Dollttle 100-8 Caerloptlc 100-7 Scotland Forever, Mixture 100-6 Old Reliance 29-1 Bygone taken and offered 25-1 Fast Step offered,
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    STRONG COLONY SIDE TO PLAY MALAY STATES
    306 18 Ten Singapore Players In Twelve Chosen POLONY selectors chose a strong side last evening, to meet the Malay States in the annual criCket match to be played on the S.C.C. padang over the August Bank holiday week-end. The team is as follows: A.
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    Island G. C. Beat Sepoy Lines
    148 18 *¥*HE women's golf match between the Island Golf Club and the Sepoy lines Golf Club, played at Sepoy Lines yesterday resulted in a win for the Island Golf Club. Scores (Island Golf Club players first): Mrs. Tay Lian Teck (36) 1/4 vs. Mrs. Jackson
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    BADMINTON
    98 18 The Inter-learns badminton tournament of The Cheerful Lads Athletic Party will start on sanudar, between the "A" team captained vy Tap Slew Hye against the "B" team captained by Lanny lim The "C" team captained by To* Choo Kirn. will meet the "D" team captained by Lee Wai Keong,
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    SPOON SHOOT
    45 18 Result of the SLR.A. July spoon shoot ni win for Mrs. G. C. R. Franks, with Mrs. W. T. Crosley second. 300 200 100 Total with f ymrd.t yards yards Handicap./* Mrs. Pranks 21 22 23 102.M Mrs. Crosley 33 32 32 VSl.Yli
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    HOME CRICKET
    26 18 The cricket match between Sir JU« lien Cahn's team and the West Indies was drawn: West Indies 197 (Heafley 61). Cahn's: 121 for four.
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    Lees Wins Irish Open Golf
    73 19 f EES with an aggregate of 287 (69, 72, 74, 72) won the Irish Open golf championship. Reg. Whitcombc with 289 (76. 69, 72, 72) was second and Locke, last year's winner, finished third with 291 (73, 74, 72, 72). James Bruen who led after
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    ISKANDAR CUP TENNIS
    86 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. On Saturday at the Sultan Suleiman Club grounds in Kampong Bahru, Perak will meet Selangor in the Iskandar Cup tennis tournament for Malays. Play will begin at 420 p.m. and the teams are: PERAK Singles: Lope and Hazrl. Doubles:
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    CRICKET TEAMS
    152 19 'THE following will play cricket for tne S.C.C. vs. the SRC II on Sunday at 11 am, on the padans: H. L. Ward (Capt.). G. Fitton T. V. N. Anderson, E. A. Corless. E. G. Staunton, R. F. W. Leonard, D. E. Weston, W. van den Bosch, G.
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    FRENCH CUP IN JAPAN
    50 19 Yokohama, July 18. Aoting Commodore Harden piloted the Vinga to a well earned victory in a Yacht Rare held In Yokohama on Sunday for the French Cup. The race was \fry clcsely contested and the Vlnga Tor number of times lost the lead to her Competitors.
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    27 19 Neatly side-stepped. The J.C.S.A. goalkeeper coolly avoids a Moravia forward during yesterday's second division <B) match on Balestier plain. J.CAA. won by 5—25 2. Straits Times picture.
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    TONROE & QUEEN'S COURSE BEST BETS TOMORROW
    1121 19 TONROE QUEEN'S COURSE BEST BETS TOMORROW Final Day Of Perak T.C.s July Meeting TONROE and Queen's Course should be the two best bets of the day tomorrow, the final day of the Ipoh Turf Club's July meeting at Ipoh. Tonroe has been out of the winning lists for some time
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    ST. LEGER CALLOVER
    35 19 The latest callover for the St. Leger is (all offered except otherwise stated): 6-4 Blue Pete*. 5-2 Pharis n. 6-1 Hellopolls. 100-9 A Tout Malt re. 100-8 Quick Ray offered, 100-0 taken.
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    MALAYS BEAT POLICE FIVE GOALS TO ONE
    365 19 Winners Score Four Times In Second Half AGAINST the aggressive thrusts of the M.F.A., the Police played an uninspiring game and went down by five goals to one in a reserve division soccer fixture on the S.H.B. ground yesterday. Sullivan's header early Police
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    LOYALS TO PLAY BASEBALL
    120 19 The latest addition to local baseball is a team from the Loyal Regiment at Gill man Barracks, which has Just been organised and which has, on two occasions recently, given the strong RAJ 1 team close games at Scletar. The Loyals have a fast pitcher ana
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    BRITISH NAVY TROPHY IN JAPAN
    45 19 Yokohama, July 18. In the 18 hole medal play for the British Navy trophy was won by J. C Ackeny on the Negishi Negishl golf course on Sunday with a score of 6t> net. There were in all 25 entries.
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    LEAGUE MATCH POSTPONED
    49 19 (From Our Own Correspor.denai Johore Bahru, July 20. To enable the players to see the Malaya cup match between Singapore and the Combined Services on Saturday, the league match between the Police and the Prisons fixed for the same day has been postponed to July 25.
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    Today's Sports Events
    39 19 Soccer: Rcsr. Div., Chinese vs. R.A.F., at Ansoa Road R.E. vs. Manchester, at Changi Div. 118, S.H.B. vs. Indian Association, at S.H.B. Athletics City High Srhool Sports, at Jalan Besar Monks Hill School Sports. Yachting R.S.Y.C.
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    Selangor-Kedah Cup Match
    301 19 Selango r-Kedah Cup Match (From Our Own Corrcpondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. T MORI, Japanese right half, is the only change in the Selangor team to meet Kedah at Alor Star en Saturday in a Malaya Cup soccer fixture. He takes the place of Vijendram, who travels as reserve. The
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    149 20 A competitor practising at Bisley last week, while his son keeps an eye on the target. leaders of Polish youth movements, photographed when they arrived in London last week on a friendship visit. Right: Mm*. Maisky, wife of the Soviet Ambassador in London,
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