Malaya Tribune, 16 May 1935

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's First National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales VcL XXIL- No. 115 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1935 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Thursday, May 16, 1935. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE," THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1935. FIVE CENTS'
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      105 1 i wrn nmnwn J Rid The Dominant I In zlMriaya Tru Clover Brand Milk S3 Cream S Q EcOfWWy for liF Combined Health **urity fIMTk SOLE IMPORTERS: Economy and T AST ASIATIC CO., LTD* Satisfaction. pENANG, KUaLA LUMPUR SINGAPORE. MILK THE PERFECT FOODf j FC»H BABY I j V. j
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      189 1 CAMERAS —Ask to see, The "Contax" The "Super-Ikonta" The "Super-Netter The "Baby Ikonta" 1 I I MAAS-26 L —>~- n 5 2 Wan'n Studios 43 i PILKINCTONS BRITISH GLASS "ARMOURPLATE" TOUGHENED PLATE GLASS. Th- Perfect Crystal Clear SAFETY GLASS for general use specially suitable for the Tropics. It will withstand
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    Shipping News & Notices. ITALY'S SHIPPING PROBLEMS
    518 2 Shipping News Notices. ITALY'S SHIPPING PROBLEMS Plea For Rationalisation Of World Tonnage THE problems connected with Italian shipp ng, a pica for the rationalisation of wc.ld tjnnage, and a defer.je of Italy's shipping subsidies are vh:> features of a report prepared by Grande Ufficiale A. Cosulich, managing director of the
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    SAME NAME
    118 2 Merchant Navy Liner And Naval Cruiser seldom occurs that a liruer of kW Merchant Navy bears the sarmfname al Co t?h ST nent Steam Navigation v"„, d &n i Was Punched on Dec 7 W Wireless from Australia by HRH na Duke of Gloucester. She will s?", nk
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    PASSENGERS
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    G.E.C. MOTORS
    251 2 Operation Of Normandie s Ventjlation Fans TOR the past six months the quadruple .screw turbo-electric vessel Normandie has received considerable attention in the shipping news. Although this is a French vessel and being built in France, it i.s interesting to note that the General Electric Co. of England,
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      240 2 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA p O. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Dae Tonnage. Singapore. 1935. MANTUA 11 000 May 9d S?5iS 6 ooo JuJ y is 17 000 Ju] y 19 6 5 00 Ju] y 31 RAX' ***** Au 2 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Aug. 30 «<arg<» only. HOMEWARDS. Leaver Tonnage.
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      506 2 N.Y.K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated ig Japan). To London via Naples, Marseilles. Nex*. Sailings— 1935. 9.5. HAKONE MARU May 30 s.s. SUWA MARU June 13 9.5. FUSHIMI MARU June 27 s.s. HAKOZAKI MARU July 11 m.s. TIRUKUNI MARU July 24 MINIMUM FARES TO Ist class.
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      389 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From *JUTLANDIA 4-6 4-6 7-6 M T E O °NIA 25-6 25-6 26-6 28-6 ALSIA 16-7 16-7 17-7 19-7 lA 27-8 2 7-8 28-8 30-8 Calls Dunkirk. The above vessels are combined passenger and cargo vessels
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      476 2 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDELTSCIIi^" |ii»ii >l (Incorporate d n The undemoted are the Cop i u, v tended fixtures:— /B OUTWARDS. DONAU, for Manila, Hongkor,» S'hai, N. China Japan SCHARNHORST. for Mania H'kong, S'hai, Yokohama X FRANKEN, for Manila, Hongk! S'hai, N. China Japan v HOMEWARDS. 1 For Rotterdam, Hamburg Bkm
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    Financial News & Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1485 3 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following share quotations are issued by Fiaser and Co., and Lyall and Evatt:— MINING Singapore, Thursday, 10 a.m. Issue Fraser .yail Value. Co. Evatt. 4 Ampat 4 3 4 9cd 4 4V 2 4 lOVbcd £1 A. Kumbang 32 34 31 6
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    MORE RESTRICTION WANTED
    603 3 Annual Meeting Of Juntai Development, Ltd. THE sixth annual general meeting, of Juntai Development, Ltd.. fixed to take place on Apr. 18. was adjourned to Apr. 25. when it was held at the Sungei Ujong Club, Sercmban. Mr. M. L. Ph Hips, chairman of the Company presided.
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    STOCK MARKETS
    36 3 British Official Wireless. London, May 15. STERLING on New Yor'c b 1 87-5 16 Pans 7%15 16. Ttu ck arr dull and irrreu'?»»-. Wai 1 r>m is ldftU. Gold 141*. 9d Bn;,>h Official Wireless.
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    ITALY AND SILVER
    61 3 Export Not To Be Allowed Reuter. Rome, May 14. THE exportation of silver from Paly is officially banned owing to her requiring considerable silver for export to her North African Colonies. The silver ban applies to bars, plates, powder, scrap and silver coin and travellers will only
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS
    66 3 British Official Wireless. London, May 14. The Exchequer returns for the past week show that the total of ordinary revenue for the current financial year to date amounts to £67,716.706 as compared with £68,546,597 at the corresponding date last year. The total expenditure lv vt of self-balancing Item
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    EGYPTIAN TRADE MISSION
    304 3 End Of Successful Visit To England British Official Wireless. London, May 15. THE Egyptian Mission of Economic Enquiry, which arrived n this country on April 4, will leave London to-morrow on the r return to Egypt. They cam" at the invitation of the United K'ngdom Government, whose
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT
    85 3 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore Thursday. MINING: Qttlet Ampats 4 3 44. S. K—.tas $4.05 $4 20. Raubs buyers $3.90. Lekuts buyers .87. PUBBERS: Improved prices with some activity. Ayer Panajs buyers SL6S. U. Fcnits .52. Paiams $1.77%, Indragiris SI IS Tanah buver.s $1.92. Lunas $1.77%, at Pipdas $1.54. Mentaknbs
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    93 3 DAILY PRICES CURRENT TVr X M.A No I X Kibbed Sraoked Shv»* Singapore, Thursday, noon. Buyer*. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S S. n eases F 0.8 May) 19 lo 10 20 1 10 Good F.A.Q. in cases (F.O B. May) 19% 19% N). IX.R.S.S. (Spot, loose) (awardable S'por
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    175 3 itUBBER PRICE UNCHANGED No itesponse To Better Home Advices (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday morning. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 19% cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet. Tin (Singapore), $1131/4. up Yesterday's Prices:— London: 5 15 16d., up Market Tone: Steady. New York: 12 Vk cts., up Mj
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    DUTCH BANK RATE
    19 3 Reuter. London, May 13. The Dutch bank rate has been re- (lured from %\Vt to 4.—Reuter.
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    WEEKLY RUBBER AUCTION
    155 3 I The Singapore Chamber of Commerce I Rubb?r Association's weekly rubber am* "n took place yesterday: Catalogued 935.283 1b.=417.54 toot. Offered 90*5,130 lb.-404 52 t«n. I S< Id 819.524 1b.—365.86 ion 1, mdon: Spot. 5 1'; lOd. Now York: Spo<», 12 cts. PRICES REALISED. RIBBED SMOKED SHEET:
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      370 3 SAFEGUARDED >*J INSURANCE. f So long as premiums on |t ,ranee are met. protection r your family is a certainty. But there is always the angel t-hat protection Mv| h.st, when an accident 2' rts funds from the insur-*' B nce to meet exp?nses. The Asia Life offers a r
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      72 3 Nederlandsche Handel-Maatsctaappij, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). Established in Amsterdam, 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. WITh BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BAT A VIA. Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlement*, India. China, Japan The National Provincial Ban*, L™"*«. Correapond*i.ta in the principal Citiee of WOtI
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      27 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. HEAD "TICE: 16D, Cecil 8t« Singapore. L. G. .JOHNSON. General Manager.
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      227 3 A Reports of three local company meetings appear on page IK- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). SUCCESSORS TO in*, CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. AND THE OVERSEA CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL: .*umunsed $40,000,000.00 Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD O*TICF CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE.
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      651 4 M. HASSAN, 16 ft 87. BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work 111 electrical, gas and water service lines. We give prompt attention to all orders either big or small. Why not consult us about your (requirements Estimate submitted upon request without charge or obligation. 'PHONE 3411.
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      592 4 FOR IMMEDI ATE SALE--Singer Saloon 9 Dc Luxe Model, m leage 9,000, price .$l,OOO. Box No. 641, e|e Malaya Tribune. FOR SALE—A hand; om > Motor Cruiser, •built and engined by Thorny croft Cabin, electric light, fee 1 chest and lavatory. Burns k tone. Price ILBOO. Apply Box No. 642,
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      457 4 SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE HIGH COURT, SINGAPORE. Slit No. 968 33. In the Cause of I. LOW HOON CHIP and 2. TAN POO NBO (M.W.) Trustees of the Estate of Low Tian Leng, deceased iMaintiffs. versus 1 THAN SEONG YORK (f) 2 SOO LOONG KWONG Defendant?. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable
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      585 4 ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Summary Case. In Bankruptcy. No. 413 cf 1929. Re F. H. BODESTYNE, of No. 920, Flower Road, Singapore, Clerk. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Third Dividend is intended to be declar d in the
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      229 4 NAN SIN OPTICAL HOUSE 325, North Br.dgr R..d. (OppoMtr lo tho Tuoli Hall) DIABETES. ALBUMINURIA PARALYSIS, CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA SKIN-DISEASES, DEBILITY, PILLS FISTSULA and numerous other chronic diseac* suoctssfuMy treated by our celebrate highly qualified Ayurvedic specialist. THE HIMALAYAN PHARMACY. 135, Siwangoon Road, Singapore. *****? S Delicious Meals up to 2
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      358 4 UNFAILING SERVICE THAT IS WHAT YOU GET Up, v YOU ENTRUST ALL YOUR CI nr WATC R i GRAM REPAIRS To 429, NORTH BR I DC; 1 (Near Mi-Idle L Contractors f ur the Repair Watch 's to the British \;m. R.A.F. Bas? :n Malaya. TRY SARSaPARILLA TONR The blood
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    INDIAN'S SUCCESSFUL APPEAL
    230 5 Against Conviction By Muar Magistrate (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore, May 14. IN the Johore Supreme Court to-day 1 Mr. Justice A. V. Milks allowed the appeal of Tharmalineam against his conviction on a charge of having dishonestly misappropriated certain jewellery belonging to his wife. The charge
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    DARING BURGLARIES
    158 5 Government Officials Victimised Singapore. Wednesday. A EUROPEAN police officer and three other Government officials were the victims of a series of daring burglaries on Tuesday morning, when three bungalows at Pasir Kinjang—Ccinmander C. C. Dixs "Hilisice Labrador," the Cadets' Bungalow Ivless, and Labrado Vilia—were broken Into. About S24u
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    CUSTOMS PROSECUTION
    277 5 Judge Allows Public House Keeper's Appeal (From Our Own Correspondt.it) Johore. May 13 After a long argument on a point of law in connection with a criminal appeal agains, a conviction for alleged Infringement of the Customs Enactment before Mr. Justice J V. Mills at 'ho Muar Assizes
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    MUAR ASSIZES
    59 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 14. For stabbing Krishnan, an estate bus driver, in the stomach with a pen-knife, a Tamil labourer named Anthony was sentenced to eight years' rigorous 'mprisonmeot at Muar Assizes to-day by Mr. Justice J. V. Mills. When called upm for his
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    AMERICAN ASTRONOMER
    27 5 Reuter. Chicago, May 14. The death is announced Of the we known American astronomer. Mr. Edw. Brant Fiost, as a result of peritonit s. Reuter.
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      306 5 BERLIN. SHORT-WAVE STATION Wireless Programme For To-Day THE wireless programme for to-day as announced by the Germai Short-wave Stat'on, Berlin, Broadcasting House, is ns fdlcws: 4.05 p.m DJB, D.IN Announcement (Germ., Engl.). German Folk Song. Programme Forecast (Germ.. E.igl.). 420 pm. Children's Programme: Lucky Goldilocks and Un'ucky Mary. 4 50
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      321 5 Wireless TO-DAY'S EMPIRE PROGRAMME A Recital Of Sinhalese Music TO-DAY'S Empire wireless programme is as follows:— 6.20 p.m. Big Een. The Rutland Square and New Vi;tjria Orchestra. Gre En with Time Signal at 7.20 p.m. 720 p.m. Talk: "Freedom." 7.40 p.m. An Organ Recital Ly L. H. Eagland. 8.20 p.m.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    118 6 Italia expected from Europe (London parcel maiLs despatched or, Apr 171 by the Hector, due at Singapore to day Mails expected from Europe, etc. by air (Netherlands >, time ot delivery of boxholders' letters only 10 a.m. to-mo*rrow and general delivery of letters 11.25 am to-i iorrow. Mails
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    HIGH TEMPERATURE
    34 6 Singapore, Wednesday On the arrival of the Jeypore from Bangkok yesterday afternoon five cases of high temperature were reported Jhey were attended on board by th« ■gjjJJ by arran cmem with the
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— TO-DAY'S SHIPPING THE NORMAN DIE
    138 6 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING THE NORMAN DIE First Class Fully Booked For Maiden Voyage Reuter Wireless. Paris, May 11. All first-class cabins on the superliner Noimandie are booked for her maiden voyage to New York commencing on May 29th and also for the return journey. Only
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    SUBMERGED WRECK
    99 6 T Singapore. Thursday, it lias been reported by the master oi the Cable that while he was in Lat. 00 det,. 27* 15" N. and Long. 103 deg. 46' 35" E. he passed the surmerged mast and rigging of a iongkang which was 10 feet above the water.
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    PASSENGERS
    475 6 I Singapore. Yhursday. Tho following are passengers oy the Yasukuni Maru which left Singapore for Europe yesterday:— Miss K. E. Chapin, Mr. U. Obiya, Mr. 3. Perivo!aris. Mrs. J. S. Phillips, Mr. Ariga. Right Rev. E. Artaraz, Mr and Mrs. C. S. Brisbane, Mr. E. Flatow, Mr. F. B.
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    AIR MAIL FEES
    52 6 With effect from June I, 1935 inclusive, the air mail fee in addition to the ordinary postage on letters and postcards addressed to India for conveyance by the Imperial Airways and the Netherlands air matl services will be as tollowi..-^ Letters: 12 cents per ounce. Pest-cards: 5
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    85 6 By the Qantas Airways liner Canberra to Singapore: Mr. A. R. Bartlett, from Batavia. Capt. J. W. W. Bridges, from Brsbane, R. Officer Blackwood, from Charleville, Mr. R. A. Lyie, from Sourabaya. By the Athena, from Singapore to Karachi: Capt. J. W. W. Bridges and R. Officer
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    PASSENGERS BY THE HECTOR
    181 6 The following passengers for Straits ports are arriving by the Hector, due at Singapore on Friday: Mr. and Mrs. H. M. S. Keir, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lait. Mr. W. A. Kimpster. Lt. W. J. Crowe, R.A.S.C., Mrs. Crowe. Mrs. Stoakes, Mr. N. M. Beck,
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    MONEY MARKET
    195 6 SELLING Singapore, May 16. London 4 months* sight 2|4 ljl6 London 3 months' sight 2|4 1,32 London 60 days' sight 214 London 30 days' sight 2j3 31J32 London demand 2|3 15|16 London T.T. 2|3 15|16 Lyons and Paris demand 856 Hamburg demand 139 New York demand 56% Batp.via
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    100 6 British Official Wireless. London, May 15. Paris 74 3 64. New York 4.873 4 Moivreal 4.88. Brussels 28 84. Geneva 15.09. Amsterdam 7.20'/ 4 Milan 59 3 16. Berlin 12.12. Stockholm 19.39 V 2. Copenhagen Oslo Vienna 26. Prague 117. Madrid 35 23 32. Helsingfors 2263 4 Flo
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    PRODUCE
    216 6 Singapore, May 15. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $148 R. <Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $145 R. Siam» W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $142 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $138 Rice B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $134 Rice, Siam Al
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    DIARY OF THE DAY WHAT'S ON?
    327 6 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures tTO-DAY, MAY 1G High Tides.—9.55 ajii., 9.55 p.m Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I krn v. S.R.C., S.C.C.; Div. II n \j Terror v. M.F.A., Anson p 0 S Stadium; Div. Ill, Fort Cann; v Abattoir, Y.MC.A.; Corn. < u
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    AMUSEMENTS
    62 6 ALHAMBRA.—"EIinor Norton." APOLLO.—TamiI and Hindustani kies. CAPITOL.—"FoIks Bcrgere." EMPlRE.—"Tarzan and His Mate GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dance* Side-shows, Malay Operas. Chinese vvayangs. Cinemas, Talkies, etc. HOLLYWOODCIear All Win MARLBOROUGH M Ha«lm'ai" Pari I NEW world.- Cabaret Dancing Side-shows. Maiav Operas. "Chinese V.'ayangs. Cinemas, Talkies, etc FAVILION. "A Lost Lady RTTZ.—The Beautiful
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    124 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OU EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, May 16 East Wharf (Entiance Gate 1) H.M.S. Herald 22; Kutsanfi 22 A 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Ga<t 3> Cremer 18; Perak 15: Beng«len 13 Silverguava 11; Hector 9; Koia 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Ga<e 3> Kotohira 30; City
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      436 6 «^■-■■■iwuirtmHwiwiiKMniitnTngnr^ SINGAPORE HOTELSj SEA VIEW HOTEL I FRIDAY (Formal) SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CONCERT DANCE MCSIC By THE FAMOUS RELLEB BAND m METROPOLE HOTEL I TEL. 7986. BRAS BASAH ROAD, I IDEAL CENTRAL. MODERN SANITATION. I I RUNNING WATER IN ALL ROOMS. GOOD CUISINE. EXCELLENT BAR. I MODERATE RATES. PER
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      40 6 Tho Rohna has arrived at Penane bnnglny 1,113 state-aided labourer! irom Madras. BURMESE SPECIALIST. Professor KHOO 800 LONE, 331, Tanjong Pagar Road, opposite Empire Cinema, Singapore* has had 40 years ,^«fi^gjj^v cure all chronic sic ami 7 p m. i
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      349 6 [POSTAL IHgUjCgjtt SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Aden (Khandalla) 3 p.m. East Africa (Khanaalla) 3 p.m America (North), except Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Khandalla; 3 p.m. America (South) (Khandalla) 3 p.m. Burma (Khandalla) 3 p.m. Egypt (Khandalla) 3 p.m. ♦Europe, Great Britain and Europe 1 generally (Khandalla) 3
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      74 6 DAILY WEATHER REPORT Malayan Meteorological Service Yesterday. Last Night Max. Bright Mm. Trmp. Rainfall. Sunshine. Temp. Stations. Deg. F. Inches. Hours. Deg. F. A!or Star 88 2.00 9.1 75 Sitiawan 91 Nil 9.2 74 Kota Bharu 90 0.78 4.9 73 Bukit Jeram 89 Nil 7.5 73 Malacca 85 0.60 9.5
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    Australian Mews By Air Mail TWENTY YEARS OF EXILE
    319 7 Woman Journalist iOING TO WRITE U TOBIOGRAPHV Adelaide, May 3. 4 i 1 ER 20 years of exile in Central Australia, Mrs. Daisy Bates, who early To years, has relinquished hi r work among natives to write the of her life
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    "FLYING DOCTOR"
    176 7 Flew 200 Miles To Save Native Darwin Mav D.\ C. C. Fenton, Flying Doctor." in the Northern Territory, whose pilot's licence was suspended recently, made a meritorious flight' during the week-end from Katherine to the Victoria River Do.vns cattle station, about 200 miles, to bring a wounded aboriginal
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    VELASQUEZ PORTRAITS
    151 7 Offered To Victorian National Gallery Melbourne, May 1. wo portraits of dwarfs by Velasquez e recommended to the Felton Beit Trustees by the trustees of the- National Gallery at their last meeting. The pictures were offered on beiialf Of a member of the former Spanish Royal family and
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    GRAVE WARNING TO AUSTRALIA
    321 7 Health Minister On The Birthrate 1 Sydney, May 1. THE Federal Minister for Health CMr. Hughes) in an address at a Millions Club luncheon, appealed to Australians to realise that the true progress of the nation depended upon an increased birthrate. He said that if this
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    EMPIRE AIR MAIL
    198 7 Aboriginal King's Claim For Payment Darwin, April 26. Ma nana, a Bathurst Island aboriginal King claims payment for land on Cape Fourcroy. used to make an emergency landing ground for the Empire air mail planes. An official inquiry has been made, and «.he Ea 'hurst Island mission
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    THE STRATOSPHERE
    261 7 Important Observations In Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory, May 3. DV sending a hydrogen-filled balloon high into the stratosphere above Darwin, Mr. W. A. Dwyer (the Commonwealth Meteorologist at Darwin) has made observations of exceptional scientific importance. Through a telescope Mr. Dwyer watched the balloon .ascend 81,000 feet, or
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    PRISONERS OF WAR
    325 7 A Reunion After Sixteen Years Sydney (N.S.W.t, May 3. Many wartime friendships have been »n2f2- by arra n Kements or accidental U 7, ng he last few da y s M a repiobablj no reunion was more unexpected man one which took place in a Sl OWI
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    BLAZE IN POCKET
    189 7 Melbourne, May 1. A score throat and some innocent looking pills have sent Mr. F. Hughes, of Camberwell, Victoria, vq his doctor with a burnt hand, and to his insurance ccmpany with a claim for a new suit. The chain of curious events began when Mr. Hughes
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    OLDEST AUSTRALIAN WOMAN
    359 7 Shocked By Modern Dress Fashions Sydney, N.S.W.. May 4. DELIEVED to be the oldest Australian--0 born woman alive, Mrs. Sarah Musgrave, of Stubbs Street, Aubuna. has just celebrated her 105 th birthday. Mrs. Musgrave was the first white baby born in the young district and her mother
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      44 7 i DIABETES MELUTUS Vl=i_J f RVCMATO WEV9S, ©ERUN NVf 6 II TANCRESAL" is perfectly harmless. could be taken continually without fear of harmful complications, the functions of the stomach are not affected, t E. M. ABDULLA £0., 163. North Bridge Road. CAPITOL BUILDINGS. SINGAPORE.
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      311 7 Make uj>\ for loss in income SHRINKAGE in values, reduction of incomes, demand action that will safeguard the future. Maximum insurance protection at minimum cost is the present need of most families. At a surprisingly low rate, Crown Lite offers a policy which provides double protection during the active years
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    C.B. OLD BOYS AT DINNER
    724 9 The Brothers And Local Education Singapore, Thursday. DEFERENCES to the Important ccir.ri- bution made by the Christian Brothers to he clu*c of education in Malaya and other parts of the world were made by the speakers at the annual re-union dinner of the Christian Blethers'
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH.
    47 10 CHUA.—At the General Hospital, Singapore, on 14th May, Mrs. Chua Cheng Hock, nee Ho Hian Goh, aged 45, deeply regretted. She leaves behind her beloved husband, two sons, a daughter, and two grand-children. Funeral from 21, Scotts Road, Thursday, 16Mi May. at 3 p.m.
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    PROSPEROUS JOHORE
    915 10 attention of the world has been drawn to the State of Johore by the magnificent gift oi' its Sultan and Government for Imperial defence. It is therefore particularly appropriate to turn to the report of the State's General Adviser for 1934, which has just been issued. Johore has
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    MUNICIPAL LOAN
    43 10 Amount More Than Five Times Over-Subscribed Singapore Thursday. THE list of applications for the new 1 Singapore Municipal Loan of $4,000,000 at three per cent, closed yesterday. The amount subscribed was $21,464,000, the loan thus beimj more than five times over-subscribed
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    24 10 Singapore, May 15. His Excellency and Lady Thomas dined with the Hon. Brigadier A. T. Shakespear and Mrs. Shakespear at Alexandra Barracks.
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    39 10 The death of Mr. F. A. Britton B.A. of St. Stephen's College, Hongkong occurred in England on May 3. Mr. Britton, who was 46 years of age had been on the staff of St. Stephen's College for 23 years.
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    Notes and Comments Out Again
    220 10 pENANG'S cobblers do not believe in sticking to their lasts when they have a grievance. Last year they came out on strike and only resumed work on being granted a 24 per cent, increase in wages. Now they have downed tocls again because the employers
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    The English Calm
    161 10 •JHE People's Tribune," the. excellent Chinese magazine published in Shanghai, u'.ters what seems to be a fin? compliment to the English character when it says: "Possibly the English are the only people who are able to see themselves and the r heroes caricatured, even libelled, with unfailing
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    Forty Years Ago
    186 10 JOURNALISM in Penang of fcrtj ago is recalled by "Egoist* Times of Malaya, who in his noa reference to "Old Berger who th? Pinang Independent. Berg was an outspoken journalist and a cal product of his time, had a rood for wild animals and kept a minial
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    It Beats Us
    209 10 JJURING a recent by-elec icn campaign I in Scotland, the National Government I candidate, who ultimately captured the I i sea: against a Socialist opponent, was submitted to a course cf lively •heckling" at one meeting. At the. conclusion of h's speech questions were invited and a
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    362 10 By "Looker-On" TORTY-NINE policemen have been arrested in Buenos Aires for being on duty in the rain without their galoshes. Is no country free from police scandals? A It appears that an American engineer has been criticising the Mersey tunnel. If he knows of a better
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    Japanese Objection To U. S. Naval Exercises WAR GAMES IN THE PACIFIC
    203 11 merican Explanation Ui i'LY TO ADMIRALS INSINUATION Reuter. Washington. May 15. THE manoeuvres by the American Fleets in the Pacific -an were not aimed at Japan. iared Mr. Claude Swanson. retarv «f the Navy, speaking :he Press Conference.
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    AERIAL DEFENCE
    57 11 Siamese Woman's tine Gesture Our Oicn CorresvoTident i Bangkok. May 15. THE growing importance of aerial defence has inspired a >;:.me>: woman to offer her aerrita by training as an aviatn\. but the authorities replied that at present they were unable tt. accept the aeiikl of a woman
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    JUBILEE BALL
    105 11 Brilliant Function At Buckingham Palace British Official Wireless. London. May 15 FHE :.:..rr Bail given by the King ana Queen last night was a brilliant motion fee which 2.000 guests were in".:ed rhe white and gold ballroom of Buck;ham Palace was decorated with "angeaa and pink azarias arranged
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    JAPANESE EMBASSY?
    107 11 Important Discussions In Nanking Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai Mav 16. Soma, the Japanese Consulin Nanking, called on Mr. Tang the vice-Foreign Minister, yesat'ternoon to discuss the proposed -_..aage of ambassadors. 1 -*ated that an announcement wiu tit simultaneously by both parties 10-tin v report that the presence
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    200,000 UNEMPLOYED IN ILLINOIS
    94 11 Situation N2aring The "Danger Line" Reuter. Springfield Illinois». May 16. TOR the fourth time, the Illino-s Hou.:e cf Representatives failed :o pass .he three per cent. Sales lax demanded by the Governor to provide funds for the state to qualify rcr Federal Relief Gran.s. Mean ime.
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    REMARKABLE FIGURES
    136 11 Development Of Building Society Movement British Official Wireless. London. May 15. The Postmaster-General Sir Kingsley Wood, referring to the development of the building society movement, said that 25 years ago the balance of ioans outstanding due to societies in Britain was £50 COO.OOO. To-day the comparable figure was
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    CHINESE IN N.E.I.
    129 11 Chamber Of Commerce Alleges Ill-Treatment Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai. May 15. The Overseas Affairs Committee has received a complaint from the Cninese Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands East Indies, to the effect hat the N.E.I, authorities are ill-treat-ing the Chinese there. ilvery Chinese immigrant, the
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    EASTERN EXTENSION
    69 11 Transit Time For Cables To London The Eastern Extension Telegraph Cornpan v announces that the transit time on full" rate telegrams from Singapore to London on May 15. were as follows:— Telegrams handed tn up to 5 p.m. three minutes. Telegrams handed in vv to 5.30 p.m. five
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    MARSHAL PILSUDSI'S FUNERAL
    20 11 Reuter Moscow, May 11. M Laval has departed for Warsaw to attend Marshal Pilsudski's funeral.— Reuter. m
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    SMITHY'S GALLANT FEAT
    270 11 Safe Landing DESPERATE EFFORT TO KEEP EN THE AIR Reuter. Sydnej. May 15. ITS all right; they can t kill me.* Sir kingstord Smith called out joyfully to his wife after landing at Mascot Aerodrome at 4.10 p.m. The three occupants of the plane were very tired
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    P. AND O. COMPANY
    46 11 Two New Directors Elected Reuter. London. May 15. T ORD Bledisloe. GovernorGeneral of New Zealand, and Sir Philip Browne, a partner of Gray Dawes and Co.. London, have been elected directors of the P. and O. and British India Steam Navigation Companies.—Reuter.
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    ILLICIT OPIUM TRAFFIC
    92 11 Japanese Delegate To Be Invited To Committee Reuter. Geneva. May ij The Opium Seizure Committee has decided to ask a Japanese representative to attend and give evidence concerning the illicit traffic of opium in the fat East Mr. Hoo. the Chinese Delegate, said he would welcome Japanese
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    A COLD SPELL
    60 11 Snow Falls In England And Scotland British Official Wireless. London. May 14. Britain is experiencing a spell of exceptionally cold weather with snow in Scotland and many parts of England as far south as Leicestershire. The resumption of the county cricket mafh between Derbyshire and Yorkshire at
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    JOHORE POSTAGE
    56 11 New Eight Cent Stamp Issued Johc«re's new eight cent stamp was issued yesterday. The stamp* is rectangular in shape ar.'. bears in mauve cr.lour s the likenesses cf Their Highnesses the Sultan and Sultana h cf Johore. A dceOtated border of dark green bears the value of tho
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    NAVAL REVIEW
    225 11 Plans For Jubilee Celebration British Official Wireless. London. May 15. THE First Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Bel on Eyres-Monsell. staged in the House of Commons that as he Jubilee Celebrations are essen*ially domestic in character, no foreign nations had been mvned to send ships .o represent them
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    "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA"
    55 11 Unconscious NoV For Nearly 48 Hours British Official Wireless. London. May 15. There is still no change in tne condition of Aircraftsman T. E. Shaw formerly Colonel Lawrence, who has been unconscious for nearly 48 hours owing to an injury received in a motor cycle accident in
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    THE NEW WORLD
    57 11 The Race Ball last Saturday with extension up to 2 a.m was a decided success. There will be a Tea Dance this evening md those attending Boxing to-night stand a good chance of seeing the talented Pete. Fifi and Bob Calloway performing the t floor specialities if
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    MONETARY POLICY OF U.S.A.
    312 11 Mr. Morgenthau's Proposal Criticised Reuter. British Official Wireless. New. York. Mav 15. THE newspapers generally are not deep- ly impressed by the gesture in favour of international currency stabilisation made by Mr Morgenthau anc many commentators cri icise Ills survey of the United Sta.ss monetary poiicy
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    EDITOR AND WIFE SHOT DEAD
    77 11 Peru Sensation TRAGEDY L\ BROAD DAYLIGHT Lima. May 1$. A SENSATION AL shooting outrage occurred in broad daylight in one of the city's most fashionable squares when a gunman fired with a revolver at Senor Meroqueseda. the wealthy proprietor and editor of El Commercio. His
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      186 11 "HIS VOICE" New Records For May Other popular records are:— The night is jmamz Evelyn Lave B 8297 When I grow too old to dream Singing a happy song Paul Whiteman's Orch. BD 136 Au Re voir L'Amour One night of love Grade Fields B 8304 When the robin sings
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    Malaya's Contribution To Malaria Control FAMOUS EXPERT'S ADDRESS
    2308 12 Prof. Swtllengrebei THE WORK OF SIX MALCOLM WATSON Singapore, Wednesday. lIROFESSOR Dr. N. H. SweUengrebel, the world-famous malaria expert, was tne speaker at the weeKly luncneon ol tne Kotary Club ot Singapore to-day at the Adelphi Hotel Booi Garden. The title of
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    ALLEGED ASSAULT
    45 12 Singapore, Thursday. j A Chinese, suspected of being a thief, .s r-'lepred to have been assaulted by a Bengali jaga in Thomson Roar' at one o clock this moring. He was taken to I hrp-Wal by wbulance with lacerated wounds on his head.
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    GENERAL ELECTION IN AUTUMN?
    273 12 Cabinet Reconstruction RUMOUR BUSY AGAIN IN LONDON Reuter. London, May 16. T'ALK of a reconstruction of the Government and even a General Election in the Autirmn has revived now that the end of the India Bill is in sight. Reconstruction was expected for some time, partly
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    QUICK DECISION!
    36 12 Divorced Yesterday And Married To-Day Reuter Wireless. Rene, May 14. DARBAKA Hutton, who yesterday was granted a divorce from her husband. Piinr» Alexfs Mdivani, today mm tied Ccur Haugwitz Revrntlcw. a Darlsh nobleman.—Reuter. Wireless.
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    MOTOR STRIKE OVER
    24 12 Reuter. Toledo. May 15. The strike by motor workers is over •Mvi operations have been resumed at the spß7ro st plant.—Renter
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    AT THE CINEMAS CHEVALIER AT HIS BEST
    313 12 "Folies Bcrgere" Comes To Singapore THAT fine artiste, Maurice Chevalier, may be said to occupy a unique positon in the ciiunia world. He was« the iirst to leap into fame when talkies swept silent pictures from the screen, and to-day, when many who
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    "A LOST LADY" AT THE PAVILION
    245 12 Excellent Acting Of Barbara Stanwyck Singapore, Thursday. jT may be said without exaggeration that Barbara "Stanwyck, gives one of the most finished performances of her career in the leading role of "A Lost Lady" which was screened for the first time at the Pavilion
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    MIGRATION OF WHALES
    96 12 Royal Research Ship Returns From Antarctic British Official Wireless. London, May 14. The Royai Research ship William Sccresby, which has been absent sev».n rr.r.-»ths in Antarctic waters has returned to London after voyaging 17.500 miles. She has been employed in studying lite movements of whales cf which
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    DEATH OF JOHORE INSPECTOR
    169 12 'From Our Own Correspondent) Johore, May 14 H s many file-ds in the Johore Police Force and ou s\4m v 11 be sorry to hear of the death of Inspector Mohamad Said b n Mohamed. which occurred at tfce Muar General HospiU' yesterday afternoon. Inspecto. Said
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    CHINESE DELEGATE? TO GENEVA
    365 12 Labour Conference INTERVIEWED L\ SINGAPORE Singapore, Thursday. Chinese delegation to the forthcoming International Labour Conference at Geneva arrived ia Singapore by the Conte Ro*so this morning. Six in number, they are in two groups. The employers' group are Mr Waung Chih Shen (delegate i. M r
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    PROFESSOR SOOTHILL
    151 12 Death Of Eminent Chinese Scholar Reuter. London, May 14. THE death is announced, at the ace of 74. of the Rev. Wilham Edward Seothill. Professor of Chinese, Oxford University. Deceased, who was born at Halifax, was miss onary cf the United Methodist Church at Wenchow trom 1882 to
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    MINISTER RESIGNS
    34 12 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Nanking, May 15 Mri Chang Nai Yuen, the Chh Minister to Belgium, has tender* ;cs'gnation. The Chinese Foreign Offi N C'nsidering the matter.— S n Ci Jit Poh.
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    24 12 The anniversary dinner of the untitled worth League Union will be held a< Straits Chinese Church Hall, Kamponp Kapor, on Friday at 8 p.m.
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    Good Dividends Paid At Singapore Races HAVES DOES THE "HAT TRICK"
    3095 14 Excellent Racing SMILING PAYS $81 IN LAST RACE Singapore, Wednesday. HpHE Fourth. Day cf the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Jup) Meet to-day was favoured by fine weather. The going, contrary to general expectationa, very fair and the after
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS
    78 14 Ding-Dong Game Bdw e n Crawford Stedman Reuter. London, May 14 THE remaining match botv.v- lia and New Zealand Cup Competition was play. Ciawford (Australia) m- S--Zealand). It was a ding-dong stru°"' two sets going to Crawl i and 17-15. Crawford led 4-3 in the th >,i
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    Foreign Boxers To Make Their Debut TO-NIGHT'S FIGHTS AT NEW WORLD
    303 15 Kxoellont Programme slim; feast in STOKE (By "K.O.") Singapore, Thursday. 4 KKCOKI) crowd is expected at 1 fie New World Arena to-night, rht' Japanese boxers, "Tiger" .\"ino and Midget I to, clash with K' tky Montanes and Tony Darcy.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    30 15 Tin- mixed doubles handicap semi- 1 nr.al wdl b, played -day between Mr. and Mrs. R F Smith -15.3) v. Mis. McKtUop and V P Barbai (plus t).
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    Y.M.C.A. POOL
    16 15 Phe V.M.C.A. Swimming Pool will be closed to-day. but open for use again tomorrow.
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    F.M.S.V.F. RIFLE SHOOT
    247 15 Results Of Last Sunday's Firing The usual weekly shoot wa s held on Sunday. Conditions as per 2nd Kmgv io shots each 3. 5 and 600 yards H P.S. 150 Points, Conditions seemed veiy easy but competitors found that, what with varying light and a deceptive Wind,
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    THE DERBY
    41 15 Good Outside Fancy Scratched Reuter. London, May 157 jyjR. Horlick's Apollo, which was considered an outside chance for the Derby after his good performance in the Guineas Race, in which he ran fifth, has been scratched from the Derby.—
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    JUBILEE SPORTS
    378 15 Enjoyable Function By Hoong Yue Club i I AN open Jubilee Children's Sports pr- ganised by the Hoong Yue Club was held at the Municipal Children's Play Ground, Kreta Ayer Road, in commemoration of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of H. M. King George V on Saturday May 11.
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    GOVERNOR'S CUP DAY
    458 15 Handicaps For Next Saturday THE following are the handicaps for the Fifth (Final* Day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) mec _nt to be run on Saturday. RACE ONE Ponies Class 1, Div. 2; Afct. 1 furlong, 2.30 p.m. Quota 9.0. Well Spun 8.13. Martin
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    1502 16 As Others See Us The Elusive Middleman World Demand For Rubber Incorrectness Of Previous Forecasts "Internal" Statistics (By "Pertinax") IT is aivvays a cautious move to find out what your opponents think of you. The rubber producer should be awake to the opinion held of himself by
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    LOCAL MUSICAL SUCCESS
    54 16 Miss Lucy Eu, dt fitter of the wellknown millionaire 1 Cv Tong Sen and pupil of the Far E< m Music School S.ngapcre. has won 835 Local Exhibition of the Trinity College of Music and u e^ U tled to the designation "Local Exhibitioner of the Trinity
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    48 16 British Official Wireless. London, May 14 Th* Kng anrl Queen paid a piiva s r to see the exhibition of painli'.. r v tx-Ki'ip Nicholas of Greece, father f he Duchess of Kent who, with the Prins at present staying in London. British Official Wirele-s.
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    MAJ-GEN. OLDFIELD EN RETIREMENT
    512 17 i -;auenting Golf Club At Home Singapore, Wednesday. A A -GENERAL L. C. L. Oidfieid, nr G.O.C. of Malaya, who is i'r-4 in retirement in Hampshire, tl»e following letter lo Mr. Kaper, the president of the iuo ui Singapore. ter was read out at tilt weekly
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    CHINESE MOTORING ASSN.
    89 17 Jiilv!co Professions Held In Kulim A n v.as held in honour cf His v 1 K n«r's S Iver Jubilee on Wedn .-ht Mav 8. in Kul'm. South Kedah. Chin".«a Metering Association Kulim K'rs Prize w.th a Motor Bus "C i:i": r Chneai Pleasure En'oying l.'m Su
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    AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY
    75 17 < i <: h Factories TVorking At Full Pressure London. May 9 considerable period aT the prin- -h a'rcraft aed engine ro.anua•« assured of sufficed to keep the factories go ng at P- V ssure. M ni=trv c'vtCar asks all lo 'i- under ex'st'rg CC'i :is to be
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    COLLIERY DISASTER
    51 17 i'H) C hinese Miners Drowned Reuter. Fnii Tsingtao, May 5. onr t hundrc d Chinese miners and Tzp„- Dant>Sc engineer were drowned in the r Wan Colliery. near Tsinanfu, as *&ri- r Va i! of bursting of a hidden IcnvV h flooded the galleries within 111 n utes.—
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    OFFICER'S WIFE ATTACKED
    286 17 Robbery With Violence In Hongkong MRS. Anderson, wife cf Captain F. P. IU M. Anderson, R.A.M.C., Irving at Harbour V.ew Hotel, Kowlcon, was the victim of a savaga attack by a Chinese in broad daylight en a lonely path in the vicinity of Kennedy Road, Hongkong on
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    STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
    458 17 The following publications were issued >r received by the Department of Starisics. S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period v 4 to 10. 1535 inclusive, and are avaiie lor public use in the Reference b:ary. Fu:!rrton Building. Singapore, may be mad- by members the public resident in Malaya to
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    FRENCH SEAMEN
    83 17 Strike To Obtain Better Terms Reuter. Havre, May 15. REPRESENTATIVES of the Seamen's Union claim that 10.000 workers have been rene'ereci idle as the result of 1,200 crew of tho liner Normandie and 800 crew of two other French liners walking off their ships. The men are asking
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    FRENCH ACE KILLED
    54 17 Plane Crashes In Exhibition At Orly Paris, Apr. 30. Reserve Captain Serge, d rector and chief pilot of the Orly Aerodrome was killed tc-dav when his plane crashed from a height of 3.000 feet, failing to come out of a tricky roll during the course of an
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    ALLEGED BOMB THROWER
    88 17 Appeal Against Sentence For Life Fails Reuter. San Francisco, May 15. THOMAS Mconcy, the Socialist leader, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in UJIG for an alleged bombthrowing outrage, failed in another attempt to vindicate himself when the District Appeais Couit refused his application to leview his
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    AMBULANCE CALLS
    69 17 Singapore, Wednesday Knccked down by a motor car in Kallang Road yesterday afternoon, a seven-year-old Chinese, boy was taken to hospita! in a semi-conscious condition. He sustained abiasions over the face and was ble-'ding from the nose. Severe scalds were sustained by an I Indian coolie working at
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    SKULL CRUSHED
    51 17 Terrible Accident To U.S. Fireman Reuter. Shanghai, May 15. MR. C. J. Montgomery, age twenty, a in native c' Pheonix. Arizona who wa* a fireman of the U.S.S. Aceusta. met with an ace.dent when he fell dawn In front of an omnibus which resulted in his skull being
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    FILIPINO MISSION RETURNS
    326 17 Independence Said To Be Settle- il J7XFRESSING perfect satisfaction with J the results of their mission, "cr.ie cf the members of the delegation to the President of the United States from tne Philippine Conventional Convention passed through Hongkong by the» President Hoover. "The success of the mis.
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    Annual Company Meetings In Singapore TWO RUBBER CONCERNS
    2461 18 Changkat Serdang IMPROVED POSITION OF M.P.H. TUIREE a.inual general meetings of companies were held yesterday in Singapore. The three companies are the Changkat Serdang Estates, Ltd., the .Malaya Publishing House, Ltd.. and -he Mcntakab Rubber Co. Pull reports of the meetings aj<
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    LATE MR. EDMUND TAN
    176 18 S ngapore, Thursday. The funeral of the late. Mr. Edmund Tan took place at Bidadari yesterday morning at nine o'clock. Tie Pev. R. K. S. Adams officiated at the service at the graveyard. The deceased's relatives and many friends and members of the Chinese Swimming Club
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    BRITISH LEGATION IN CHINA
    381 18 Latest Plans i SIR ALEX. CADOGANN MOVEMENTS Reuter. Tokyo. May 15. A RELIABLE Japanese source states that the British Counsellor, Mr. C. E. S. Dodd, called on the Vice-Minister for Forein Affairs, Mr. Shigemitsu. and informed him that Britain plans te raise the Legation in China
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    JUBILEE FUND
    78 18 Ninth List Of Singapore Contributions The following is the ninth list of contributions to the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund for the distressed (contributions should be sent to the Municipal Offices or the Chartered Bank) Previously acknowledged $38,393 60 Mr. A. V. Goodale 25.00 Mr. Wee Swee Tcow 250.00
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    HONGKONG DOLLAR
    70 18 Effect On Pay Of Naval Officers Reuter. London, May l."> In the House of Commons, the Fir Lord of the Admiralty, Six Bolton EynMancell, replying to Mr. R. Rankin 'Conservative), said: "I am aware of the r<* increase in the value of the Hongkong dollar and its effect
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    CHINA NEWS
    89 18 Shanghai, May 19 Mr. Lin Sen. the chairman of National Government, is suffering fl stomach-ache. He has asked Dr I Chung An, the we'l-known physi Shanghai, to go to Nanking and I on him. Mr. Wang Ching Wei, the president the Executive Yuan, was confined his residence yesterday.
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    LEAGUE EXPERT HERE
    272 19 I Three Months In China PROGRESS IN ALL DIRECTIONS Singapore, Wednesday. Robert Haas, the League of SA ions' technical expert for arrived in Singapore this g by the Porthos, on his way Ii to Geneva to report on his work. He is accompanied by Mrs. Haas. Dr.
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    ALLEGED MURDER
    80 19 Rubber Tapper Committed To Assizes (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Wednesday. i re preliminary inquiry into the charge of murder against Kootnan, a Tamil rubber ta.pper. of Mcrchiston Estate, Ponf."K Tan.iong. who is accused of causing death of a compatriot by stabbing him with a knife on Feb.
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    ACCIDENT ON SHOW GROUND
    391 19 Verdict Of Death By Misadventure Singapore, Wednesday. THE accident that occurred at the Tait nfarht Z S a^r RRaff lesces Reclamation on the ?p^«f 0f May 5> for med the subject of an inquest by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter IhtoSo?" It will be
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    TAIPING SMASH
    59 19 School Bus And Cyclist In Collision (From Our Own Correspondent) Taipins. Wednesday. Another accident occurred here today. A Chinese cyclist and the Taiping Teacher Girls' School motor-bus collided at the junction of Tupai Road and Theatre Street. The cyclist was picked no with his left knee crushed and
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