Malaya Tribune, 18 May 1935

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's First National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales vol xxn.- -No. 117 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. MAY 18, 1935. FIVE CENTS- The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Saturday, May IS, 1933. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, "SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1935. FIVE CENTS.
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    GIRL S' CORNER AUNT SALLY'S LETTER
    76 2 Dear Girls, After all the happy celebrations dilr'ing the Jubilee of our Ki*.g and Queen, in which X am sure you all participated, I hope to hrar all about your experiences during that joyous time. 1 am sure you will all have many interesting
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    The Utilisation Of Time
    254 2 (By Poh Choo) The problem of utilising time is, indeed, a problem in investment. It was so in the case of Thomas A. Edison. As a train boy, he learned telegraphy and studied the sciences in his spare hours, and thus he laid the foundation for
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    Hobbies For The Modern Girl
    487 2 (By "Ah Chin") There is a famous proverb which says "An idle brain is the devil's Workshop." I have no doubt that t'his saying does apply to some people who, not knowing what to do during their leisure hours, simply while away their spare time
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    Games For The Modem School-Girl
    626 2 Sti <B y Ah Chin") The school-girl of the present day has many games from which she can choose her favourite. Of course, it would be a silly tbhjg for me to advise what games to take up for "what is one person s meat
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      115 2 1 Kill mosquitoes [mm and avoid DISEASE VHi JH> bodbugs, mmH, cockroach**. (yp^pjQ^H ISINCERE'S COUGH SPECIFIC SPECIAL HAIR S3 SINCERE'S CREAM Uj\ Law 90 eta. Lar*;e 25 eta. jidi Small 50 ct*. Small 15 cts. I LIMONIS DRAUGHT. fe- 25 Cents. SINCERE DISPENSARY. LIMITED, WHOLESALE RETAIL CHEMISTS ft DRUGGISTS. j
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      119 2 I I ROSE PEKOE TEA. jj Mark- I 3 The Best and Fall Strength Rose Tea jjj j 3 with the Finest Flavour. Ej I{] The Leading Tea is known in all parts X Ij| of Malaya, Siam, Indo-China, Philip-£ !5 pine Islands, and D.E.I. jjj iWe are giving away
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      10 2 J THE L4ST WORD IN THE ART W i i
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    Shipping News & Notices. CAPT. GUY RANDOLPH DOLPHIN
    1125 3 Shipping News Notices. CAP T. GUY RANDOLPH DOLPHIN Career Of Master Oi The Scythia CAPTAIN Guy Randolph Dolphin, master of the Cunard White Star liner Scythia, a 55 years old. He has been at sea since he was 16, four years in sailing ships, six in the navy and the
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    AMERICAN APPRECIATION
    130 3 Japanese Valour During 1929 Pacific Gale Osaka Officials of the O aka Bunau of C mJWOteatartea as t month handed Capta'n O Kikuvama and members of the crpw JT the Kawasaki Kisen freightor Ongtm M<iru a letter of appreciation and a g'ft rrom President Roosevelt in recognition Of
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      405 3 •:AMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA P. ft O. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Dae Tonnage. Singapore. 1936. MA NTT A 11,000 May 24 BANGALORE 6,000 June 6 ARTHAGL 15,000 June 7 fcAXALPLsDI 17,000 June 21 P HIT AN 6,100 July 4 HAiSAR-I-BIND 11.500 July 6 EEffAR 6,000 July 18 KA r
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      443 3 O.S.K. LINE For E S. AFRICA S. AMERICA. I ATLAS MARL* May 21 21 MONTEVIDEO MARU May 26. 27 HAWAII MARU June 8, I I Fo- COLOMBO ft BOMBAY. Etc. SHUNKO MARU May 25 26 SUMATRA MARU June 9, 10 I For RANGOON CALCUTTA BORNEO MARU May H HAVANA MARU
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      210 3 I N.Y.K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD.. (Incorporated io Japan). To London via Naples. Marseilles. Nex* Sailings— 1935. s.s. HAKONE MARU May 30 s.s. SUWA MARU June Yd ss. FUSHIMI MARU June 27 ss. HAKOZAKI MARU July 11 a TIRUKUNI MARU July 24 MINIMUM FARES TO Ist
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      500 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore. Malacca. Port Penang. M.S. Sham •JUTLANDIA 4-6 4-6 6-6 7-6 MEONIA 25-6 25-6 26-6 28-6 ALSIA 16-7 16-7 17-7 19-7 BORINGIA 6-8 6-8 7-8 9-8 ERRIA 27-8 27-8 28-8 30-8 ♦Calls Dunkirk. The above
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      505 3 STEAMER SAILINGS «*> NORDDEUTSCHER ifffi, LLOYD. Wj r (incorporated n Germany). The unckrnoted nre the Company'a i» tended fixtures:— OUTWARDS I*3} S DONAU, for Manila, Hongkong, Stall N. China Japan May B SCHARNHORST. for Manila, H'ko-.g, S'hai. Yokohama Kobe June 5 FRANKEN, for Manila, Hoiigkong. S'ha N. Ch na Japan
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      645 4 1 M. HASSAN, •6 87, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work to 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 obliga- 1 tion.
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      642 4 WANTED WANTED reliable houses to represent us ir F.M.S. and Straits Settlements for the sale of our sporting goods. Liberal terms to influential parties. Apply to, Lime Company, Sialkot City. WANTED-Spray Painting Outfit (2 gun) complete with electric motor, in good condition. State make, age and lowest' price to Box
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      591 4 NOTICE. The Asia Insurance Company, Ltd. NOTICE OF LOSS OF SCRIP. Whereas an application hag been made by Mr. Wee Piat Chun of No. 61, High Street, Kuala Lumpur, to the Directors of the above Company to issu? a duplicate certificate for 500 shares Ncs. ***** to ***** (both inclusive)
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      642 4 I TOCK TYPEWRITER CO. rjffi 28-A, CHANGE ALLEY, L? X SINGAPORE. 0 5{ Telephone No. 2633. 0 Dj Stockists cf Ekika ffi Brand New' Tort- 011 X X able Typewriters. /^If 0 \&)(8\ X l 4 Banks with Qj Also Dealers in new secondhand [)j g Typewriters. P g REPAIRERS
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      380 4 in ir in i-i in n i UNFAILING SERVICE THAT IS WHAT YOU GET Win v YOU ENTRUST ALL TOUR CLOCK WATCH (Ht A MOP HONE REPAIRS I To TTvß*uynQriTrj^ 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD (Near Middle Road) Contractors for the Repair of locks Watches to the British Army ,nd R.A.F.
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    160 5 RUBBER ADVANCES SLIGHTLY Forward Buyers Still Hesitant (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Friday morning. To-day's Prices:— r ibber (Singapore), 20cts., up Vi ct. Mai ket Tone: Steady. (Singapore), $1137/ 8 up n-terday*s Prices:— London: 5 15 16d., unchanged. Market Tone: Steady. York: 12% up Va ct. Mai
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    TRAFALGAR, LIMITED
    154 5 Dividend Of Five Per Cent. Recommended ["he report of the directors oi Trafal- j Ltd.. ;o be presented at the twentyfifth ordinary general meeting en Tues day, May 28. at 12 noon at the regisered office of the company No. 2. Prince Street, Singapore, states: The profit for
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    Financial News & Views LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1499 5 Financial News Views LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS Tne following share quotation* arc issued by Fiaser and Co., anc Lyall and Evatt:— MINING Singapore, Friday 4 p.m. Issue Froser mXL Value. I> --c: Lyall and 4 Ampat 4 3 4 9cd 4 10i/ 2 cd £1 A. Kumbang 32;- 34 31
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    WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
    310 5 Commodity At Present Undervalued Singapore, May 17. MESSRS. Lewis and Peat (S> Ltd., in J their weekly report state:— American consumption has again more than fulfilled earlier expectations, 44,700 tons for April, which makes a total ior the four months of 177,600 tons, being very satisfactory. As
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    RUBBER MARKET QUIET
    215 5 Increasing Evidence Of Improvement Messrs. Lewis and Peat (Singapore). Limi.ed. reported as follows on May 10: Although the week has been very quiet there is increasing evidence of a healthier market and an improvement in conditions generally. The lowei grades have come in for a good deal
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    STANTON NELSON'S REVIEW
    196 5 Messrs. Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd., Singapore, in their weekly review dated May 17. state:— Rubber has been very much firmer during the past week, with an altogether better and healthier tone. A variety of factors have contributed to this, and they may briefly be summarised as
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    MORE RUBBER FOR THE U.S.A.
    253 5 Shipments In The First Quarter (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 8. THE Statistical Bulletin of the Interns- tional Rubber Regulation Committer for April shows that in March all the participating countries (except Siar.i» exported 57,365 tons, against a peimlssible export allowance
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    GUTHRIE & CO.'S REPORT
    196 5 GUTHRIE CO.'S REPORT Singapore, May 10. I The close of last week and the past few days have seen the market rather lifeless under the influence of the Jubi- lee holidays. Yesterday there was a general reawakening of interest, and although there is still present a certain anxiety with regard
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    MONEY MARKET
    89 5 Keen Demand For Treasury Bill Issue Reuter Wireless. On the money market, contrary to usual procedure of notes returning to the Bank of England after Easter, notes in circulation were considerably Increased owing to Jubilee requirements and consequently floating credit was spmewhat curtailed. Despite this, how- ever, the
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      110 5 THB SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., {Incorporated in New Zealand). FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager. Ur r ICE: 2. FINLAYSON GREEN. THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED (Into.-porated in EnglandSINGAPORE BRANCH: 4, D'Almeida Street. *utuf>r >ed and Subscribed mmm Jtnra! £2,000,000 '•••■-up-Capital £1,000,000 Niarn Fund and Rest
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      79 5 Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). Established in Amsterdam, 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch EfMt Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India. China Japan and Arab'-a. China, fx>KaJMOM BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, Lhnited. Corre*pondei.ts in the principal
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      27 5 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAB, PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. MEAD JTICE: 16D, Cecil SL Sin*»pore. L. G. JOHNSON. General Manager.
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      461 5 SAFEGUARDED INSURANCE. S> long as prem ums on insurance ar? met. protection for your family is a certainty. But there is always the danger t-hat protection may be lost, when an accident diverts funds from the insurance to meet expenses. The Asia Life offers a sure and exclusive way of
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW — TO-DAYS SKIPPING
    129 6 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAYS SKIPPING HARBOUR BOARD SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, May 18. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) H.M.S. Herald 22; Rohna 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Ga(e 3) Minderoo 16; President Haves 11; Hector 8; Trier 6; Hakozaki *Maru 6. Empire Dock
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    86 6 Mails expected from Australia, Netherlands Indies, etc.. by air (Qantas), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 3.30 p.m. to-day. and general delivery of letters 4.05 p.m. to-day. Mails expected from Europe, etc., by ft> (Imperial), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 8 p.m. to-morrow and general
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    MAILS TRANSFERRED
    30 6 Mails for Tarempa originally advertied for despatch by the General Verspyck on 23rd inst. will now be despatched by the Flevo clasing at 9 a.m. on 21st inst.
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    TREASURY BILLS
    45 6 London, May 17. The total amount applied for £35.000.000 Treasury Bills wa s £62.805.000' The Maximum amount was allotted in bilis at three months. The aveiage rat;per cent, was 10s. 2.95 d as compared with 10s. 0.03 d a week ago.—British Official Wireless.
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    MONEY MARKET
    190 6 SELLING Singapore, May 17. London 4 months' sight 2[4 I|l6 London 3 months* sight 2|4 1|32 London 60 days' sight 214 London 30 days' sight 213 31i32 London demand 2(3 15 16 London T.T. 2|3 15|16 Lyons and Paris demand 859 Hamburg demand 139 New York demand 56%
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    100 6 British Official Wireless. London, May 17. Paris 74 40 64. New York 4.92' 4 Montreal 4.91 Brussels 29.1. Geneva 15.23. Amsterdam 7.27»/ 2 Milan 59 11 16. Berlin 12.23. Stockholm 19.39y 2 Copenhagen 22.39% Oslo 19.90V 2 Vienna 26. Prague 118. Madrid 36 1 16. Helsingfors 226%. PlO
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    PRODUCE
    218 6 Singapore, May 17. R. ('Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $14? R. Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $14£ R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $145 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $13£ Rice, B. Siam N. 2 ncr Koyan $13' Rice, Siam Al
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    97 6 DAILY PRICES <Tt7RHI?!tT for Ii M A No I. X Kibbod Smoked Bh*m Singapore, Friday, noun. Burwa. Seller*. No. I.X.R.S S. in cases (F. 0.8. May) 20 20 5 16 Good F A.Q. in cases (F. 0.8. May) 19% 19 1116 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot, loose) (awardable
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    AMUSEMENTS
    66 6 ALHAMBRA.—"Sequoia." CAPITOL. —"Folies Bergere.' > EMPlRE.—"Tarsan and His Mai GREAT WORLD.—Cuoaret Daaciaf Side-shows, Malay Operas, Chn.t *a yangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. HOLLYWOOD. —"Double talki MARLBOROUGH SeqiK NEW WORLD. —Caoa.l Dancing Side-shows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs. Cinemas. Talkies, etc. PAVILION.—"A Lost Lady." RlTZ.—"Double Door and Paradise." To-morrow "Tim A Uosd
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      400 6 SINGAPORE HOTELS Sea View Hotel TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CONCERT, DANCE, MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY THE BEUEB BAND THE REST MOST VERSATILE BAM) YOU HAY E EVER SEEN HEARD i— SUNDAY ,I 1 1 J MORNING EVENING POPULAR CONCERT, SPECIAL DINNER, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. SERVED ON THE LAWN.
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      165 6 The M.M. liner Compiegne is clue at Singapore from Pondicherry on Wednesday at 7 a.m., and will sail for Saigon .he same day at 2 p.m. I THEATRE POTAI/ NORTH BRIDGE RD. I Your LAST chance to see the most successful TAMIL TALKIE EVER M \DF' PAVALAKODI I TO-MORROW: Fox's
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      76 6 DAILY WEATHER REPORT Malayan Meteorological Service Yesterday. Last Night Max. Bright Mm. Temp. Rainfall. Sunshine. Temp. Stations. Dog. F. Inches. Hours. Deg. F. Alor Star 85 0.41 3.7 75 Sit awan I*l Nil 6.3 73 Kola Bharu 90 Oil 6.3 74 Buk t Jeram 90 Nil 8.1 74 Malacca SI
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      136 6 [postal intelligence SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Trengganu (Bhanurangsi) 2 p.m. Djambi (Toba) 3 p.m. Pangkal Pinang (Senang) 3 p.m. Soengei Liat (Senang) 3 p.m. Muntok, Palembang and Piadjoe (Senang) 3 p.m Borneo (North), Brunei and Labuan (Darvel) 3.30 p.m. Sarawak (generally), Miri, Sibu and Sarikei (Darvel) 3.30 p.m. Bandjermasin (Blinjoe)
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      554 6 1 DIARY Of I WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, MAY 18 High Tides.—ll.s3 a.m., 10.45 m Singapore Races, fifth day. Football: Friendly. M.P.H. v. St hm v, Institution, Katong; Mabya Cun Kedah v. Penang, Alor Star Cricket: s.c.R.c. Iv. s.R.c i Qrsi h lv SRC; S.C.R.C. v.
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      425 7 COULD NOT SLEEP <f£M FOH RITIS Thought She Was Crippled For Life ,*?t*h Tn s Woman suffered so much from A vVaJ neuritis that she could not' sleep at night. l\ tikiy Other sufferers will be interested in her V V "Some years ago I had most terrible neurit™ in
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      312 7 I GET AN I STARTER ECONOMICALBATTERIES LONG LIFE— FOR YOUR CAR DISTRIBUTORS:— SINYAR COMPANY, Phone 3887 I 75/77, VICTORIA STREET, SINGAPORE. K. LEE SAN CO., Phone 765 79/81, BEACH STREET, PENANG. KEAN LEONG CO., Phone 4335 44, BATL ROAD, KUALA LUMPUR. GUAN LEE CO., P ione G6 I 21, JALAN
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      226 7 j HOWARD RADIO 9 B 1— v s H 1 P» s i ha-s all the latest radio improve- I ments:— I AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL I is unusually smooth being controlled I by 4 tubes instead of the usual 2or 2. f I TONE is remarkably mellow and well f
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      638 7 Wireless EMPIRE PROGRAMMES Fttft WEEK-END Th£ Commodore Graftd Orchestra THE Empire wireless programmes for the week-end are as follows: 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. The 8.8.C. Northern Orchestra. 6.40 p.m. "The Dreaming Man." Greenwich Time Signal at 7.20 p.m. 7.20 p.m. The Commodore Grand Orchestra. 8.20 p.m. Talk: "Expedition to the
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      593 7 BERLIN, SHORT-WAVE STATION Programmes For The Week-End THE wireless programmes for ttie week- end as announced by the German Shortwave Station, Berlin, Broadcasting H use, are as follows: SATURDAY. 4.05 p.m. DJB, DJN Announcement (Germ., Engl.). German Folk Song. Programme Forecast (Germ., Engl.). 4.20 p.m. Merry Songs sung to the
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      538 8 I A SENSATION IN SINGAPORE! ..-30» Last night* audiences held spellbound to the -3 SHOWS TO DAY TOMORROW r 1 3.15—6.15—9.15 I v IjjHA HBPAI Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer—producers C i >« TARZ4N Aifep" i ferenl as to W Pronounced X ~tM^^ f/ I iM JEAN Av S£E QUO YAH 4 p* 4-1
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      161 8 A NjcW LAMfcLIiNESS CAN BE YOURS in this way Look at yourself carefully in the mirror. Wouldn't a touch of colour make a marvellous difference to your whole appearance Not mere "makeup,'' but a healthy bloom to your cheeks and a natural brightening of the lips. You can see it
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      304 8 1 LAST DAY 3.15 6.15 9.15. I PAVILION j I 5 bbbt^lbßß.--i kT' Ibßw *Amm Bml rCI 5 I T^^T^TT^MTW -:>j^H^^^^^Bsya|SMßJß^B^Bj 5 iBBBBBBBBBBBBBj IBS W^mIHBihBBBBBBk TiTrr BsV j^^^^^^^^^B^B^Bßß i M |f MmW& I i HrJk C IWIBBni s BjfJßßfe, I < -—W- in 1 LOST LA BY i mM RICARDO
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    DANCER'S UNUSUAL COSTUME
    302 9 Pavlova's Partner In "The Painted Veil" SCULPTORS, instead of costume designers, were employed to "construct' a re-inforced steel costume to be used in Greta Garbo's new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. "The Painted Veil," opening on Wednesday at the Pavilion. The costume is that of the Sun-God Vi, worn by
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    NO QUORUM
    50 9 Automobile Association Meeting Adjourned The annual general meeting of the Automobile Association of Maiaya, which was to have taken place yesterday evening, was adjourned for want of a quorum. The meeting will take piace on Tues-" day next. May 21. at 12 noon, at the Chartered Bank Chamoers.
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    MUNICIPAL CLERK SUMMONED
    116 9 Alleged Breach Of Trust Singapore, Friday. AN Indian chief clerk employed in the Miscellaneous Department, of the Municipality, D. M. Davis, appeared before Mr. J. M. Brander, the Third Magistrate, to-day on a charge of criminal breach of trust in respect of $300 The sum involved represents
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    MR. G.E. GREIG
    31 9 Death Of Former Senior W arden Of Mines s:H, boon leeeivecl ol llir 6l2il js, 1901.', nl.. >, <..: xi 5 5! F in 1022. 2n.i 5<>rvo<l «°elt Vt»75 valuable.
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    MRS. PEARL BUCK
    115 9 Author Of "The Good Earth" To Take Up Farming Doylestown, Penney:vania. Mrs. Pearl Buck, the well-known novelist, is going to settle down on a country farm and enjo> the rustic measures cf life. She has bought an estate near 1 Dublin. Pennsylvania, and she and her I
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    TAX DEFAULTERS
    76 9 100,000 Turks Ordered To Make Roads Istanbul. There.are 100.000 Turks here who ha 7 fa'led to pay their road tax i£l a y a: Now ihey have all been ordered to j and make roads. Every ma'e Turk between the age? r»1 16 nrd 60 -'s expected to
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      213 9 i VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL j ONE RECITAL ONLY j May 23rd at 9.30 p.m. I A. Strok Presents Arthur RUBINSTEIN The Celebrated Pianist i i Booking at LITTLES PRICES S3, §2 AND SI. Great World Show Globe Th e «tre ~15. TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY "CHARLIE CHAN'S COURAGE" A Fox Film
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      28 9 «I>l0iLL8Il0!>i H«v stopped in 3 m mules! -f .'> X»»-.. si,. > .>!<!!? >o.-,in l Cot. 'ltieull«t,'ll' >I«lenc I.c.vci^.. alvavs ».i s,<s t» 3>lM "N ,-v ps»' jf v..,.» «v^f: ;Kk
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      272 9 Yj RECORDS FROM FILM "KID MILLIONS." V) 8390 AN EARFUL OF MUSIC. MANDY. If 8391 OKAY TOOTS. I V) WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN. V The sale of these records broke all previous Records. New ship- ment has just arrived and we request you to kindly order your V\ copies
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    34 10 Mr. Chua Cheng Hock and family beg to thank those who attended the funeral of the Mrs. Chua Cheng Hock, sent wreaths, letters and telegrams of condolence in their sad bereavement.
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    A LOOK AROUND
    633 10 the Russian and Italian Governments raised the status of their Legations in China to Embassies it was assumed that it would only be a matter of time before other nations did the same. It is now announced that Japan and the United States and Britain have followed
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    SILVER JUBILEE FUND
    99 10 Singapore Subscription Nearly $50,000 THE following is ;he eleventh list of subscriptions to the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund:— Amount previously acknowledged $42,788.81) Capt. and Mrs. G. Frevberg 50.00 CAP. 5.00 Straits Times Press. Ltd. 500.00 Mr. C. V. Bailey 500.00 Mr. and Mrs. John Wormald 25.00 Mr.
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    N.R.A. CHIEF RESIGNS
    45 10 Mr. Richberg Feels He Needs A Rest Reuter. Washington, May 18. lit R. Donald Richberg has announced that he wishes to resign his position as head of the National Recovery Administration on July 1. He declared "I fee? I need a rest."—Reuter.
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    CHINA AND JAPAN
    45 10 Reuter. Nanking, May 17. It is understood that the present j Ministers, Mr. Chiang Tsa Ping and Mr i Ariyoshi will be appointed the first amI bassadors in connection with the eleva j tion of the Japanese and Chinese Lega lions —Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE ROTARY CLUB
    39 10 Lieut. S. C. S. Moon, of H.M.S. Laburnam, will be the speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday. His subject will be, "The Gunnery Idea Since Napoleon."
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE
    28 10 It is notified for information that no further applications for seats on the Padang at t,he King's Birthday Parade can be considered at S.S.V.F. Headquarters.
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    25 10 Mr. W. L. Morgan of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., has returned to Singapore from Home leave. He has been appointed manager for SouthEastern Asia.
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    20 10 A Mothers' Day service will bo held at the Singapore Tamil Methodisi Church, 1, Short Street, at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow.
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    Notes and Comments Common Sense & Realism
    208 10 Notes and Comments Common Sense Realism *T the Capitol Theatre recently the news reel which formed a part of the supporting programme, contained a glimpse of the delegates who attended the Stresa Conference, and recalled to mind the fact that this important meeting was convened by none other than Italy's
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    Sir Austen Chamberlain
    145 10 Britain's statesmen, there is only one to-day who holds views similar to those of Signor Mussolini and who has the courage to express them n the, same frank way that II Duce has done. He is Sir Austen Chamberlain, who recently pointed out that while the concessions
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    A Ruffled Zephyr
    134 10 OESCRIBING the fight, which took place the other day, for the lightweight boxing championship of the world, Reuter said that the. victor reduced his opponcn* to a mere zephyr We have an idea that th s was another of those slips which pass In the night and
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    Ceylon's Hill Station
    282 10 JHE Sultan of Johcre could not have chosen a better place for a Bhort holiday with the Sultanah than Ceylotfi famous hill station, Nuwara Eliya, and •(hose who know the place will feel sure that Their Highnesses will cocic away with many happy recollections of that delectable
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    Topics Of The Day
    365 10 By "Looker-On" CAUTIONARY Tale from The Turf.—l. V Lovers Walk. 2. Philander. 3. Little. Stranger. (Result at Wolverhampton meeting) 1 A /"A little slip of the pen may cause a man much unnecessary expense." says a lawyer. So can a little slip of a girl. A
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    Four Legations To Become Embassies In China
    100 11 BRITISH U.S. AND JAPANESE France To Follow CHINESE* AMBASSADOR IN TOKYO fVHE Brittefe, American and .Japanese Legations in (iiina, it is officially announced, are to be renad to the status of hmbassies and France, it is expected, will lake similar action. I he
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    INDEPENDENT ACTION
    573 11 Reuter. Nanking, May 17. THI Ch.ncse .Government announce vation of the Chinese LsgatlG.: Tokyc and thy Japanese Legation n to the ..status of Embassies. Ii is officially confirmed that Urn United States has decided to elevate its Legation in Chiaa* to the status cf an Embaney.—Reuter.. London. May
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    NANKING BULLETIN
    386 11 Germany And France. To Follow? Sin Chew Jit Poh. Nanking, May 18. The Chinese Foreign Ofh'.'e issued a bulletin yesterday stating that the elevation of the Chinese and Japanese Legations to Embassies was effected on the same day (May '71. and Mr. Chiang Tso Pin and Mr. A.
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    H.M. THE QUEEN
    71 11 Attends Performance Of "Lady Precious Stream" Reuter. London, May 17. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Gloucester, attended a performance of "Lady Precious Stream at the Little Theatre this evening. Her Majesty was most interested in the Oriental costumes used in the play and
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    WORLD'S RICHEST GIRL ARRIVES
    62 11 t lĕ^ t: rA ChetUe Ccok and Son Ltd I Mr Haas X.L.M.), Mr. James H. R. Cromwell, prominent in AnSrJal JO*. wife .known as Miss Doris Duke, 'the "™3d,* uwl valet and their English maid. This photomph matakra onThi' oi Mr. and lira CromwelLwho are
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    REPORTS DISCOUNTED
    99 11 i Germany's Invitation To M. Laval Reuter. London, May 17. THE reports, that M. Laval was invited to go to Berlin were discounted firstly by M. Laval himself who told Reuter at Warsaw that he had heard nothing of it, and secondly a message tioin Berlin whk% state-,
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    STILL UNCONSCIOUS
    120 11 "Lawrence Of Arabia" In Critical Condition Reuter. London, May 17. "IAWBENCE of Arabia" was still unconscious at 10 p.m. and his condition is still critical. Artificial feeding has been resorted to and he held his own all day long, but his condition is unchanged. Rumours that his injuries
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS
    135 11 Singapore, Saturday. J The following notifications are published in a Government Gazette issued last evening:—Hon. Mr. Justice W. Burton to act as Chief Justice, S. S.; Lieut. C. Goldsmith to be an honorary aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor; Mr. A. G. Robinson to act as Director, Drainage
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    IN ENGLAND NOW
    91 11 Wintry Conditions Stop Racing And Golf British Official Wireless. London, May 17. Wintry conditions prevail over a large part of England necessitating the aban donment of the race meeting at Haydock Park, which wa s ccveied with snow and of golf competitions at Southport and Tenby, South
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    31 11 I GIRLS" CORNER. 2. I FINANCIAL NEWS, o. i CLUB DIARY. 6. I WIRELESS PROGRAMMES, 7. I SPORTS NEWS. 14 and 15. CHURCH SERVICES, IG. BOYS' CORNER, 19.
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    ELECTION RUMOURS BUSY AGAIN
    312 11 I Probable Change* MANY FAVOURABLE PORTENTS Reuter. Lonoon, May 17. IMITH the completion of the committee Stage of the India Bill, rumours are again centred on the question of Cabinet reconstruction and the possibility of a General Election. While newspaper speculations tended to give the impression
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    TWENTY KILLED
    30 11 Reuter. PoHce And Communists Clash In Manila Manila, May 17. nPWENTY were killed in an encounter between 25 constables and 300 Communists and brigands in Laguna Province.— Reuter.
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    WOMEN AND GIRLS
    177 11 Amendments To Existing Ordinance A BILL to amend the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance, 1930, is to be introduced into the Legislative Council. The main object of the Bill is to provide means by which a woman or girl who is detained in a place of safety
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    AFFAIRS IN GERMANY
    90 11 Parliamentary Labour Party's Repugnance British Official Wireless London, May 17. Nine members of the Parliamentary Labour Party have tabled a motion in the House of Commons, urging the Government to bring to the notice of the German Government, the feeling cf repugnance caused by the mass terror
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    LEADER OF NOTORIOUS GANG
    83 11 "Doc" Barker Sentenced For Life Reuter. St. Paul's (Minnesotai, May 17. "nOC" Barker, ihe leader of a notorious gang, was sentenced to imprisonment for vie in connection witn tne kidnapping of a St. Paul banker. Mi. Edward Brewer, in last January. ..Other members of the gang
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    MR. H. O. KENNEDY
    148 11 Death Of Malayan Veteran Planter (From Our Own RejurU-.rj Kuala Lumpur, Friday. The death has taken place of Mr. H. O. Kennedy, manager of the Jugra Estate, Banting, and one of Malaya's veteran planters. Mr. Kennedy was attached to Jugra Estate for over 27 years, and
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    The World's Richest Girl Here
    1020 12 ALLEGED GANGSTER THREAT "Knows Nothing About It" HONEYMOON TRIP WITH HUSBAND Singapore, Friday. MISS Doris Duke, the richest girl in the world —now. Mrs. James H. R. Cromwell —who arrived in Singapore to-day with her husband on their honeymoon trip round the world, knows of
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    AUSTRIAN'S BUST OF THE KING
    251 12 To Be Presented To A Royal Charity (By Air Mail). London, Apr. 30. HERR Felix Weiss, a young Austrian .sculptor, has completed a new bust of the King. It is to be presented to a Royal charity, which, it is understood, the King himself will
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    DEFENCE NOT CALLED
    100 12 European Warder Acquitted And Discharged (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Friday. There wa s an abrupt termination in the Police Court case in which Mr E S Hart, a European Warder i n the Taiping Convict Establishment, was charged with criminal breach of trust of a motor
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    SIR ERIC DRUMMOND
    57 12 London, May 17. Sir Eric Drummond, British Ambassador at Rome, who has returned to Lon\on for consultations, met the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, this morning: and later attended a meeting of the Cabinet Council at which it is understood the international situation including the position of
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    45 12 Friday, May 17. I In the afternoon Lady Thomas attended the annual sports cf the AngloChinese School at Jalan Besar Stadium and afterwards gave away the prizes. His Excellency dined with the committee and officials of the Singapore Turf Club at Raffles Hotel.
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    16 12 Mr. J. R. Miller, of Kinta Tin Mines. Gopeng, is shortly leaving for Home on holiday.
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    17 12 Mr. W. L. Blythe. M.C.S., has returned from furlough and resumed duties as Protector of Chinese, Penang.
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    39 12 The Bar Committee for trie Settlement of Penang for the year April 1935 to April 1936 comprises:—Mr. B. E. Ross, president; Mr. Lim Cheng Ean, vice-president; Messrs. R. D. Hume, H. McNiece N. i Raghavan, and P.J.D. Register, Secretary.
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    Good Comedy At The Roxy
    44 12 THE CINEMAS Jack Hulbert who has scored big successes in the past as a policeman and a sailor now becomes a Squadron Leader In the Gainsborough British comedy, "The Camels Are Coming," the current attraction at the Roxy Theatre.
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    Double-Talkie At The Ritz
    94 12 The Ritz cinema at Geylang put on an entertaining programme last night consisting of two full-length talkies and a number of shorts. At the first house was shown "Double Door," a screen thriller featuring Mary Morris and Evelyn Venable and this is followed, at the second
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    CONVICTION QUASHED
    129 12 Successful Appeal Of Tamil School Inspector (From Our Own Reportetj Kuala Lumpur, Saturday Remarking that "the real ends of justice will be served in the present case by not ordering a new trial but by allowing the appeal and by quashing the conviction and sentence," the Chief Justicp,
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    GRAN CHACO WAR
    109 12 Prospects Of A Settlement Possible London, May 17. Prospects of a settlement of the BcViParaguay dispute fj connection with Which there recently ha s been fighting near the Vila Montes oilfields, are now considered possible. Th s is due id the success of mediatory efforts of the
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    A MOST UNUSUAL FILM
    449 12 Jean Parker In "Sequoia" EXCELLENT DRAMA AT THE ALHAMBRA VERY few, if any at all, could have failed to have been impressed by the unusualness of the magnificent drama "Sequoia," which was presented at the Alhambra and Marlborough Theatres yesterday. With an extraordinary. friendship between a
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    FILMS AS AIDS TO WORLD PEACE
    311 12 Duke Of Kent On Their Benefit (By Air Mail) London, May 1. ONE of the greatest aids to peace and world understanding is the film. This was the view expressed by the Duke of Kent in a speech to the Pilgrims, the famous Anglo-American
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    MEMEL NAZIS
    98 12 Refuse To Appeal Against Death Sentences Reuter. Kaunas, May 18. Four Memel Nazis, whose appeal atrainst their death sentences, together with the appeals of about eight others -uunrst imprisonment sentences. wet* in the Supreme Court yesterday, refused to exercise the right tc 1« tion the President for clemency
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    EASTERN EXTENSION
    68 12 Transit Time For Cables To London The« Eastern Extension Telegiaph Company announces that the transit time on full rate, telegrams from Singapore to London on May 17, were as follows: Telegrams handed in up to 5 p.m. 12 minutes. Telegrams handed in up to 5.30 p.m. 15 minutes.
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    CHEAP FLIGHT OF CHANNEL
    51 12 London, May 17. The first Channel crossing and the first London to Paris fl'ght in a glict r with a r»i h-oisopower Douglas rcrtoi*oycle eng ne *vas made yesterday by ai Austrian, Mr. Robert Kronfeld- His and bll for the miles 'j'.ght wa 6s —British Official
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    GERMAN STEAMER
    17 12 Reuter. Berlin, May 17. The Gneisenau, sistership of the Scharnhorst was launched at Bremen today.—Reuter.
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    68 12 The objects and reasons of a Bill to bo Introduced into the Legislative Council to amend the Land Acquisition Ordinance are as follows:—The word "reasonably" occurs in the corresponding section of the Indian Land Acquisition Act and its insertion in the Colony Ordinance is to prevent the possibility of the
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    51 12 Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Mr. Zong Ah Tee to Miss Agnes Chan on Wednesday, May 22, at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, F.inffapore, and to a dinner on Thursday at 5 pm. at the residence of +he bridegroom at No. 70 Batu liga Road,
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    TRACTION COMPANY APPEAL
    674 12 f p Regaining Control MASTER OF THE ROLLS' JUDGMENT (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspond London, May THE Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal by the Sings Traction Company from the judgment of Mr. Justice Eve in the Chancery Division on April 4 upon a
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    Crushed To Death By Packing Case
    108 13 KUALA LUMPUR TRAGEDY Shopowner's Fate load of glass on HIS HEAD 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. nl< ;H Street was the scene of a fatal accident yesterday afternoon just iv one o'clock, when the proprie,,f Chop Tat Hing, framemakers dealers in glassware,
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    CURRENCY AND STOCKS
    77 13 Firm Tone After Speech Of Chancellor London, May 17. STERLING on New York is 4.91 and Paris are 74-9 1«. Gold is 14]s. Bd.. a decrease of lid. ock Markets showed a firm tone, < wins: the Chancellor of the Exchiqufr's speech. Pritfeh Government «-<tocks adv imod.
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    QANTAS AIRWAYS
    82 13 Fxtra Fliffht From Singapore On May 27 A supplementary Qantas Empire Air•vm a rcraf' will leave Singapore for Brisbane on May 27, operating to the o nvil schedule and due in Brisbane on the 30'h idem. An excellent opDortunity is offered for 'ho carriage of passengers and the
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB
    273 13 Annual General Meeting T n Singapore, Saturday. HE Colonial Secretary, Sir Anarew Caldecott, p;e*emed the prizes to the winners of the Chess tournament held recently. The presentation took place at the Adelphi Hotel last night, at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Chess Club. Wing-Commander P.
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    JUVENILE WEIGHTLIFTERS
    91 13 The annual general meeting of the Juvenile Amateur Weight-lifting Association was held on Sunday, May 12, at the Association premises when t-he following office-bear-ers were elected: Pres'dent: Mr. Hoe Chye Kee; Vice President: Mr. Cheonpr Kirn Chrok; Hon. Secretary: Mr. Sng Kirn Bene:; Assist. Hon. Secretary: Mr. Lim
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    SHOOTING DRAMA
    136 13 Proprietress Of Cai'e Murdered Canton, May b. A TRAGIC shooting drama was enacted in the International Cafe, Shaki c Read, opposite Shameen to-night when a man named Goclub, an unemployed Russian, formerly a po'ice constabl? ot the French police shot and killed Tatia;*; Valitsky, better known as Madame
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    HEALTH OF THE EAST
    411 13 League Of Nations' Bulletin The following is the health bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern bureau. Singapore, for the week ended May II:—Four eastern ports, viz., Alexandria, Bassein, Moulmein and Colombo, have notified the presence of human plague during the week, while Rangoon reported rodent
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    BRITAIN'S SOUND FINANCES
    131 13 Sterling Moves Up OTHER CURRENCIES UNDER SUSPICION Reuter. London, May 17. ITNDER the impression of Mr. Neville Chamberlain's glowing reference to the steady improvement in the British financial position, sterling to-day continued an upward course, while the growing uneasiness concerning France's national finances throws the comparative soundness
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    CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH
    332 13 Atmosphere Of Happiness And Contentment British Official Wireless. London, May 17. Reviewing Britain's industrial and financial outlook, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said: "His Majesty's Government faces this new year in a spirit of cheerfulness and confidence. So long as this country abstains from rash and ill-advised ventures
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    26 13 Victor Joseph, a boy who was seriously Injured In a mote- accident at Jalan Besar. Singapore, on May 13. Is progressing favcurably In the General Hospital
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    Governor's Cup Day At The Singapore Races
    571 14 CONCLUDING, EVENTS OF S.T.C. SUMMER MEET SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY'S SPORT AT BUiKIT TIMAH Singapore, Saturday. /MIIEF interest in to-day's racing--the fifth and final day of the Singapore? Turf Clubs Summer Meeting—will be centred on the race for the Governor*! Cup. This is the
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    THE SCRATCHINGS
    63 14 Race I.—Martin Duggan, Apple Glory, Etona, Lady ttossdale. Race 2.—Oojiboo, Click, Qiieen's Course, Sir Theobald, Our Birthday. Race 3.—Grand Catch. Race 4.—Volniak, Codellus, Dignity Maid. Race s.—Eastern Ally, Ftesole, Red Carp, Star Player. Race 6.—Refill, Strathpeffer. Race 7.—Nil. Race B.—-Lordlogy, The Rdqhiba, Great Houdfni, Waratah, Pipe of Peace.
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    OUR SELECTIONS
    179 14 (HY "MAN AT THE RAILS"J RACE ONE Win: Isle of Bonny. Places: Tiny Belle and La Gai. RACE TWO Win: Nuniero Treize. Places: Money Spider and Herbe Folle. RACE THREE Win: Salmon Par. Places: Golden Horn and Parchesi. RACE FOUR Win: Devon King. Places: Miss Caprice and Athlacca.
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB
    368 14 Preparation For Races In Batavia THE R.S.Y.C. "Four" to row against 1 Batavia are hard at work preparing for the races which are scheduled for June 8 and 9 in Batavia. They are having a very difficult battle against weather conditions and it is a great
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    CHINESE BANK BEATEN
    370 14 Fine Display By Mat Noor Singapore, Saturday. A tine display by Mat Noor for the Post Office was responsible for his side beating the Overseas Chinese Bank in the Commercial Cup Competition on the Singapore Harbour Board ground yesteraay evening by four goals to one. Exchanges were
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    DRAWN GAME AT THE STADIUM
    764 14 Chinese v. Wilts EXCITING match in FIRST DIVISION Singapore, Friday. GOOD football was served up Wt ihe Anson Stadium this afternoon When the Wilts and the Chinese flashed in the First Division oi' the S.A.F.A. League. Ihe icsuli Was a goalless draiw, bu; the Soldiers
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    HUGE SCORE BY SOUTH AFRICANS
    212 14 372 And 369 For One Wicket Reuter. London, May 17. THE ma-vch between the South Africans and Oxford University which was carted at Oxford en May 16, was drawn. The tourists scored 372 in their firii innings, Nourse scoring a brilliant 148. In their second
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    A.C.S. SPORTS
    639 14 Enjoyable Afternoon At Jalan Besar Singapore, Saturday. CEVERAL close finishes were witnessed at the twenty-sixth annual athletic sports of the Anglo-Chinese School, held at the Talan Besar Stadium yesterday afternoon in the prese.ve of a large gathering, which included Lady Thomas and Miss Bridget Thomas. The boys were
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    ARMY WINS "INDIA CUP"
    429 14 Keen Fights AMATEUR BOXING at SELETAK Singapore, g VERY keen fighting was itnessed at the Seletar Air Bas< I when the Army and the R.A.F. met in the annual boxing tournament for the "India Cup." All the various divisu i lv presented and there was action
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL NOTES AND COMMENTS
    96 15 MANY IMPORTANT GAMES PLAYED LAST WEEK (By "Full-Hack") li important First Division Lea- gue matches were played during ii.«- week and the competition has i. a hed the second round. Of the four ii..i r rhes, the most surprising result the defeat of the Malays
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    \ Winning Goal
    151 15 Winning Goal Only one goal was scored and that red to be the winning shot. In the big stages of the game the Malays their best to score, but the Airmen would net let them have their way. c Aii men started the season very badly, but the team has
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    Gillet's Good Game
    137 15 For the S.C.C. Giliet played a fine iuune. He should always be included in the team. Incidentally, it was the first win for the CluD. They lost all ineir previous names except thie one against the R AF. j with whom they sharr.d the honours tarlv in
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    An Important Match
    215 15 I The most important match of the past week, however, was the meeting of the military teams, the R.A. and the R.E. They clashed at the Anson Road Stadium on Tuesday. May 14. Prior to the match, the Gunners were No. 1 in the competition, having played
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    Only Unbeaten Side
    188 15 The R E. remain the only unbeaten side in the First Division. If they maintain the form they displayed against the Gunners the. honours should go to them. The Chinese have moved to the top of the table by sharing the honours with the Wilts at Anson
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF
    296 15 Garrison G.C. To Meet Island Club THE following arc the teams aid .itart'njr t tin" fc? «he fntor-CIub Golf matcn l)"t\vocn the fiarris i G.C. and the Island i t'» t( b played r.n Sunday: !•"> :> m. R Ronton nnrl A. L. B rsc v. W. >I<
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    SINGAPORE BASKETBALL
    42 15 Boo A.A. Wins League Championship Sioiif> Boo Athletic Association has '"hamoionshio of the Singapore U League. v' al was to have been played on '.v between *he- Association and "U Athletic Association, but the 'needed a walk-over to their -ponents.
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    HARRISON GOLF CLUB
    34 15 Results Of Robinson Cup Competition wing are the results of the Cup Competition: J Innes Miller. 3 Down If* tie f G Bond. 3 1 win, On better 2ml nl te
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    172 15 Results Of Ties In Spring Tournament The following are the results of ties played during the week and the fixtures for next week. Open Singles: C. K. Pang bea' Choo Keflg K:at, 6—o, 6—l; Arthur Lim bent Dr. P. K. C. Tyau, 9—l, 6—3. "B" Singles Handicap: Dr.
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    JOHORE STATE TRIAL
    87 15 To Select Team Against Negri (From Our Ovon Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 17. There w'll be a State rial —Jehore North versus Stuth played 0.1 the Civil Service Club padang, Johorc Bahru, this evening to select the team to represent Johore in their firs match in fcha
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    41 15 Senii-Final In Mixed Doubles Handicap The following semi-final tie In the S.C.C. Mixed Doubles Handicap Tournament will be played on Monday, May 20: Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Smith i—16.3) v. Mrs. McKillop and V. P. Barbat (plus 23.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    60 15 Th? following will represent' the V.M.C A. v. Bata Shoe Co.. on the Anson Road ground on Monday, May 20. at 5.10 p.m.: Chua Boon Un. R. E. Mieyer, C. Reshtv ;J. McNeish. F. Pullan, F. C. Shaw. S." Mabert. J. B. Stevenson. A. V. Pestnna. 1 M
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    SINGAPORE BASEBALL
    164 15 Ties In First Round Of The League The following matches in the Singapore Baseball League have been arranged. MAY 19—1 p.m. St. Joseph's Ground: Chinese Com. A.A. v. Japanese Young Men Team. 3 p.m. St. Joseph's Ground: Cubs v American Association. MAY 26—1 p.m. St. Joseph's Ground: Chinese
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    SOCCER
    123 15 Commercial Cup Competition 1935 li. is notified that Hongkong am! Shanghai Bank Foctball Club has withdrawn from the above competition. In consequence cf this withdrawal, the record of Hongkong and Shanghai Ba.d: Fcotbal' Club has been expunged, and all future fixtures cancelled. M.F.A. SHIELD COMPETITIONS Ground: At the Jalan
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    JOHORE FOOTBALL
    89 15 Customs Beat Medical S.C. (From Our Oicn Correspondent} Johore Bahru. May 14. The Medical Spcrts Club met the Customs in the J.B.D.F. League on tr-." Civil Service Cub padang and were defeated by four clear goals. The Cus-t.-ms had matters a l Kir »wn Way and showed better
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    INDIAN ASSN. v WILTS
    58 15 7he following will play for the Indian Association against the Wiltshire Regiment on Sunday a' 2 p.m. on the Balcstier ground: P. K. Baskaian, N. Abbasbhoy. B. R Mistry, P. B. Darvar, S. S. Vaima, D. Dharamiaj. W. Wazir Singh, Dr. Paranjothi. W. Kenneddy, Iv*.. Cnandy,
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    RANGOON ROAD SCHOOL O.B.A.
    64 15 An extraordinary general meeting oi the Rangoon Road School Old boys' Association will be held on Thursday, May 23, at 6 p.m. to consider the resignation of the Hon. Treasurer and any members wishing to discuss any other business are requested to write to Mr. G.M.K.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    59 15 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. in a friendly soccer game vs. fhe Frascr Neave Sports Club at Anson Roai (F. N. Ground). J. Bleha; Lim Chong Huan, Tan Huik Wan; W. Pullen, G. Day, W. Mitchell; An* Whatt Kirn. V. N. Pillay, C. Crocker, H. Crocker, I.
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    GARRISON G.C.
    38 15 The Ladies Monthly Medal was played on Wednesday and Tuesday, May 15 and 16. The following were th> best returns:— Mrs J Innes Miller 41— 7V 2 —33 Mrs, C. F. G. G. Bond 48—13 —35
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    BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP
    28 15 The draw in the Junior Singles Championship and the Jun'or Doubles Championship of Singapore will take place, at the Clerical Union Hall at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow.
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    A GOLDEN AGE AGAIN?
    541 16 100 Years Hence INTER-PLANETARY TRAVEL New York. A TWO-HOUR working day, no more growing old but instead living a whole life at 22 or 35, and the provision of water on Mars and oxygen on Venus to make them habitable, were forecasts for the next 100
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    131 16 Ex-Naval Officer Taking On His loth Wife New York JrSSSfI a Drettv seasoned man,* she aid. TH take you! Those were the words with which Miss umcstinc Smith accepted Mr William Comerford ex-Lieutenant-Commander in he U.S. Navy quoted by him in the -curse of an interview with
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    99 16 Farmer Finds Arrow In Its Wing Berlin. A cane arrow, over two feet long and fitted with an iron point, was found in Jne left wine of a stork by a farmer of near Wittenberg, in Saxony The stork dropped into his yard after J battle in
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    319 16 Giant Horse And Tortoise Discovered THREE remarkable prehirtori IPs have just come I reTent parts of the world, s and Russia. Here are the stories of th TORTOISE EIGHT FH Johannc -burg Archaeologists working <~ Tarkastad, Transval. have c i covery of what has prove* Kanenteyeria
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    WORKS FASTER THAN ADDING MACHINE
    263 17 Extraordinary Of Blind Beggar i j j j Lisbon. MENTAL mathematics have been practised to such a degree by a blind man discovered here that he can work faster than an adding machine. A beggar all his life, he has earned a living by selling
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    137 17 Arrests Two Suspects With Skipping Rope Madrid. Thanks to his little daughter's skip-ping-rope. Police Constable Alejandro Sanchez has caught two dangerous men. He was enjoying his half holiday playing with his wife and their daughter in a park when he observed two suspici-ous-looking Individuals in the distance. P.C.
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    118 17 Wholesale Destruction Of The Socially Unfit Boston, Massacnusetts. Wholesale destruction of habitual criminals and hopeless victims of insanity is advocated by Dr. Waiter Beck, visiting professor of social and clinical psychology at Boston University 'a School of Religious and Social Work. The death of these who have
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    128 17 Cannibals Won't Eat People j Who Smoke New York. "Cannibals won't eat people wno smoke —they think it impairs their flavour," declared Dr. Edgar de la Rue, French geologist, on landing here from France on his way to the Cannibal Isiands of the New Hebrides. Dr. de la
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    114 17 Picking Ud Matches With Knees Kept Straight Hollywood I Here is a new way for keeping slim j It- is recommended by the film actre=«. Rosemary Ames—and is so simple "I get a large bcx of matches." Mis* Ames confided to an interviewer, "aud scatter the matches
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    213 17 Policing Australia's Open Spaces Darwin (Northern Australia). IUSTRAUA'S open spaces arc toowiae for their police. Intent upon a contact between its remote out-stations and the heaaquarters at Darwin, the Northern Territory police administration is establishing a network of wireless sets. Six sets will soon be in operation. For
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    A PIG IS WORTH FOUR WIVES
    248 17 Shell Money In Pacific Islands i Melbourne. DIGS are four times more valuable than wives when bought with shell currency in the Pacific Islands. So says Mr. A. S. Kenyon, numismatist of the Me'bourne National Gallery. He has just added to the Coin Room
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    MALARIA ADVISORY BOARD, F.M.S.
    687 18 Anopheline Survey Of Selangor Coast THE following extracts appeared in the minutes of a meeting of the Malaria Advisory Board, F.M.S.. held on March 8: The minutes of the last meeting, hav« been circulated to members and approved. are taken as read Matters arising out of
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    BAIL OF $3,000
    108 18 Alleged Forgery Of Chandu Licence Singapore. Friday. SAID to be the son of a wealthy man. a Chinese clerk employed fn ibe Government Monopolies Department, named Koh Joon Kuan, appeared before the Third Magistrate. Mr. J. M. Brander, today on charge of forging a chandu registration card.
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    THE "SKY FLEA"
    71 18 Xlce. «novn »5 tne "8Kv rle«." »n aeroplane ot tmv 6imen»ian>, i? no« making n? tsli»l« on llie litvier» „1l»l,l'. it. w pr»cti<:»ll> soollil-oil u, <l llu over tnirtv mile, to tlie gallon ol mixture ol oil »n«l ftetr«l It» »pee«l is about 7l) mile, Rn dour.
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    BOYS' CORNER UNCLE BOB'S LETTER
    94 19 IKar Boys, What a strenuous time the last two weeks have been. I can assure you that 1 had a splendid time and I am sure mi >{ «>t you must have had your days pretty well locked up. V«)u know an occasion like the
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    "Right Origin Of Man"
    541 19 By "Bob Cheery") The Darwin Theory of the evolution irom animal stock has created a belief among mankind that thedesil man is from an Ape-ancestor— liei that still prevails over the r part of mankind. But is this ry verified by indisputable evidence or is it
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    525 19 {By "The Duke of Jeriho") I daresay each and every one of our brother Cornerites know what swimming is. Those living close to the sea-side are, of course, more adept than those residing inland. As an exercise and a pick-me-up tonic, swimming is undispuuedly second to none. Every
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    312 19 (By "Kanayson") Conversation plays an important part in human life. It is an art worth learning because without it nobody will be a social success. Of course, even the most Ignorant person can converse, but to converse pleasantly, sensibly and easily does not come to many, but has to
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