Malaya Tribune, 8 May 1936

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    38 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales XXIII.- No. 1()7 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Friday, May 8, 1936. Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY* MAY 8, 1936. five cc:
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      49 1 Redd The SUNDAY TRIBUNE Dominant In Malaya J 4 BLUE CROSS MILK Blue Cross Milk contains the nourishing and essential ingredients baby specialists recommend: Vitamins, Proteins, Sugar and Fat all necessary for building a healthy body. BLUE CROSS STOCKS ARE ALWAYS FRESH. FRESH BLUE CROSS STOCKS ARRIVE WEEKLY. J
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      9 1 THE NEWS WITH YOUR BREAKFAST Try The MOll\l\<. TRIBUNE
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    CHINESE ART IN LONDON
    825 2 Great Display MR, EUMORFOPOULOS' COLLECTION (By Air Mail) London, Apr. 22. jjT is possible that no one, even those who knew Mr. Eumorfopoulos best, were aware of the extent and variety of his collection. And if £100,000 may have seemed to some people a lot for
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    "WHAT YOU WANT" BY 'PHONE
    266 2 French Servio? Proving Satisfactory Paris. THE new French telephone enquiry service, "5.V.P.," which will answei or provide anything ycu want, continu.. to surpass itself. "Can you send us a fourth at bridge?' telephoned an anxious host. "Just a personal question or two,' rep ied the
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    ROAD DEATHS
    189 2 3ig Reduction in America In February Chicago. rHE biggest reduction in traffic accident deaths in the nation in th. past five year?, for February, is reported by the National Safety Council. Thirteen per cent, fewer lives were est during Lhe month than in February 1935, but the toll
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    PRODIGY OF TWELVE
    92 2 Rsads Scientific Paper To Experts Kiew, U.S.S.R. DORIS KORENBLUM, of Kiev, who is 12 years old, has prepared a scientific paper on "The Theory of Numbers." He is to read his paper to a conference of 400 Ukrainan "Scientific workers" which has been opened here. Geologists, astronomers,
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    WORK RELIEF WORKERS
    87 2 £10 A Month The Average Wage Washington Ten pounds a month is the average wage paid to unemployed men and women who are given work relief jobs by the American Government. Official figures published by the Works Progress Administration show that the average monthly wage varies from
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    DR. WELLINGTON KOO
    47 2 Reuter. Paris, Apr. 23. M. Flandin, the French Foreign Minister, received Dr. Wellington Koo, China's Ambassador to France, who handed the Foreign Minister a copy of his credentials. A formal presentation of these credentials will be made to the Premier, M. Lrbrun later. Reuter.
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    SPREAD OF PEACE MOVEMENT
    577 2 Recruiting Fi! m GREETED W ITH 1500s AND CATCALLS (By Air Mail) London, Apr. 22. THE DUFF COOPER army recruiting film is having a. hostile reception. At a West London cinema it was greeted with boos and cries of protest, and was withdrawn at the next
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    2,000 BOOKS
    152 2 Chin.ese Gift To Soviet Russia Moscow Two thousand books, phototype rc of books in the famous Peiping Pa.ac. "Sze-Ku-Chuan-Shu" Library, have be*., presented to the All-Union Lf Library in Moscow by the Chinese C*o ernment. These books represent tho mast important works on history, philosop and art among
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      433 2 v *•-.<. Eric Hipgrave won the MmHhmP^ LADY'S COMPANION 1935 Bp J^V-* H Competition for the most p 4f\ HMB beautiful baby. jjj^^^uSffi^wl^^^iiMp^ Bfl| "Isn't he a perfect 1m wBlJ,' babyhood?" says Mrs. 1 ''1 >«^«*«»»^^»»«ij v u Hipgrave. "I fed him on p.. s -^J\Tt^^^flr m| COW GATE!" p
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    A "JACK THE STRANGLER" AT LARGE?
    979 3 WOMAN FOUND MURDERED SOHO CRIME Silk Handkerchief Used (By Air Mail) London, Apr. 22. nEAOING a special "vice squad" of picked detectives, Chief-insp. irpe, of Scotland Yard, is working eeek-end in an effort to solve the West-end's latest crime riddle—range, apparently, motiveless, rder of
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    RUBBER PROFITS
    203 3 Reports Of Two Malayan Companies Niueteen-thirty-four. during which year the international rubber regulation scheme became operative, was a more prosperous period for producers than the succeeding twelve months. Not or.'v v/as output controlled throughOUt 1935 but the price averaged nearly per pound less. The inevitable effect on profits
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    GREAT STIMULUS TO TRADE
    236 3 Preparation For Empire Exhibition Johannesburg. THE Johannesburg Empire Exhibition, designed to be a rival to Wembley when it opens in September, is now one of South Africa's greatest industries. Huge orders for new material, placed en its behalf, are bringing prosperity to hundreds of shopkeepers. These
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    JUDGE FINES WIFE
    120 3 But He Has To Pay It Himself Yuma, Arizona. MR. EARL A. FREEMAN, known locally as the "marrying Justice of the Peace" imposed a £2 fine on a woman for speeding He then discovered that he was paying the fine himself. The victim was his wife. Rising
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    80 3 Generally Better Sentiment Prevails Reuter. London, May 5. On the Stock Exchange the readiness to respond to any signs of an plleviation of the reccnt depressing factors is illustrated by to-day's g?nerfilly better .sentiment, on the cessation cf the recent Wall Street celling. Internationals ruled officially firmer, "ncournged
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      181 3 t i A toothache specific "When toothache begins to make you t It's time you ought to know j i I Erfl The vain vanish from your jaw I V-S With a touch of Odontoro" t 5 1 \s£f, I l Trices: Large bottle $1, small S9 cts. 1 j
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      529 3 jMm ftSm^LH sfi& &9 HP j3hb*kl£9 c '-^*'"s^ I X «7 Any lack of mineral* X *s, Bill causes irritability and Ip ;i| irregular functioning B f; lof the nerve*. HI TaitSßaßt' Kalzana will conquer HI t^u condition surely LBF 1 and easily. the hidden cause tasily induced fatigue of
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES VOYAGE OF HAZARDS AND THRILLS
    490 4 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES VOYAGE OF HAZARDS AND THRILLS Round-The-World Cruise In Small Ketch TWENTY-TWO days out from New Zealand, 18 months (with pauses) out from Seattle (U.S.A.), the 32it. ketch Idle Hour entered Sydney na»> bour recently. At the helm was the owner-skipper, Dwight Long, a graduate of Seattle university.
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    THE TRICOLOUR RESCUE
    263 4 Story By American Girl Passenger New York. rE vivid drama of the rescue in midPacific by the British steamer Yarraville of sixteen passengers, including women and children, from the burning Norwegian steamer Tricolour, was related by Miss Joy Cunnane, of Los Angeles, one of the rescued passengers.
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      413 4 n Vs. BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARDS. Doe. Tonnage. Spore. 1936. SOUDAN 6,500 May 8 RANPURA 17,000 May 10 RAWALPINDI 17,000 May 22 BURDWAN 6,070 June 4 CORFU '5,000 June 6 RANCHI 7,000 June 1* SOMALI 6,810 Jul? 1 NALDERA 16,000 Juiv 3 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 Juiv
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      126 4 M. HI. LINE (Incorporated in France) (MESSAGERIES MARITIMES) MAIL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES Homeward for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles ARAMIS 17,536 T. May 12 PORTHOS 12,700 T. May 15 CHENONCEAUX 14,825 T. May 26 JEAN LABORDE 14,595 T. June 9 Also Calling Madras, Pondicherry. To Saigon, Hong Kong Shanghai
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      583 4 N. Y. K. Lli\E GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated In Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. ss. HAKUSAN MARU May 14 ss HARUNA MARU May 28 ss KATORI MARU June 11 s.s. KASHIMA MARU June 25 Rates to Ist class 2nd class
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      491 4 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M S Sham LALANDIA 26-5 26-5 27-5 29-5 JUTLANDIA 16-6 16-6 17-6 19-6 MEONIA 7-7 7-7 8-7
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      481 4 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD W m Incorporated in Germany i. The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. For MANILA, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI NORTH CHINA JAPAN. Due S'por? 19 56. t "NECKAR" May 29 "SCHARNHORST" omits North China Jun. 3 HOMEWARDS FOR HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BREMEN "POTSDAM" also calls Marseilles, Barcelona
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    204 5 further DROP IN VALUES Hut Little Selling Going On By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Friday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 25 cts., down ;< :t ct. Market Tciie: Quiet. Tin (Singapore), $99>/:>, down To-day's Prices: London: down Vjjd. Market Tone: Easier. New York: 15 3 16 cts., down 5
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    THE ARGENTINE
    102 5 Trade Agreement To Be Revised London, May 7. The President of the Board of Trade, in the House of Commons this afternoon said that under the Anglo-Argentine trade agreement of 1933, six months notice oi termination of the agreement might be given by either party at any date
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT
    121 5 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore, Friday. Some forced selling of tin shares lu;s ended to ease prices and although omental buying of home stocks has hod effect of hardening prices on the on Exchange, no improvet is noticeable on the Singapore nr fj l€l s hav e reached a new
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    RUBBER IMPORTS
    30 5 Ma£JL B 2 ,m Ports of dry rubber into .ons pl dunng A P ril amounted to 14.692 corresSSi? with ***** tons for the "■ponding month last year.
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    FINANCIAL NEWS & VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1556 5 FINANCIAL NEWS VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS Tb, following share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co and Lyall and Evatt:— MINING Singapore, Friday, 10 a.m. Lssut. Fvaser Lyall Value Co. Evatt 4, Ampsfc 53 59 56 6 £1 A. Kumbang 28 9 3t 6 28 3 29 6 £1
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    RENONG TIN DREDGING
    32 5 The Renong Tin Dredging Company's output of Ore for the month of April 1936 is: No. 2 Dredge 496.51 piculs No. 3 Dredge 630.17 piculs Total 1,126.68 piculs I
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    SEMANGGOL RUBBER CO., LTD.
    483 5 Profit Of $12,273 Last Year THE annual report of the directors of the Semanggol Rubber Co., Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1935, states:— The crop harvested amounted to 277.100 lb. as compared with 379,700 lb. for the previous year; to this has to be
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    RUBBER REPORT
    192 5 All Markets Inclined Easier OWING to nervousness caused by ihe result ol the French election, which is having an adverse effect on the franc and other goid currencies, all rubber markets are inclined to be easier, state Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Singapore, in their weekly report dated
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    RUBBER CROPS
    26 5 The following are rubber outputs for the month of April: Henrietta Rubber Estate Lid 88 200 lb. Sungei Matang Rubber Estate Ltd 28,500 lb.
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      32 5 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLE, BURGLARY, PERSONAL ACCI DENT, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE. ItiD, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. L. G. JOHNSON, General Manager, j
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      112 5 THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) SINGAPORE BRANCH: 4, r Almeida Street. Authorised and Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital £1,000,000 Reserve Fund 500,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON BRANCHES: nomDay, Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi, Madras, Amara, Baghdad Bahrein, Basra. Kirkuk. Mosul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money received on Fixed Deposits
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      365 5 THE SZE HAI TONG BANKING AND INSURANCE CO.. LTD. Incorporated in S.S.i Authorised Capital $2,000,000 Subscribed and Paid Up General Reserve $2,000,000 Head Office. 56, 57 58, Chulia Street, Singapore. Telegraphic Address SZEHAITONG Board of Direc tors. Lee Wee Nam Esq., Chairman Managing Director, Tan Yeow Thuan Esq., Deputy Chairman,
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      355 5 THE UNITED CHINESE BANK, LIMITED, (Incorporated in the SS.) 31-A, Chulia Street. (Boiiham Building) Singapore. Authorised Capital $4,000,0f8 ssued. Subscribed and PaJd Up $1,000 0410 Telegraphic Address: TYEHUABANK 1 elephone Nos 5182, iitl'i, 5184, 5185 5188. Board of irectors:— Wee Kheng Chiang, Esq., Chairman. Khoo Beng Cheang, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
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      532 6 M. HASSAN 36 37, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work in 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. SITUATIONS
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      718 6 GRAMOPHONE NEEDLES. Buy direct from the manufacturers' representatives—excellent quality. Price 25c. per box, containing 5 Tins, —each tin 200 needles, totalling 1,000 needles In ah. obtainable from NASSIM, 381, North Bridge Road, Singapore. Phone 3785. FOR SALE WHY SUFFER STOMACH PAINS? Bisma-Rex, the new Stomach Powder which has swept the
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      753 6 JOHORE GOVERNMENT. "THE EXCISE ENACTMENT, 1930" SESSION OF LICENSING BOARD. The next Session of the Licensing Board for the District of Kluang will ne held at the Assistant Adviser's Office, Kluang, on the Ist day of June, 1936. All applications for the issue, renewal or transfer of licences must be
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      857 6 GREAT WORLD SHOW. Notice of Retirement of Two Partners. NOTICE is hereby given that WEE KHENG WATT and LIM SAY LAY, two of the partners of the partnership business known as the Great World Show carrying on its business at Kirn Seng Road, Singapore, and comprising of Tan Lark Sai,
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      272 6 k j r i i i i i■iiiii"i.iii'iT.iiiiiinn. mini iiMiiii.i.niii i ©"O" i i Sight tested free and first quality I European made lenses and frames I to suit individual faces supplied at moderate prices. Satisfaction I guaranteed by I K. P. N. PANICKER, I Optician, THE EMPIRE DISPENSARY, opp.
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      118 6 LADIESWRIST WATCHES SWISS MADE t;A CHROMIUM PLATED Ijh C JEWEL MOVEMENT L UNBREAKABLE I F> V GLASS Pl 6 5 AS GOOD AS tiHjjM THEY ARE BEAUTITUL A large assortment to figiffl| choose from at only Wm $5.50 each. 429, North Bridge Road. (Near Middle Road). PS. J i as
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      210 7 Buy j SiiIII T S and j V J ANAS MADE BY SHIMURA CO., THE SIGN Wjpl OF QUALITY IS.S&CO.I 82-2, Bras Basah Road. Telephone 4382. Well-finished in SILK OR COTTON. LOW CHARGES *mB? IN CONCERNS OF (LOCKS WATCHES GRAMOPHONES CAMERAS, etc. ALWAYS CONSULT WITH US. Satisfaction Guaranteed YiCK WAH
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      776 7 Week-End Shopping Bargains ===r^== IN SINGAPORE. 1 I This weekly feature is intended to serve as a guide to the latest goods and novelties on display in the shopping centres of Singapore. It should doubtless prove very helpful to our readers when planning their week-end shopping. The firms mentioned here
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      296 7 BARGAIN! A NEW SHIPMENT OF I CHINESE NOVELTIES, CARVED IVORY WARES LINEN TABLE CLOTHS SILK LINGERIE, MAHJONG SETS. LAMP SHADES. OBTAINABLE AT Shanghai Trading Co. 55, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. IODOBALM A SOOTHING FIRST-AID lor ANIMALS m The Perfeci Veterinary Iodine preparation at last. All animal lovers know they cannot apply
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— To-Day's Shipping
    508 8 PASSENGERS BY CARTHAGE 1 The following passengers sailed by the P. and O. liner Carthage, wnich left Singapore this morning: Mrs. Chowning, Mr. T. Megarry, Mr. F. D. Ward, Mr. R. G. Aikman, Mr. W. H. Phillips, Mr. O'berne, Mr. A. E
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    THE HARBOUR
    102 8 SHD?S ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, May 8. East Wharf (Entrance Gate It Op ten Noon 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3> Soudan 14; Kota Tjandi 9; Jean Laborde 7. Empire Dock Gate 3) Siamese Prince 30; Kiiishima Maru 32; Steel Ranger 34; Thurland Castle
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    138 8 Mails expected from Europe etc. I <London) by Aii 'Imperial), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 7 p.m. to-day and general delivery of letters 8.25 a.m. to-morrow. Mails expected from Europe feffe. (London. Mails) by the evening train, time of delivery of boxholders' letters and general delivery
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE
    22 8 The s-s. Jean Laborde for Indo-China. Mails previously announced as closing at 11 a.m. will now close at noon today.
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    Money Market
    204 8 SELLING Singapore, May 7. London 4 months' sight 24 3 32 London 3 months' sight 2,4 3 32 London 60 days* sight 2 4 116 London 30 days' sight 2 4 116 London demand 24 lj32 London TX 2 4 132 Lyons' and Paris demand 87'j HamDurg demand
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    111 8 British Official Wireless. London, May 7. Paris 75 29 64. New York 4.96 7 a Montreal 4.96 7 8 Brussels 29.20. Geneva 15.3012. Amsterdam 7.35. Milan 63 \4. Berlin 12.29 2 Stockholm 16.39 V 2 Copenhagen 22.39 V 2 Oslo 19.90%. Vienna 26 l 2 Prague Helsingfors 222.
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    PRODUCE
    196 8 Singapore. May 7. P.. <Siam W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $142 R. iSiami W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $135 R. 'Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $130 Siam, Rice, 1 M $235 Siam. Rice, 2 $i7S R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. Al $210 R. (Siam 1 "Sinhuay"
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    Diary of the Day WHAT'S ON?
    125 8 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY. MAY 8 High Tides:—12.05 p.m., 11.2 r p.m. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I, Mid dlesex Rgt. v. R.E., Anson Roac Stadium; Div. II, H.M.S. Terror v R.A. II, Naval Base; Friendly, St Joseph's Institution I v. U Sev
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    AMUSEMENTS
    202 8 ALHAMBRA.—' A Night At The Opera with the Marx Brothers, Kitty Carlisle etc. Special Matinee 3.15 p.m. CAPITOL.—"Rose Mark" Nelson Edd" and Jeanette MacDonaid» 6— bio and 9.15 p.m. PA VlLlON.—"Magnificent Obsession 1 with Irene Dunne, Robt. Taylor, Charles Butterwoith, Betty Furneas. etc.. ana The Boat Race 1936. (Special
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      411 8 MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J TO-NIGHT j CABARET ATTRACTION Cocktail Dance The Worth 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. Dinner Dance listers i/UUIU vC The Popular American Dance Team repeating last night's attractive (informal) 9.30 to midnight new programme. NON-DINERS $1.00 TO-MORROW— SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL CABARET. EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. wrk/w xinvv
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      24 8 Against DIABETES A very safe and effective oral treatment. Prepared by the Government controlled Swiss Serum Vaccine Institute. CHARI CO., S Robinson Rd., Singapore.
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      66 8 I I Why take unpleasant v\| laxatives? WtovL Chocolax contains the 1 1 flj necessary principles of a laxative in a delight- ijf:" f Xl ful chocolate form, Acts gently ||p nature without pain I griping—and tastes like ||p your favourite candy j i|l§||P Get the convenient, ;l|p pocket size
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      363 8 j Postal Intelligence 4r~i SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Rengat and Tembilahan (Flevo) noon Indo-China (Jean Laborde) noon Muntok (Op ten Nooru 1.30 p.m. Medan (Tidore) 2 p.m. Trengganu (generally), Besut, Dung v n, Kemaman and Kemasek (Aing Leong) 3 p.m. Bengkalis, F. de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe, Siak and Selat
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    Jane Withers In "Paddy O'Day"
    334 9 A CAPTIVATING FILM SONG HITS Interwoven With Romance Willi a twinkle in her eye and a saucy Irish brogue in her song, little Jane Withers heads a stellar <>f fun makers in her .icyous in ;v Fox picture, "Paddy O'Day," coining shortly to the Aihambra
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    AUwyn, a rising 20th Century-Fox star who will be seen in Singapore shortly.
    27 9 Rita Cansino, the Spanish-Irish star who will be seen shortly at the Alhambra Theatre in "Paddy O'Day." She is here seen with Ben Gochakoff, a tennis star.
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    CHAPLIN RETURNS IN FUNNIEST FILM
    452 9 LONG-AWAITED COMEDY IS HIS BEST AFTER an absence of almost five years, the one and only Charlie Chaplin returns to the screen in this long-?nvaited comedy "Modern Tfmes," which ovens ci the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday. The occasion is well worth waitine for. Tim-- has
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    THEATRE ROYAL
    68 9 Ths Greater Nine O'Clock Revue Singapore, Friday niRECT norn a successful world v tour Rex Story's Greater Nine O'Clock Revue will havr a Singapore nremiere at the Theatre Royal tc-night starting at the 9.lf> performance. Presenting a grand musical, singing, dancing, acrobatic and comedy entertainment, the lcvue should in every
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    "NEXT TIME WE LOVE"
    318 9 A UNIVERSAL FILM Miss Margaret Sullavan [|JARG.\RET the marvellous. Sulla--1 an the splendid. Margaret anilavan, the woman, turns the jmmutic microscope on the vagar,l>v ol le.uinine nature in her port- of tempestuously emotional »oie .n "Next Time We Love." which at the Pavilion Theatre shortly. f his Blqi is based
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    "WAY DOWN EAST"
    242 9 Most Moving Drama THE special plea that "Way Dpwn East" makes for tolerance in judgment of others, the dramatic impact of its story and the enduring tenderness of its love passages have gained through the years, as Fox Film's superb picturisation of the story which has become America's greatest melodrama
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    "THREE LIVE GHOSTS"
    243 9 Packed With Comedy CPARKLING comedy, shot through v with moments of thrillin-; excitement and tender romance make the screen play of "Three Live Ghosts," which is the next < hange at the PavUion Theatre. Featuring Richard Arlen at the head of a fine cast, the story comes to the screen
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      381 10 <• Ihe Only Big Laugh Show in Town t ''I^trongly^la^^ at the Opera" quite the best thing they have done.' V —MALAYA TRIBUNE (yesterday) I ALHAMBRAM6.IS Nightly 9.15 s I—l j •J» IMATINEE TO-MORROW at 3.15 I 4* —j 4* PhJ AIR I n i %mmSS3m I will 71 J
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      345 10 I THE GRANDEST MUSICAL STAGE SHOW IN YEARS j COMES TO LIFE IN M.-G.-M.'s NEW SCREEN TRIUMPH! j C 1 MDI T A 1 NIGHTLY 6.15 9.15 j ffm MT M I \W MJ Matinee To-Morrow 3 p.m. j The World-Famous Musical Hit that ran for over TWO YEARS (864
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      339 10 IRENE DUNNE, Beautiful Star ol "ROBERTA" and "BACK STREET• Z jgtin a magnificent dramatic production that will appeal to all Discrim; nate X lovers of the Cinema! Q I PAVILION Z X 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15 x 8 s IRENE r ipiii s I im xxe i SkSS in I niversal's
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    QANTAS AIRWAYS FARES
    310 11 Substantial Reductions OPERATIVE FROM MAY 15 y R h idson Fysh, Managing DirecM tor of' Qantas Empire Always, a recjiit interview with the press aifiii tin- Qantas duplication ot' services 'id reductions to existing fares, sai* 1 "Substantial fare reductions will coincide v.'ith the commencement of rn
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    CHINA A SECOND ABYSSINIA?
    61 11 Government Urged To j Build Defences Reuter. May 7. COMPARING Abyssinia's fate with that facing China at the hands of Jap in Ihe Chinese press ernphatbe futility of reliance on the Leu4t cor the powers and urges the Gw eminent to redouble its efforts to strengthen
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    INDIA 79 FOR TWO
    31 11 Cricket Match Against Oxford London, May 6. Into yt h°A r ,)lay 0 da y.« tne A1I d 79 for two in their 'iter against Oxford Uni-
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
    46 12 PFSTANA—At the General Hospital. Singapore, on 7th. May, 1936, Maria Johana. the dearly beloved wife of Mr. F. A. Pestana of the Assessment Department, Singapore Municipality. Aued 27 yean. The funeral took place nt the Bidadari Cemetery this morning. Bangkok papers please copy.
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    MEDICAL AID
    728 12 IUE give in this column an ac- count of the occurrence In a block of flats in Singapore this week in the hope that it may lead to additional service being pro* ided for the public. On Sunday morning the resident of one of these flats was taken
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    83 12 Wednesday, May 6. of H the E F^int Cy P^ ided at a e ting oi the Executive Council held at Government House this morning G V ed to A'aTal Lady South arrivtt; £2. at Government House. m"u*™Tu7 sad5 ad llmcheo with the a? Ad\^hS )f Hot c
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    SINGAPORE ROTARY CLUB
    40 12 p J he !£i. meetin g of the Singapore Rotary Club will be held at the Adelohi Hotel on Tuesday, instead Tw£E?*y°f H.W. Mulligan, of the Indian Medical Service, will speak on '•Some SaSS? and Social Aspects^
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    MISSING STUDENTS
    37 12 Shanghai, May 7. Two normal students of the PeinmoMayT Uy it is"? SS S Seen have authorities. pected to leave Peiping next r*rm account of the insecurity of thefr nos? Hon.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. P
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    SIAM'S CHINA MISSION
    32 12 Nanking, May 7 bers of the study mission from S ™L ih P ™W™s yesterday m tne course of his conversation he touched on Chinese foreign policy. -Sin ctev
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    24 12 Dr. P. S. Hunter the Singapore Municipal Rofi£r#5 e 2J th omc r and Mrs. Punter £ttad for Home on leave by the Carth-
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    50 12 Mr. C. V. Bailey a partner in Evatt and Co the well-known Malayan fl?m o a"SS a n C f T nt antS and director or a number of local companies left pn route for Home by the Cartha» on re tirement after 23 years' residue in »alTey. He by
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Planters And Cowper
    186 12 NOTES COMMENTS Planters And Cowper pROBABLY it is as surprising to the members of the United Planting Association as it is to the general public to find that these agriculturists are credited with familiarity with the works of the poet William Cowper. In any case this is what we find
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    Wild Life Preservation
    211 12 the request of the Government, the United Planting Association sent a representative to interview Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt, President of the Society for the Preservation of Empire Fauna, and Mr. Ward-Jackson was the representative chosen. He prepared a memorandum which pointed out that for many years agriculturists, particularly
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    Practical Compromise
    169 12 iJN his interview with Sir Comyn-Platt, Mr. Ward-Jackson q led a statement made in the federal Council in 1&28 by Sir William EN i was then Chief Secretary, namely. In I the long run I feel that we shall I to consider the question of getting big game
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    Gardening In Malaya
    255 12 gARDEN lovers in Malaya, from specialists who cultivate onlj oi or caladiums, down to, or up to. enthusiasts of more catholic tastes, will find a great deal to interest them in the M.A.H.A. Magazine for April. This useful little periodical goes from strength to strength in its
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    Topics Of The Day
    345 12 By "Looker On" RACEGOERS are advised to take precautions against tired feet. Especially in view of the possibility of a long walk home. A An actor who has received a box ot fruit from an admirer says he doesn't know what to make of it. Why
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    ITALY TO ANNEX THE WHOLE OF ABYSSINIA
    382 13 FASCIST COUNCIL SUMMONED JUIGA TAKEN Final Thrust On The Southern Front Reuter. Rome, May 7. AN extraordinary meeting of the Fa-t t Grand Council has been ummoiud for 8 p.m. on Saturday. It i, expected that the Council, which is the only body
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    ETHIOPIAN CLAIM
    114 13 Reuter. London, May 8. "IN emoeMs impression seems to be mid spread that there is no »0110* ran effective Government in Kthiopia. ays the Ethiopian Minister to London. Mr. Martin, in a 'etter to The Times. 2 to state definitely that a SjTrtup of Ministers is carrying on me Government
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    CHAOS IN NORTH CHINA
    203 13 Chiang- Very Worried SENDING UP HIGH OFFICIAL Shanghai, May 8. QEX. Sung Che Yuen is remaining i in Tientsin for some days in >rder to discuss with the Japanese military details of the hitter's cooperation against the "Reds." The problem of how and when to abolish
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    18 13 Mrs. B. F. Bridge, wife of the Penang District Judge, is an inmate of the General Hospital, Penang.
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    27 13 Mr. E. Farrington is acting as Assistant Superintendent of Surveys, North Kedah, in place of Mr. K. Bruc e who has gone to Australia on long leave.
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    BRITISH TRADE FAIR
    81 13 Last Two Nights At The Great World Singapore, Friday. THE British Trade Fair at the Great World will close at midnight tomorrow. It has proved a big attraction ever since the opening on May 1, and those who have not yet visited it are strongly advised to
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    BURMA & CHINA
    66 13 BURMA CHINA Commission Examining Disputed Section Reuter. London. May 7. VISCOUNT CRANBORNE, replying to Mr. G. le M. Mander, in the Houss of Commons, said that a Commission defining the Sino-Burmese border was engaged in examining the disputed section of the frontier during the recent open season from December to
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    MILITARY TRAINING
    47 13 Suspended In Chinese Universities Reuter. Peiping, May 7. The Hopei-Chahar Political Councii has decreed the suspension of military training in all universities and schools here and has ordered the military instructors to leave Peiping immediately. The move is reported to be due to Japanese pressure.—Reuter.
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    PANIC IN AMOY
    47 13 Movements Of Mysterious Warship Hongkong, May 7. Rumours are current that a state ot panic is prevailing in Amoy ever since a mystery warship was sighted in Fukien waters the other day. The price of rice is said to be increasing.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    NEW AIRPORT
    46 13 To Be Built At Ilford Essex London, May 7. The Court of the Common Council of the City of London has approved the prooosal for the establishment of an airport at Fairlot, near Ilford (Essex) at an estimated cost of £600,000.— British Official Wireless.
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    26 13 Mr. E. Farrington is acting as Assistant Superintendent of Surveys, North Kedah, in place of Mr. K. Bruce who has gone to Australia on long leave.
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    41 13 A series of twelve lectures will be delivered at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Penang Road, every Saturday beginning to-morrow, at 5 p.m. on "The Heart and Holiness of God." Pastor W. W. R. Lake will occupy the pulpit every Saturday.
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    FLIGHT FROM THE FRANC
    163 13 A RENEWAL Bank's Heavy Losses Of Gold Reuter. London, May 7. THE flight from the franc is again assuming the heaviest proportions. After initiaj hesitation, the keenest bidding for sterling developed, forcing the Control to lower the peg successively several notches further. The Equalisation Fund now
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    D.E.I. RUBBER
    32 13 Export Duty On Native Produce Reduced Reuter. Batavia, May 7. THE export duty on native rubber will be reduced from 35 to 34 euilders per hundred kilograms from May B.—Reuter.
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    RADIO TALKS FROM EMPIRE CAPITALS
    76 13 Suggestion By British M P. Reuter. London, May 7. IN the House of Commons replying to Capt. H.M. Bullock's suggestion that the 8.8.C. arrange weekly talks from the capitals of the chief dominions, similar to the present weekly talk front America, Mr. Stanley Baldwin said
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    AKRON TROUBLE
    92 13 Five Injured By Discharge Of Gun Reuter. Akron (Ohio) May 7. lABOUR difficulties have re arisen in the tyre factories and five persons were injured after the discharge of a gun during a demonstration to-day. It is reported that two sections have struck. It is understood, that the
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    P. AND O. PURSER
    86 13 Sudden Death On Board At Singapore Singapore, Friday. MR. William Gentry, the purser of 111 the P. and O. liner Carthage, died suddenly on board the ship early this morning. Death was due to heart failure, and there had been no indication that the deceased was
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    FOR SINGAPORE
    29 13 Two R.A.F. Flying Boats At Basra Reuter. Basra, May 7. The two R.A.F. flying boats which left Plymouth for Singapore on Apr. 29, have arrived at Basra.—Reuter.
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    THE KING'S CIVIL LIST
    153 13 Surrender Of Duehi.es LABOUR AMENDMENT DEFEATED Reuter. London, May 7. 'pHE House of Commons passed the second reading of the Civil List Bill and rejected by 205 votes to 95 the Labour amendment asking for the surrender of the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall in exchange
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    MISSING PEARL NECKLACE
    141 13 WAS MISLAID Found In Singapore Yesterday Singapore, Friday. THE 535,000 pearl necklace belong--1 ing to Mrs. Rebecca Meyer which was reported to be missing was found yesterday afternoon. It appears that it had been mislaid. Mrs. Meyer left Singapore lor England on March 6. On Friday last
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    The Teaching Of English In Malaya
    450 14 LECTURE BY AN EXPERT USEFUL ADVICE An Explanation Of Phonetics Singapore, Thursday. THE teachers of Singapore and Johore, for the first time, had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Harold E. Palmer, whose books on English teaching have been extensively used in Malaya. Dr.
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    GAMBLING WITH SEA SHELLS
    110 14 Twenty-Six Bengalis In Court Singapore, Thursday. ANEW form of gambling in which sea shells are used was explained before the Third Magistrate. Mr. H. M. Blacker, to-day when Inspector Such of the Kandang Kerbau Division, produced 26 Bengalis on charges of gambling. The case was the
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    CAR OVERTURNS
    86 14 Four Fusiliers Hurt At Bukit Timah FUR men of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers who were out on a pleasure trip by taxi met with disaster on the Bukit Timah Road last night. At a point near the 6V 2 milestone, the car skidded and overturned, and all four
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    35 14 Mr. G. B. Kcllagher will resume duties as European Judge, Kedah, when he returns from leave in the near future. Mr. L. V. J. Laville who has been acting for him, is going on leave.,
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    SMOKING RUINS
    253 14 Centre Of Addis Ababa Gutted Reuter. Addis Ababa, May 5. THOUSANDS of Italians are arriving in the city cheering and singing, although the modern quarter is mostly smoking ruins. Many of the finest buildings have been destroyed, shops pillaged and houses gutted. Tiie streets are covered with all
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    U. S. ARMY BILL
    101 14 Senator Says Armaments Beget War Talk Reuter. Washington, May 7. THE Senate passed the War Department Appropriation Bill which now goes to the President. In the course of the debate, Mr. Nye condemned large armaments as inevitably leading to war and particularly attacked the authorisation to
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    EGYPT AND ARABIA
    45 14 Pact Of Mutual Recognition Signed Reuter. Cairo, May 7. Ali Pasha Maher, the Egyptian Prime Minister, as Saudi Arabia representa-. live, has signed a treaty whereby each country recognises the existing regime of the other and agrees to exchange diplomatic representatives. —Reuter.
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    Y.W.C.A. NOTES
    119 14 A St. John's Ambulance (V.A.D.) Course commences on Wednesday, May 20, at 5.30 p.m., at the Raffles Quay Y.W.C.A. Dr. MacPherson of General Hospital is arranging for the instruction in the course, which will include first-aid and home nursing, leading to a certificate at the completion of the
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    CHINA'S DEFENCE
    79 14 Nanking, May 7. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, General Ho Ying Ching, Messrs. Ching Chien, Chu Pin Teh, Tang Shang Chic, Feng Yuh Siang, Chin Tai Chun, Wang Shu Chang and Yang Chic in the conference on May 5 held at Marshal Chiang's residence discussed the important problem of
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    32 14 Arrivals and departures of Indian labours during April were as follows: Arrivals (State aided): 207 adults, 54 minors. Arrivals (ordinary deck passengers). adults, 287 minors. Departures: 3.271 adults. 301 minors.
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    46 14 The annual reunion dinner of the Christian Brothers' Old Boys will be held at the Memorial Hall on May 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $1.75. Old boys wishing to attend are requested to communicate with the hon. secretary, Mr. Prins. Cable Department, A.P.C., without delay.
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    KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY
    159 14 Flight To Cape "AMY" CREATES A NEW RECORD Reuter. Capetown,' May 7. MRS. Amy Moilison landed at 4.31 W p.m. local time, beating the record to the Cape by 11 hours 9 minutes. At 8.30 in the morning she landed at Windhoek and after refuelling,
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    FAILED TO REGISTER
    176 14 Japanese Carpenter Fined In Johore (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 6. A Japanese carpenter, who gave his name as Zentaro Ogita, employed on Kulai Besar Estate, Johore, was charged this afternoon before Sheikh Abu Bakar (Second Magistrate, Johore Bahru), with having failed to register his
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    JERUSALEM RIOTS
    41 14 Reuter Wireless. Jerusalem, May 5. Hassan Sidky Dajanl. the Arab leader and municipal councillor and another member of the Arab strike committee, have been arrested. It is alleged they circulated a manifesto urging the nonpayment of taxes. —Reuter Wireless.
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    BRITISH COLONEL APPOINTED
    201 14 Minister Of Finance Of Indian State New Delhi. I usur.-Colonel S.G.V. Ellis, former L Military Accountant-General at the Government of India's army headquarters, who has been living m retirement in England, had been appointed Minister of Finance of Patiala State. He succeeds Sir Frederic Gauntlett, who has
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    JOHORE NOTES
    132 14 Changes In Medical Department (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 6. A farewell party arranged in honour of Dr. J. M. A. Lowson, Medical Officer in charge, General Hospital, Johore Bahru, and Mrs. Dr. Lowson, who were due to sail on May 8 on long leave had
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    SILVER SMUGGLING
    41 14 Nanking, May 7. With a view to restricting further silver smuggling in North China, the Hopei-Charhar Council ordered all silver to be turned over to the three Government banks in exchange for the new currency notes.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    ANTI-FLOOD MEASURES
    32 14 Nan kin gt, May 7. The delegates from Hopeh. Shantung and Honan appealed to Central authorities to establish a special Supervisory Bureau to look into anti-flood measures.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MR. TRIMMER
    185 14 Feted By Singapore Ceylonese Singapore, Thursday. REPRESENTATIVES of the various Ceylonese communities in Singapore and Johore assembled at the G. H. Cafe this afternoon to bid farwell to Mr. G. W. Trimmer, Chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board who leaves for England by the Ranpura on Sunday on
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    WILD LIFE AND AGRICULTURE
    1231 14 PROTECTION Approval Of Game Reserves ITNDER the heading of "Wild Life Preservation In Relation to Agricultural Development," the United Planting Association of Malaya has issued the following bulletin: The Association was, at short notice, asked by the Government to send a representative to interview Sir Thomas
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    NO MORE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA
    596 15 GERMAN ADVISER TO NANKING IN SINGAPORE Special Interview With Tribune Singapore, 1 riday. GENERAL. K. Spermann, a German adviser to the Chinese National Government, and Mr>. Spermann have »fpn staying in the Raffles Hotel and to-day they boarded the Potsdam for Europe, on leave.
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    HOPEI AND CHARHAR
    127 15 Japanese Playing Fast And Loose? Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, May, 7. It is alleged that the Japanese are playing fast and loose with the auestion of the abolition of the Hopei-Charhar autonomy government. When General Sung Che Yuen verbally accepted the Japanese offer ol anti- 'Red"
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    LOCAL MUSICIAN'S $40 A MINUTE
    429 15 For Composition NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR KEDAH (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. rpHERE are always those among us who say that in Malaya we are grossly underpaid. And yet Mr. J. A. Roeytenberg, wno conducts the Selangor Club Orchestra, has just completed a piece
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    SMUGGLING CHECKED
    74 15 Shanghai Offenders Consider Counter-Measures Sin Chew Jit Poh. Singapore. May 6. Co-operation among the customs, railways, and water police has successfully checked smuggling. Smugglers met in the Japanese Coneess on night to consider taking counter-steps. A :"heir.c was drawn up whereby a smuggling organ would be estab ished
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    ROYAL TOURNAMENT
    72 15 Opened By The Duke Of York British Official Wireless. London, May 7. The Duke of York, accompanied by the Duchess and Princess Elizabeth and her sister, opened the Royal Tournament at Olympia this afternoon. It is possible that owing to the progress of mechanisation, this will be the
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    FOREIGN BORROWING
    63 15 Question In The House Of Commons British Official Wireless. London, May 7. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was questioned in the House of Commons regarding the committee appointed to advise him on restrictions on foreign borrowing and in the course of his reply stated: "I have not at
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    All Ready For Singapore Summer Race Meeting
    286 16 FINAL TRAINING TO-DAY TRACK NOTES Scratchings For To -morrow Singapore, Friday. TRAINING for the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting was wound up at Bukit Tiniah this morning when the horses were given slow work on the third track. More than 150
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    THE SCRATCHINGS
    76 16 THE following are the scratchings for to-morrow's races Race 1 Nil Race. 2 Court Martial (all engagements). ..Race 3: Quota (all engagements), Mountain Belle and Gold Marsh. Race 4 Kirtle Race 5 Nil Race 6 Nil Race.7 Greenstone, Russian Rose and Eastern Ally Rare 8 Bon Rapide and Devon King
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB
    58 16 Result Of May Bogey Competition fEN entered for the May Bogey competition of the Sepoy Lines Golf Club which resulted in a win for Miss K. H. Jones, 3 up. The scores were:—32—3 up. Miss M. M. Hadley—22—all square. Mrs. J. S. English—2B—2 down. Miss A.
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    S. C. C. TENNIS
    67 16 Championship Final Postponed Singapore, Friday. OWING to the wet weather there has had to be another postponement oi the S.C.C. tennis doubles championship final. The match—Smith and Wise vs. Cherrington and Warden—will be played on Monday, when the presentation oi prizes by Mrs. Donnell will also
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    SELANGOR TENNIS TOURNEY
    185 16 Final In The Mixed Doubles Event (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. MR and Mrs. Sinclair partnered each other in fine style to win the mixed doubles title in the Selangor tennis championships to-day beating Mr. and Mrs. Hovil in two easy sets, 6-1, 6-3. Besides
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    S.R.C. BILLIARDS
    113 16 Latest Results Of Tournament THE following are results in the billiards tournament of the S.R.C. RESULTS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP: Dr. C. L. Tessensohn beat Dr. E. S. Monteiro, 400—369. SINGLES "A" HANDICAP: W. A. Aeria (—150» beat G. Lowe (—100). 300—127; A. G. Valberg (—125) beat J. B. Quays
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL
    82 16 Malaya Cup Side To Meet, Chinese Olympic "Stars" Singapore, Friday. The team that w ll probably represent Singapore in the Malaya Cup competition, and not the Sino-Malays as originally arranged, will play the China Olymnif* side at the Anson Road Stadium on Friday May 15. Sixteen Singapore players
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    76 16 The following players have been selected to play a game of football against the Bukom Sports Club on Sunday ai Eukom. all the players to be in' the club house at 10 a.m. for free transport to Jardine Steps. Chelliah. Yap Ah Han. C. Ratmam. Ah Mat, Lye Chuan. R.
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    WEEK-END CRICKET IN SINGAPORE
    502 16 Interesting Games Arranged A NUMBER of interesting cricket matches will be played in 'Singapore during the week-end. The S.C.C. team to meet the Middlesex Regiment on Sunday at Tanglin is as lollows: C. G. Jenner, P. Bartram, A. C. Growcicr. H. L. Ward, N. P. Roberts,
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    TO-DAY'S MATCH
    44 16 Diehards To Meet R. E. Singapore, Friday. THE Royal Engineers (lasl v ear's champions) and the Middlesex meet at th»* Anson Road Stadium to-day in the First Division of the League. It is their first match, and an interesting game should result.
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    S.C.R.C. FOOTBALL
    56 16 The following will represent the S.C.R.C. in a football match against the Police next Tuesday on the latter's ground ?n Thompson Road:-^ Yee Cheok Wah, Chee Lim. K.T Ooi Choo Beng, Chwee Chua, Peck Whye T. W. Ong, Choon Lin, Keng Hocl:.' Jimmy Kam and Kee Siang Reserves:—Swee
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    ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-MORROW
    352 16 WEIGHTS AND ORDER ()p RUNNING rpHE following are the acceptances, weights and order of running for the opening races to-morrow of Singapore Turf Club Sum mer (Governor's Cup) Meeting: RACE ONE Horses Class 2—Div. 4—7 furs. Mr. Pitman 9.0 Miss Sardis 8.13 Blue Peter 8.13 Monte Video
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    94 16 The following have been selected to represent the August B.P. agamsv tt\<i Social Athletic Party on Saturday :t the Frascr and Neave ground, players and supporters to assemble at the Cht House. 37, Stanley Street. Soh Peng Kiong. Wee Eng Siang, Wet Ihiam Poh, Chan Ah Keng, Ang Thiarv. Teen,
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    324 18 New Books For Issue On Saturday rE undernoted newly added nonfiction and fiction works will be ready for issue at Raffles I/brary on Saturday at 8.30 a.m. White Sails Crowding, Illustrated. CM. Butlin: Siamese White, Illustrated and Map, Maurice Collis: The Son of Marietta, Johan Fabricius: The Lunatic
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    16 18 Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shenton of Batu Gajah, are leaving for Home on leave shortly.
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    30 18 It is understood that the Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer, and Mrs Palmer are proceeding Home on holiday, leaving Bruas on Friday next for Penang where they catch their boat.
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    DARING DRESSES
    56 18 Canton Takes Drastic Action Canton. lay 6 THE Canto:: Police has started to force the laws against darn* dern dresses. Special coip, are lS stationed in the str< women to abandon such those women who are obdurat en to the police station v.l ere th?" dresses arc- chopped
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    60 18 U.S. Estimates Passed By Senate Reuter. "Washington. May 6. The Senate Appropriations Committer approved the Naval Appropriation Bii is essentially the same form as it cd the House Committee. Mr. Pittmai. expressed the opinion that tiv* Londor Naval Treaty would be approved by Foreign Relations Committee and the;e
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      778 20 BLINDING HEADACHES MADE HER HELPLESS Forced to Lie Down For Hours at a Time The severity of this woman's headaches can be easily imagined from her statement that she seemed to lose her sight, and all power in her hands. Other sufferers from headaches will be interested to read her
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    1562 21 Natural Security rU T WHICH HAS NOT been faced (By Air Mail) London, Apr. 22. 4 YEAR has elapsed since we sudA denty discovered, despite the Prime Minister's previous emphatic denial, rhat Germany had achieved «r parity with Great Britain.
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    218 22 Anti-Opium Campaign In Singapore And Malacca —An Unfounded Shanghai Report Expensive Funerals Condemned Will Mr. Poh Kirn Seng Go To Berlin?—lncreasing Popularity Of Basketball—President's Son Now In Suiyuen Romance With American Girl (By Our Chinese Correspondent) TfHE campaign carried on by the Singapore Anti-Opium Society under the
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    172 22 AN interesting but unfounded report has been received from Shanghai. It states that Mr. Aw Boon Haw, Mi. Tan Hj&b Kve and other prominent Chinese leaders in Singapore are subscribing and collecting funds with which to purchase an aeroplane for tiie Chinese Government to celebrate the birthday
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    103 22 THE Hwa Nan Girls' School spent LaL D dy May in a very novel hni V H Q J n f te ?i f celebr ating it with a holiday as labourers do, and rightly sc. the Hwa Nan girls' chose to spend the Sims th P c"
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    143 22 Their "Holiday" At Th' Front -enL'th, many h°/ <he,r masters to the*s#£SP. roUowcd .x)Mdent with«th Jffc 1 s corresfor.es. hj WWhtftP northern Penal ensuwrs tLc im WWn* reads 0 bcwi busy Another student of <,his school acts an interpreter for Reuters IN DANGEROUS POSHiCNS Lfany boys
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    448 22 The Current Singapore Prices Singapore, May 1 MEAT Beef, steak, kati 34 Beef, scew or cuny, kati 28 Fillet, steak, per lb. 52 Mutton, Australia, per lb. 38 Pork, lean, kati 40 Pork, lean and fat (.Ist ouality. k*ii l> POULTRY Capons (locally reared.), kati 50 Ducks, each
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