Malaya Tribune, 16 May 1936

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales VoL XXffl.- -No. 114 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1936 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Saturday, May 16, 1936. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1936. FIVE CENTS
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      114 1 Read The SUNDAY TRIBUNE Dominant In Malaya Wise feeding means more than a healthy baby. It 11 means a happy Mother, and a joyous home-coming for Father after his day's work. That is why so many \*^sW Mothers feed Baby on "LACTOGEN." "LACTOGEN" is a carefully balanced whole-milk food, full
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      11 1 THE NEWS I WITH YOUR J BREAKFAST Try The MORNING TRIBUNE
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES ADOPTION OF SHIPS BY SCHOOLS
    470 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES ADOPTION OF SHIPS BY SCHOOLS Officers To Correspond With Pupik the Adoption ot Ship, by Schools, says "™A sS'has been formed to assist .heVaSfnl of geography in schools m r manner which will add interest; w captains and officers of our cargo c rying ships sailing to
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    TOWING ACCIDENT
    182 2 Hawser Strain Sinks bhangnai Launch Another steam launch to W ing a jun* to her rescue could her to the shore and beach her. The other acci Xmt to a steam launch occurred when a ?aunch due to tide and wind. a In ?he case of Jui Ta
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    2,250.MILE VOYAGE
    312 2 Yacht's Severe Testing In Heavy Seas DESPITE the severe testing imposed by heavy seas, the two A.E.C. sixcvlinder 100 h.p. oil engines installed in the auxiliary yacht Charmian wer? declared by a guest-engineer to have "run faultlessly" during a recent voyage from Southampton to Cannes. The Chairman of
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      431 2 and BRITISH INDIA p O. S. N. CO.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. Spore. 1936. RAWALPINDI 17,000 May 22 BURDWAN 6,070 June rnRFU '6,000 June 6 RANCHI June 1» SOMALI 6,810 Juiy 1 NALDERA 16,000 Ju y 3 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 July 17 BANGALORE 6,000 Jul} 30 RAJPUTANA 17 000 July 31
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      330 2 O. S. K. Announces NEW REDUCED FARES TO ENGLAND VIA AFRICA, RETURNING TO SINGAPORE VIA SUEZ £103-8-0 Up Fare provides Singapore Africa O.S.K. Cabin Class; Africa England Union Castle 2nd Class LondonSingapore N.V.K. 2nd Class. FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, Apply to O.S.K. PASSAGE DEPT., Singapore. zzz. *i .J. s ifj Lloyd
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      143 2 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON, Vla~ienang CjlombO; Aden, Port Said, Marseilles s.s HARUNA MARU May 28 s<? KATORI MARU J un i MARU J«ne 25 t m.s. YASUKUNI MARU J^ ss JSSSST 557 t «00 E 369 Shanghai Next Sailingss.s. HAKONE MARU May
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      477 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHI SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE luxurious One Class Motorships Mos. private bath. ExC ellen^Cuis^ne ß s LONDON ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND KU I COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang we Sham .LALAOTIA26-5 26-5 27-5 29 5 JUTLANDIA 16-6 16-6 17-6 19 6 2 8 7 7 2
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      479 2 STEAMER SAILING LLOYD Incurporatea in Germany). The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. For MANILA, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA JAPAN. Due Spore l'J in "NECKAR"' May 23 SCHARNHORST" omits North China Jun. 3 HOMEWARDS FOR HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BREMEN:— "DONAU" also calls Marseilles, Oran, Casablanca, Antwerp May 24 "KONIGSBERG"
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    NEW RUBBER QUOTAS
    775 3 A SURPRI6E Mixed Reception In London (By Air Mail) m Our Own Correspondent) London, May 6. Tilt increase in the rubber output quota to 65 per cent, for the last six months of the year took everybody by surprise. Mincing Lane was mildly shocked; Amsterdam was consoled
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    FINANCIAL NEWS & VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    21 3 FINANCIAL NEWS VIEWS LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS Tb, following share quotations are issued by Fraaer and Co and Lyall and Evatt:—
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    MINING
    604 3 Singapore, Friday, 10 a.m. lssut. Fraser Lyall Value Co. Evatt 4|- Ampat 5 3 5,9 5 6 6 £1 A. Kumbang 28 9 29 6 28 3 29 6 £1 A. Malay 58;6 59(6 58|- 59$1 A. Weng 1.65 1.75 1.65 1.75 5!- A. Hitam 14j6 15]3 14]- 15|£1
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    177 3 ISSUED BY FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Interest Mar. 31, Sept. 30 108 110 nom 1&H7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Interest March 31, Sept. 30 112 114 non 4 V2 1909 red 1955 Si 000 000 Interest Marrh 31 Sept. 30 118
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    RUBBER
    381 3 Singapore. Friday, 10 a.m. Issue Value Eraser Lyall and Shares and Co. Evatt 1 Allen by 1.52% 1 60cd 1.60 1.70cd 1 A. Gajah 0.90 1.05 1.00 1.10 1 A. Hnam 1.35 1.45cd 1.35 1.45cd 1 A. Moiek 0.90 1.00 0.95 1.00 2 A. Malay 3.30 3.40 3.30 3.40
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    GENERAL
    382 3 tx S 3T33§ CLOSING QUOTATIONS iffue. Wnmt Lyaii Value Co. Evatt $2|- A. Brick Ord. 1.20 1.30 1.20 1.30 %2 A. Brick 7V4% Pref. 1.55 1.60 1.55 1.62** $10 Atlas Ice 10.00 11.00 10.00 11.00 tl B.A.T. 1216 126- £6 2.6 £6.7.6 80 B.M. B'casting .12% dis. .05 dis.
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    46 3 (Bu Our Financial Correspondent) London, May 15. THE following were the closing prices for gold, silver, capra and wolfram:— LONDON GOLD Spot: £7.0.2 (down Id.). LONDON SILVER Spot: 207/« d. (up 5(1«*.). COPRA Straits-Rotterdam 13 2 (up WOLFRAM London (Spot) 335. 3d. (down 6d.>.
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET
    301 3 Reactions To The Quota Increase MESSRS. Lewis and Peat, Ltd., London, reported on April 28 as lol'ows: Plantation—At the meeting of the International Rubber Regulation Committee to-day, it was decided to release an extra 5%, making the permissible allowance 65% of the quota for the period July
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    DENNISTOWN RUBBER
    260 3 7 m prove men t In Current Price rpilE third annual general meeting of Dennistown Rubber Estate. Ltd. was held on April 7 in London Mr. M. S Parry. J.P tthe chairman). said that the year 1935 saw the period of lowest average prices for rubber since restriction
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    MARKET REVIEW
    348 3 Weekly Report Of Stanton Nelson Co. Singapore. Friday. THE market was inclined to sag at tne 1 beginning of the week due to lowei prices in London and New York and manufacturers holding off. Later outside operators began to show more interest and the market experienced a sharp
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    KUCHAI TIN RESULTS
    45 3 The results of the working of Kuchai Tin bucket dredge :or April are as follow*: Actual running time 538 hours 42 minutes, time lost 181 hours 18 minutes, average dicing depth 49.34 feet, ere ton 852 picul... yardage treated 135,000 cubic yads.
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      31 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLE. BURGLARY, PERSONAL ACCI DENT, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE. 16D, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. L. G. JOHNSON, General Manager.
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      86 3 THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED. < Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE BRANCH: 4, D'Almeida Street. Authorised and Subscribed Capital £2.000.000 Paid-up Capita! f1.000.000 Reserve Fund 500,000 HEAD OPTICS: LONDON BRANCHES: uornDay, 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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      605 3 The P.&O. Banking Corporation, Ltd. (Incorporated in England) SAFE DEPOSIT SERVICE Safe Deposit facilities are now available at the P. 0. Banking Corporation, Ltd., Union Build- ing, Singap -re. Conditions of service and full particulars may be obtained on application to the Manager. Safes art available from $5 per annum
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      574 4 M. HASSAN 36 37, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work in electrical, gas and water seri vice 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 obligaL tion. 'PHONE
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      628 4 ETON HIGH SCHOOL (Junction of Selegie Rd. If and short Street) I b&mr I There are vacancies in I r«3vf/ all classes from Primary to Senior Cambridge. Cambridge Results 1935 —100% Passes. This is the only private English School in Singapore that possesses its own Premises. Proprietor: Mr. Peter Chong
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      671 4 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS NOTICE Tampoi Halt between Kempas and Johore Bahru will be closed for traffic with effect from 17 May, 1936, and trains will not stop there from this date. D. H. ELI AS, General Manager, F.M.S. Railways. Kuala Lumpur, 12 May, 1936. SELANGOR TURF CLUB SUMMER 1936
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      694 4 NOTICE In the estate of TEO KIM SENG, deceased. Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance 1929, notice is hereby given that all creditors and persons having any claims against the estate of the abovenamed TEO KIM SENG deceased late of No. 160 Neil Road and of No. 59
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      434 4 NOTICE ESTATE OF KOH AH BEE DECEASED Pursuant to the Trustees Ordinance 1929 All creditors and others having claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased are hereby given notice to send their claims and particulars thereof In writing to Messrs. Claude da Silva Co., of No. 6A Raffles Place,
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      299 4 425, North Bridge Road. <Nqpr Middle Road.i THE SHOP OF SATISFIED CLIENTS, WHERE THOUSANDS OF CLOCKS WATCHES HAVE BEEN SOLD AND REPUKLI, Contractors for the Repair Clocks and Watches to the British I Army and R.A.F. Base in Malays -F*. i v QUININE T r as a prophylactic against MALARIA,
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    SINGAPORE A.A.
    123 5 Meeting To Be Held In July THE Singapore Amateur Athletic Association. Open Championship Meeting under A.A.A. Laws will be held on the S.C.C. ground on July 7. There are fourteen events on the programme, entries for which close on June 24. An entrance fee of 50 cents per
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    A MAN HUNT
    106 5 Round-Up Of Escaped Convicts Reuter. McLestcr (Oklahoma), May 15. A MAN hunt by fifty police with bloodhounds, resulted in the recapture of two escaped convicts and two of the four warders carried off as hostages have also been rescued one ol whom is seriously injured. Eleven convicts
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      323 5 7m K H SERVICES Details For This Week-End C IIURCH OF ENGLAND ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL 550 a.m., Holy Communion. Matin*. Choral Eucharist. I Holy Communion. m p:vens<mg and Sermon. Rev. D. E. G. Hodge. Holy Communion. Mon Wednesday and Friday at 8 Tuesday, Thursday and urday, at 7 a.m. Evening Service
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      436 5 Sunday, 8.15 a.m., Sunday School and I Bible Class. 'J. 15 a.m., English SeTVice: Mr. Tan Kek Tiam. 11.30 a.m.. Boys' Brigade Bible Class. GOO p.m.. Evening Worship: Mr. E. Tipson. Monday, 8 p.m., Reading Club Meeting. Tuesday, 8 p.m.. No Meeting -Sunday School Teachers' Class. Wednesday, G p.m., Church
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      516 5 "CREAM" AW AY SUPERFLUOUS THE LATEST BEAUTY TRICK Quick I Leani ahoul the new toilet < ream which ends Buperliaowi liair in three minutes Nevn have you known anything so casv 'New Veet, it's called. It looks and feels an<l smell- like a toilet cream Apply it straight from the
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      311 5 FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF YOU OUGHT TO KNOW Your Heart beats about 72 times a minute. J -At evĕry beat it pumps about 3 ounces of blood. There are s. 1,440 minutes in every day. £Zr 72x1,440 x 3 ounces 311,040 ounces VJ OVER EIGHT TONS y j of blood pumped
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— To-Day's Shipping
    83 6 VESSELS ARRIVED Patras, Dutch, 1,181 tons; from Cheribon 14-5 to Bali and Java 16-5. Tohiti, Dutch, 683 tons; from Pontianak 14-5 to Pontianak 16-5. Belawan, Dutch, 715 tons; from Bandjermasin 14-5 to Bandjermasin 30-5. Muinam, Danish, 1.739 tons; from Penang 15-5 to
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    150 6 Malls expected from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. by Air (Qantas), time of delivery of boxholders' letter* only 3.30 p.m. and general delivery of letters 4.05 p.m. to-day. Mails expected from Netherlands Indies by Air (Netherlands», time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 3.30 p.m. and general delivery of
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    MAIL DELIVERED
    21 6 The Air mail (Netherlands, despatched trom Singapore on May 9 was delivered in London on May 15 (6 days)
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    Money Market
    214 6 SELLING Singapore, May 15. London 4 months' sight i 4 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 2|4 1 32 London TX 2 4 1;32 Lyons and Paris demand 87!J Hamburg
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    106 6 London, May 15 Paris 75 17 64. New York 4.96 3 b. Montreal 4.97y 2 Brussels 29.32. Geneva 15.32. Amsterdam i.33 l 2 Milan 63 Berlin 12.31 1 Stockholm 16.39 Copenhagen 22 3914 Oslo 19.90'4. Vienna 26'^. Prague 119' 2. Helsingfors 222. Madrid 36 5 16. Rio 4
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    AMUSEMENTS
    131 6 ALHAMBRA.— Screen: 1 Wav Down Revue. Stage: ReX St ry S oVioc CAPITOL.— "Modern Times" (Chanie Chaplin >, 6.15 and 9.15 pm PAVILION.-'-Car of Dreams bertson Haret, 6.15 and 9.15 pm MARLBOROUGH.— "Broaoway icay —6.15 and 9.15 pm OREA'i' WORLD,_cabaret Dancing Side-shows. Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Ckiemas: Globe TheatreBroadway
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      307 6 faffles S*telv -j-r- MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL j TO-NIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL and the World Famous Dancers ircm Diaghliew Russian Ballet kilt A am> BORIS hi a programme of exceptional talent (1) DOLL DANCE, (2) BLUE DANUBE WALTZ, (3) THE GAY NINETIES EXTENSION TO
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      210 6 TOCK TYPEWRITER C, 28-A, Change Alley, Singapore, Telephone No. 2633. Stockists OMSRIKA Brand Nc~Po*rt- CmtS IW* gWĔ able Typewriters, 4 9 Banks with English Keyboards fitted with Stand- TyPeS writer Repairers. We Sell Kolok Graphia Ribbons, Carbon Paper of the finest quality. Work Guaranteed Charges moderate. rWfALTfY 1 RESTORED MEN
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      354 6 SUCCESS through BASIC ENGLISH. Basic English, Basic Words, A.B.C cf Basic English, Basic Dictionary, Everyday Basic, Basic by Examples, Brighter Basic, Basic for Business, Debabelizatiou Basic for Economics, Word Economy' Basic Applied Science, etc. The first four books form the beginners CoursPrice $1.35 each. Psychology Handbooks: Twenty Tips on Psychology
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      292 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT (By 1 Pho UCT H>N SALE OF NOTICE "12" mo?o m tor car 5 3637 > 1 Austin I car S-6&45 Car i S n 9l2 1 Renault motor NOTICE is hereby givi n S-319 l Cotton r°" gias motor cycle I dersigned Yong Pek Pm carryin Ford
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      153 6 j Postal Intelligence mrwn .1 umi .11 pi— mum r SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Medan, Jack, Bushire, Amsterdam and London by Air (Netherlands) 12.45 p.m. Hoihow (Muinam) 1 p.m. Trengganu (generally), Besut, Dungun, Kamaman, Kemasek and Kretay (Asdang) 2 p.m. India, East, North, South and West (Tilawa) 2 p.m. Djambi
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      97 6 Diary of the Day j WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, MAY 16 High Tides:—s.33 a.m.. 6.56 pm Races: Singapore Turf Club Bun Meeting, 3rd day Cricket: S.C.C. v. Indian A- i S.C.C.; S.R.C. v. R.A.F.. Ist S.R.C.: CSC. I v. EnnisUi] Tanghn. V.M.C.A. v. BUS T Naval
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    U.S. GOVT. RUNS THEATRES
    495 7 show's On Broadway NEMPLOYED actors enjoy a boom New York. in England, the United States A i ia> always frowned on Gov-rnrm-i;t subsidising of Art in any form. >* owing to the depression ht j.\.ueral Government is actually at the present moment of a artistic undertaking
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    RING STOLEN FROM JOCKEY'S WIFE
    236 7 Thief Who Was Traced By Clairvoyance j SENTENCE of a year's rigorous im- prisonment was passed by Mr. B. F. de Silva, Additional District Judge Colombo, on W. A. James, a motor-car cleaner of Wellawatte. James was found guilty of having, at Wellawatte, dishonestly received
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    £158,851 COLLECTED
    131 7 Salvation Army's "Self-Denial" Appeal London, April 29. As a result of a nation-wide "SelfDenial" appeal. £158,851 has been collected in Great Britain for mission work throughout the Empire and overseas The appeal was launched by the Saij vation Army as part of its annua! woi ld-wide "Self-Denial" collection
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    DOUBLE PURPOSE
    109 7 Summer-House Also An Air-Raid Refuge Berlin. A summer-house which is simultaneously an air-raid refuge is a feature of the garden exhibition which has been opened in Dresden. The summer-house is meant to be erected at the bottom of the garden. It has an imposing sun-parlour and a place
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    CAMPAIGN FOR RE-ELECTION
    366 7 Pres. Roosevelt HIS SIX-POINT PROGRAMME Baltimore, Maryland. OENEWED consideration by his administration of a shorter working week, "adequate" minimum wages, and the stabilisation of annual employment were promised by President Roosevelt in a speech here which is regarded as the opening shot in his campaign for re-election.
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    UNUSUAL ROBBERY
    104 7 Bird Snatches Note From Woman's Hand Calcutta. A housewife was about to enter a shop in one of the main streets here and took a 10-rupce (15j-) note out of her purse. Instantly, a huge kite swooped down seized the note in its beak, then "zoomed"' up to
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      55 7 FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPiONNo.I THERAPION N0.2 THERAPION N0.3 2°- 1 Car Dl»ch»rt«fc M*. 9 Cuvm BJood roiaon No. a Cur*. Chronic WttkUHM. n»''i VV nc 3 Chemists, or either No.raturn Still, r%m i L i? C Med.Co. Haverstockßd.N.W.s. London. 22ii E C «-ERC'S PILLS fop th« Uver we ak kldneyi A
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      245 7 The Original 'SNt PRIMUS Fjjf Whether for HEATING and LIGHTING -f^J^ or occasional COOKING when it seems 9 unnecessary to light a wood fire the Original Primus Apparatus has no equal m for efficiency and economy. The superior r^S fJ:^^^^s^3^ workmanship and materials used in their Sli^!KpP^^2 construction assures a
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      349 8 GREETED BY ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS LAST NIGHT One of the BEST DOUBLE STAGE and SCREEN Shows ever presented AT USUAL PRICES! ALHAMBRA Ml Matinee TO-DAY at 3.15 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15 ON THE SCREEN J ON THE STAGE I Fox-20th Century's SPECIAL PRESENTATION Thrilling Dramatic Production— By [NOW A MIGHTY I «*m»T*
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      264 8 J SINGAPORE ACCLAIMS THIS GREAT COMEDY AS j j "CHARLIE'S BEST PICTURE." j j ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT SINCE THE OPENING NIGHT! 1 _p, Z nTr|IAT 3 SHOWS TO-DAY j I AFII 111. TO-MORROW j 3.15—6.15—9.15 j j j CHARLIE' a I I @HAPLIN I j His Actions speak every
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      207 8 (A Rollicking, Merry Musical Comedy Shcv jj j PAVILION ll 3.15—6.1 D—9.19 f *****5S I The Popular foil of the f|^^^^^^^^^^^^ Combination '^I^^^^HP^^^^^i Jaumont-British hilarious st ry of jSr'" how a girl demanded the best of per ISfIHHBHHHP^BB_m "Car Of Dreams" with JOHN MILLS and GRETE MOSHEIM, the new continental
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      426 9 GRAND MATINEE DEDICATED TO LADIES SCHOOL CHILDREN TO-DAY AT 3.15 p.m. REDUCED PRICES i OLIVIA Dc HAVILLAND JmHB J^f W ants To See Handsome Errol Flynn, in Warner Bros. Minute picturization Of This World-Famous Love-And-issic By Rafael Sa'oatini. Press Critics Praise This Pirate Story To The Skies You Will Too
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      460 9 I OPENING TO NIGHT PALACE THEATRE (Formerly SHANGHAI CINEMA) EU TONG SEN STREET. 7.15 P.M. NIGHTLY 9.30 P.M. The Biggest and finest CHINESE STAGE SHOW Ever Visited Malaya THE SHANGHAI It EVIT E A Company of 50 Star Artists in the most daringly and Spectacular acts, never seen before! 1936
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      369 9 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED. Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of 5% on account of the year ending 30th September 1936, has been declared by the Directors of this Company, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Register as at 30th May, 1936. Notice is
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH
    43 10 MONTEIRO—On 15th May, 1936, at No 269 Tembling Road, Singapore, Charles James Monteiro, 65 years. The funeral cortege will leave his late residence for the Church of St. Joseph at 430 p.m. to-day and thence to Bidadari Cemetery for interment
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    A LOOK AROUND
    829 10 yyHO speaks for British foreign policy, the Prime Minister or the Secretary for Foreign Affairs? This question is inevitably raised by the speech of Mr. Stanley Baldwin in the Albert Hall. The two Ministers ought to speak with one voice, but what Mr. Baldwin says represents a
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
    188 10 Latest List Of Appointments In S.S. Singapore, Friday. The following appointments are announced in the Straits Settlements Government Gazette: Mr. C. Wilson, M.C.S.. to act as Controller of Labour, Malaya. Lieutenant R. A. Gwyn. Ist Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, Captain H. C. G. Stewart. Ist Battalion, the Royal
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    THE RHINELAND
    99 10 Alleged Re-Fortification By Germany London, May 14. THE newspapers state that the French delegation to the conference of the Locarno Powers at Geneva have produced detailed information regarding conditions in the Rhineland, with special reference to the re-fortification of the demilitarised zone. The foreign secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden,
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Over 8,000 Cars
    176 10 NOTES COMMENTS Over 8,000 Cars COME significant! figures with regard to motor vehicles in Singapore are contained in the annual report of tha Municipal Vehicles Registration Department for 1935. The number of cars, private and public, in use approached the 8,000 mark, being 7,848, as compared with 7,399 in 1934
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    Mosquito Buses
    178 10 JF "mosquito" buses had been allowed to multiply, a difficult position would have been reached by now. The Municipal authorities realised, however, that this form of transport had to be checked, and from the beginning of last year the small buses disappeared from the crowded Geylang-Tanjong Pagar route.
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    Rickshas
    183 10 |T is the policy of the Municipal Commissioners to reduce the number of rickshas licensed for hire, so that in course of time this form of transport will disappear from the streets of Singapore. Judging by the Department's report however, the rate of reduction is so slow as to
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    The Revenue
    121 10 JHE revenue of the department in 1935 was $1,021,713.30, which was $141,513.30 more than the estimate and an increase of $18,385.63 over the revenue for 1934. Deducting $100,291.05, the proportionate amount collected on taxes payable to the Rural Board, refunds of $14,361.33 on cars, lorries, etc., and 20
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    Topics Of The Day
    432 10 By "Looker On" RETIRED sea captain has become a family wine merchant. His new mottoi is: "A port in every wife." A The present-day style of feminine headgear may be all right; but many of these hats look as if they had had a forced landing.
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    JAPAN DEMANDING CONTROL OF CHINA'S POLICY? MORE TROOPS IN THE NORTH
    111 11 deep concern Tokyo And Smuggling Scandal Reuter. London, May 15. JAPAN is preparing to present new sweeping and peremptory deniands to China, declares the Daily Herald diplomatic correspondent. The precise terms are not yet settled, he says, but the
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    MORE TROOPS
    328 11 Japanese War Office Statement Reuter. THE first batch of Japanes? reinforcements. numbering 1.700. arrived at Tientsin this morning. The majority will be stationed at Tientsin but a small detachment will be sent to Peiping. Tokyo, May 15. A War Office communique from Tokio states: "It has been decided
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    SOVIET AND JAPAN
    118 11 Moscow View Of The Situation Reuter. Moscow, May 15. THE Soviet Government apparently is unperturbed at Generai xeiauchi's 'ec?nt speech in the Japanese Diet denouncing Russian Military preparations 'n East Siberia as a threat to Japan. Krasnay Asvezda, the Red Army f, rsan, quotes with approval the
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    NEW DEMANDS
    106 11 Japan Says They Are Without Foundation Reuter. Shanghai, May 15. The Japanese Embassy spokesman characterised the report that new demands to China were being prepared as "irresponsible, malicious and lacking all foundation." He ridiculed the idea that the yen was bemg made the basis of Chinese currency, which
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    FRESH LAURELS FOR AMY
    46 11 Two N.?w Records GREAT WELCOME AT CROYDON Reuter. London, May 15. MRS. Amy Mollison arrived at Croydon fri».n the Cape at 1.36 p.m. accomplishing the journey in 112 hours, 17 minutes, beating Flight-Lieutenant Tommy Rose's record by 37 hours 48 minutes. —Reuter.
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    AT CROYDON
    237 11 Enthusiastic Welcome By Huge Crowds f British Official Wireless. London, May 15. MRS. Amy Mollison landed at Croydon at 12.35 G.M.T. at the end of her air journey to Capetown and back, in which she has broken the records for the flight in both directions. She was enthusiastically
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    QUARRY FATALITY
    52 11 Worker Falls And Breaks His Spine Singapore. Friday. A fatal accident occurrcd at a granite quarry in Bukit Timah yesterday afternoon. A Chinese coolie was working on top of a cliff when he lost his footing and fell to the bottom. He fractured his spine and died in
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    BUDGET SECRETS
    46 11 British Official Wireless. London, May 15. The Judicial Tribunal inquiring into the alleged leakage of budget information took further evidence 'o-day re garding various insurances effected against rises in the income tax and in the tea duty and then adjourned till Monday.—British Official Wireless.
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    19 11 The Air mail (Imperial) despatched from Singapore on May 6 was delivered in London on May 14 (8 days).
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    DEPUTATION TO THE PREMIER
    285 11 Mandated Areas CONCILIATION OF COERCION? British Wireless. Londm, May 15. JHE Prime Minister on Tnursday will receive a deputation on the mandates question. The deputation, whilch ;has been appointed by the Imperial Affairs Committee of the Conservative Parliamentary Party, will present to the Prime Minister a
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    NEW HONOUR FOR JEAN BATTEN
    94 11 Britannia Trophy Of 1935 British Wireless. London, May 15. MISS Jean Batten, the New Zealand airwoman, has been awarded the Britannia Trophy for 1935 in recognition of her flight across the Southern Atlantic last year in her Percival Gull aeroplane. This trophy is awarded by
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    TREASURY BILLS
    40 11 British Official Wireless. London, May 15. The total amount applied for in tenders tor £45,000,000 Treasury Bills was £*****.000. The average rate per cent, for Bills at three months was 10l5.98d. against 10:5.91d. a week ago.--British Official Wireless.
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    GEN. TERAUCHI'S SPEECH
    119 11 SOVIET CALM Still Wants Pact Of Non-Aggression Reuter. Moscow, May 15. THE Soviet Government is appa- rently not perturbed over General Terauchi's recent speech in the Diet denouncing Russian military preparations in East Siberia as a threat to Japan. The Krasna Yasvezda, the Red Army Organ, quotes
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    AMERICAN FLAG TORN DOWN
    84 11 U.S. Government's Strong Warning Reuter. San Juan, Porto Rico, May 15. AS a iesult of the recent demonstrations in which the United States flags were torn down and Nationalist banners hoisted instead, the Governor has ssnt a message to all island authorities to prosecute promptly all
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    AUSTRIAN HEIMWEHR
    97 11 Herr Yon Schuschnigg's Announcement Reuter. Vienna, May 15. THE intention to disarm the Heimwehr in due course was announced by Herr Yon Schuschnigg in a broadcast speecn in the occasion of his taking up office as supreme leader of the Fatherland Front. He said that apart from the
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    RADIO LICENCES
    149 11 Two Forms To Be Issued For Listeners Singapore, Friday. It Ls announced In the Government Gazette tnat the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations are amended so that there ohail be two classes of Broadcast Listening Station Licences, namely:— (a> Class A licences, the holders of which are not allowed to
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    KING GEORGE MEMORIAL
    60 11 To Take Form Of Playing Fields Reuter. London, May 16. The committee of the King George Memorial Fund has decided that the national memorials will take the form of playing fields throughout the country Also a statue is to be erected in Westminster. An appeal for support
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    LONDON NAVAL TREATY
    42 11 Passed By U. S. Foreign Relations Committee Reuter. Washington, May 15. The Senate Foreign Relations committee voted favourably on the London Naval Treaty which now gees to the Senate and is expected to be taken up on May 18.—Reuter.
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    RUSSIA DESIRES PEACE
    112 11 Ambassador In London On Hitler s Plan Reuter. London, May 15. "U[E desire to strengthen the Covenant and the League and build up collective security for every part of Europe." declared the Soviet Ambassador, M. Maisky, at a dinner of the Anglo-Russian Parliamentary Committee. He said the
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    LORD ALLENBY
    54 11 Burial In Warriors' Chapel Westminster British Official Wireless. London, May 15. Field Marshal Lord Allenby will be buried in the Warriors' Chapel at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday. The King will be represented by Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode and Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob will represent the Duke
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    BRITAIN & SOVIET
    57 11 BRITAIN SOVIET Naval Conversations To Open Next Week British Official Wireless. London, May 15. It is expected that naval conversations between Great Britain and Russia arising out of the Four Power agreement recently signed in London, will be opened in the course of the next few days but no date
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    SINGAPORE ROTARY CLUB
    44 11 Mr. C. S. See will be the speaker at the meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club to be held at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday. He will speak on his world tour and "out-reaches of Rotary" and give impressions of America.
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    NEGUS EXPLAINS HIS FLIGHT
    266 11 To End Massacre EMPRESS SHOPS IN JERUSALEM Reuter Wireless. (SATISFACTION at the League Council's refusal to admit that Baron Aloisi could represent Ethiopia on the Council was expressed by the Negus, who added that to act otherwise would have been to absolve the violation of international
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    SINGAPORE INQUEST ON NORTH BORNEO OFFICIAL
    544 12 AN OVERDOSE OF VERONAL MISADVENTURE Drugged Sleep Ends In Death Singapore, Friday. AN inquiry into the death of Mr. J. S. Hill, Under-Secretary to the British North Borneo Government, who died at the General Hospital, Singapore, on the morning of May 5, was begun
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    EVIDENCE OF "BOY"
    387 12 Told Not To Bring Anything Unless Ordered I>ng See Kee, a Hylam "boy" emplowd at the hotel, was the next witness. He was in charge of Mr. Hill's room and his meals. There was nothing unusual in Mr. Hill's behaviour. When witness brought him his tea one
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    WATCHMAN'S STORY
    474 12 Li ht Pu t Out In Early iViOrning Tiie hotel watchman stated that it wa s part of his duty to walk about the no el r ounds at night, On Sunday morning (May 3) at 3 a.m. he noticed a light in room No. 3 (Mr. Hill's
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    SENT FOR OBSERVATION
    134 12 Funjabi Who Kissed Chinese Girl (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. Postponement for a week was granted by Mi. J. Calder in a case which came up in the First Court this morning in which a Punjabi, Imam Din, was charged with using criminal force to
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    SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
    42 12 The second of a series of twelve lectures on "The Heart and Holiness of God" will be delivered at the Seventhday Adventist Church, Penang Road (off Orchard Road) to-day, at 5 am. Pastor W. W. R. Lake will the pulpit.
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    THE SINO-JAPANESE PARLEY
    194 12 Effort To End The Deadlock Shanghai, May 14. A FINAL effort to break down the n deadlock in the Sino-Japanese negotiations in Tientsin is to be made to-day. It is reliably learnt that following the Anti-Red Pact, Gen. Sung Che Yuen has concluded an administrative co-operation pact
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    MALAYANS AT HOME
    156 12 Marriage Of Mr. Tony Melrose (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) Mrs. Mounsey, wife- of Charles F. E. Mounsey, of Kuala Lumpur, has given birth to a daughter at the Plantation Norwich. Flight-Lieut. H. W. Penney has been appointed to headquarters, Singapore. Mr. Tony Melrose, late
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    46 12 A public meeting was held under the auspices of the literary section of the Tamils* Reform Association on Wednesday, with Mr. A. C. Suppiah in the chair. Mr. A. Rengasamy, 8.A., B L and Mr. S. L. Bharathy M.A., B L spoke the subject of Untouchability.
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    CHINA'S "REDS"
    149 12 Mr. Lo Chung Lin Sees General Han Shanghai, May 14. Mr. Lo Chung Lin, after consulting Gen. Han Fu Chu on the "Red" problem, went to Nanking to make a report on Sino-Japanese negotiations in North China. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has decided not to dispense with Mr.
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    DANCE GIRL'S PLIGHT
    182 12 Seeking Divorce From Missing Husband Ssj well-known as the "Queen of Shanghai Dancing Girls," last week ned a petition for divorce with thr First. Special District Court vnnfn" Jf™^™ 6 a tn° h ?1 K amed Lin Kan-hsing, is autum°n haVe since Hearing was postponed pending the
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    CHINA'S SILVER
    93 12 America To Buy 70,000,000 Ounces Reuter. London, May 15. THE Financial News New York corres- pondent says it is rumoured the new monetary agreement with ?nnn a nnS roVldes f r the Purchase of 70,000.000 ounces of silver by the United States Treasury at 50 cents an ounce
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    CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
    566 12 Development Of Work At Katong IT was at the beginning of July, 1934, that the Bethel English School, Katong, as it used to be called, was, under the advice of Mr. Joseph Lee, the then Principal of St. Andrew's Boys' School, taken over by Archdeacon Graham
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    CABINET CHANGES FORESHADOWED
    82 12 Post To Be Found For Sir Samuel Hoare? Reuter. London, May 15. IMPORTANT changes in the cabinet are foreshadowed in the newspapers. It is reported that Viscount Monsell, First Lord of *he Admiralty, has expressed a wish to be relieved of his duties at the Admiralty at
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    BOOKS AS WEAPONS
    95 12 German Exhibition Opened Berlin. n«iP aiS r e 2 cllibition is to sh °w the great 7<£hni and Dr. Schwarchulz, a Nazi official, declared when S? 1 1 ar exhibition at Dortmund Westphalia, called "Military Germany m German Literature." "Sword and book are one," added General Reichle.
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    GHASTLY FIND IN PYRAMID
    355 12 "Screaming" Priest BURIED ALIVE 5,000 YEARS AGO Cairo, Maj i GHASTLY figure of the time of Pharaoh's has been n during excavating work at present carried on by Professor Selim H Bey. The Professor conducted a X correspondent to the tomb of Nefer Hetup, the high
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    TREES HEATED BY OVENS
    107 12 Experiment In An Outdoor Orchard Munich. An outdoor orchard at Rosenheim. South Bavaria is being kept warm by 60 ovens standing under the trees as an experiment. The ovens, which are of the "powder coal" type, are specially built of brick; banked up wood fires, or
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    BABY KILLED IN CAT HUNT
    49 12 Parfe As a result of hunting a cat «rtth B gun, a farmer named Joseph has killed his 18-month-old son -t Quessoy, in Brittany. The gun went off accidentally the baby was wounded in the leg. Despite amputation of the leg, the child died.
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    "As Their Consciences Dictate"
    694 13 THE S. S. A. AND COMMISSIONERS New Resolutions BE PROPOSED BY MR. LAYCOCK RESOLUTIONS with regard to the Association's nominees as ipa] Commissioners will be d by Mr. John Laycock at the i meeting of the Straits Settlets (Singapore) Association, to id in the Exchange Room
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    FALL IN CHINESE BONDS
    108 13 A MORATORIUM Serious Losses By Smuggling Reuter. London, May 15. THE fall in the Chinese Bonds yes- t.rdav fa attributed, says the Morning Post, to the report from Peking of the possibility of China Httitioning for a partial moratorium, but in quarters closely in tcuch with
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    SMUGGLING IN NORTH CHINA
    81 13 China's Strong Protest To Japan Reuter. Nanking, May 15. CHINA has strongly protested a Japan concerning the smuggling in a Note based firstly, on Japanese interference, which has virtually deprived Hopei of Customs preventive powers and, secondly, the Japanese authorities in North China have connived at
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    THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH
    113 13 Soviet Espionage Trial PLOT TO DISRUPT RAILWAY Moscow, May 15. •JHREE railway officials were sentenced to death lor counter-revo-lutionary activities and espionage at Novisibirsk. A military tribunal fjund then: guilty of working in the pay ot "a certain foreign Power," to disrupt the Tomsk Railway. "CERTAIN
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    THE PAVILION
    171 13 Splendid Acting In "Car Of Dreams" AT THE CINEMA Vf Jb/A VUAIKU IOHN MILLS, Grete Mcshsim and J Robertson Hare serve up excellent entertainment in "Car of Dreams." which was screened at the Pavilion last night. There is little or no plot in this story, which concerns the
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    FOUR INJURED
    66 13 Car Runs In Drain At Serangoon Singapore, Friday. Four persons were injured yesterday when a motor-car ran into the drain in attempting to avoid a woman pedestrian in Upper Serangoon Road. The woman was knocked down, and the driver, the owner of the car and a four-year-old girl,
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    POLICE BAND
    120 13 The Police Band will play at the Botanic Gardens on Tuesday next weel; and at Telok Ayer on Friday. Programmes will be as follows:— Botanic Garden. Tuesday 5.30 p.m.— March. "Manhattan Beach." Sousa: Overture. Story of the Overtures (part 2)" Winter; Selection "Cock Robin and C 0.." Stately;
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    Y.W.C.A. CLASSES
    76 13 The following Y.W.C.A. classes begin next week: St. John's Ambulance (V.A.D.) Course Wednesday, May 20. 5.30 p.m., at Raffles Quay. Malay Conversation Classes. Friday, May 22, Raffles Quay. Beginners at 9.30 a.m. and Advanced 10.30 a.m. English Diction Class under Miss Frior's instruction, opening Monday. Mai'. 18, at
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    JOHORE PLANTERS
    24 13 The annual meeting of '.he Johore Planters' Association will be held at the Civil Service Club, Johore Bahru, on Saturday, May 30.
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    31 13 Under the auspices of the Moslem Association, Maulvi Mohamed Idris Ghori will deliver a lecture in Hindustani on "The Unity of Islam" at the Masiid Gaffur, Dunlop Street, to-night at 8.30.
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    PICKING WINNERS AT THE SINGAPORE RACES
    1055 14 OUR SELECTIONS FOR TO-DA SUNSHINE SUE TO WIN BIG EVENT? (By "TRESPASSER") ANOTHER card of eight events will be run off this afternoon at Bukit Timah for the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting, and very interesting racing is
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    TO-DAY'S SELECTIONS
    165 14 (By "Trespasser"') SELECTIONS for to-day by "Trespasser" are as follow: RACE ONE To Win: LITTLEHURST Fl.vcs: Heart's Content and Regi ment. RACE TWO To Win: PALM OIL Places: Shoot Up and La Gai RACE THREE To Win: AMY WELKIN Places: Fairfields and Raldoylc RACE FOUR To Win: POPOVER
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    WEEK-END CRICKET FIXTURES
    436 14 Interesting Games In Singapore Singapore, Friday. SEVERAL interesting cricket matches are to be played this week-end in Singapore. The match between the Indian Association and the S.C.C. arranged originally for to-day, Saturday and Sunday, will be played only tomorrow at 2 p.m. Teams for some of the
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    FRIENDLY FOOTBALL
    36 14 Roza c. Nonis. C. W. Ol veirn i Ohvejro. A. Concencio fi" G F Olivoirn -r Aiu Shelkis, Oliveiro Alber Wrque and A. The reserves are: J. Monteiro I Rodrigue.se and B. Rodripuese L
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    ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY
    365 14 WEIGHTS AND ORDER OF RUNNING THE following are the acceptances, weights and order of running for third day's races to-day of the Turf CJuos Summer (Cover nor's Cup) Meeting: RACE ONF Horses Class 3, Div. 2. Abt. 7 furs. King of Hearts 9.0 Littlehurst 8.8 Smiling 8.7
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    THE SCRATCHINGS
    56 14 THE scratching for to-day's races are as follow:— Race 1: Glencar. Race 2: Billgrim, Queen's (all engagements). Race 3: Burraneer. Race 4: Voyager, Dilatory, Squeeze. Race 5: Vedas, Herbe Folle. Race 6: Carmtop, Noorchaya (ah engagements). Race 7: Kalili, Greenstone, Starlight. Race 8: Nil. Double Tote: Races fi
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF
    244 14 Match At Garrison Course On Sunday The following are the teams and starting times for the match between the Garrison Club and Keppel Club, to be played at the Garrison course on Sunday, Garrison players mentioned first: 9.00 a.m. Lt. Col. A. Macpherson and R. E. Black v.
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    Richi Sato Puts Up A Great Fight
    327 15 FRISCO WINS ON POINTS CLOSE AFFAIR Sensational First Round <Bv "Solar Plexus") Singapore, Saturday. RK HI Sato is easily the best of the ja.-.anese boxers who have veiled Singapore. ft nliimed all the good things .d been said of him when he ,'v
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    THE MAIN BOUT
    416 15 Sato Floored In First Round When th° ring was cleared Sato < pperi briskly into the ring, eager to to np Frisco was very serious. He almos* scowled at the Japanese as y sat in opposite corners. Thei was not very much difference Sato tipped the scales
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS RESULTS
    250 15 V.M.C.A. TENNIS RESULTS Good Display By A Schoolboy Singapore, Saturday. COME very interesting ties were played v off in the V.M.C.A. Whitsun Tennis Tournament on the YM C A courts yesterday. 1 Y.P. Wee, who is only a schoolboy and has just taken to the game, gaze a fine impression
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE
    36 15 Terror And Inniskillings Draw In Div. II Singapore, Saturday. H.M.S. Terror and the Inniskillings II drew one-all in the Second Division of the S.A.F.A. League yesterday. The match was played at the Naval Base.
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    THE DERBY
    110 15 Latest Call-Over List Reuter. London, May 14. THE latest Derby call-over is as follows: 13 to 2 Tajak Bar offered; 7 to 1 taken. 15 to 2 Pay Up offered; 8 to 1 taken. 9 to 1 Rhodes Scholar offered; 19 to 2 taken. 9 to 1 Noble
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    SOCIAL A. P.
    89 15 The following will represent the Social Athletic Party at football against the Inniskillings at the Tanglin Barracks ground to-day: Leong Hock Kee, Tok Som Mvi, Teo Ban Teck, Soh Kirn Swee (capt.), Choo Seng Quee, Sng Ah Lye, Tan Chin Chua, Ng Peng Cher, Yeow Cheng Hoe,
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    HOME CRICKET RESULTS
    311 15 Indians Draw Again SEVERAL excellent performances with bat and ball were put up in the English county marches concluded yesterday. Playing at Northampton against the home county, the Indian tourists struck form and compiled 405 for nine, Amarnath contributing 114. Northampton scored 242 in their first innings,
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    ELEPHANT CAUSES PANIC
    327 16 Many Injured In Wesak Procession Badulla, May 5. A TUSKER elephant belonging to Mr. J. G. Rambukpota, retired Ratemahatmaya, created a panic last night during the annual We o ak procession from the Muthiyangana temple. The same elephant had kiiied one of its keepers near Cullen Estate
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    TWENTY YEARS AGO
    204 16 From The Malaya Tribune, May 16, 1916 MESSRS. Li Kim Chuan. Kuay Pin Siang and Lim Kian Hock are endeavouring to form a corps of Chinese Volunteer Infantry of 50 strong among the Straits Chinese of Klang and Port Swettenham, subject to the approval of the Government.
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    124 16 Royal Academy Honours r Mr. David Paynter London, April 28. Mr. David Paynter has had three of his painting accepted by the Royai Academy and hung on the line. Mr. Payntor was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and was on the staff for some time. He is the
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    360 16 "Reduced To Far Below Requirements" Cape Town. '•IN South African waters particularly 1 we havi; been reduced 10 naval figures far below our requirements for policing and ordinary duties." This statement was made by Vice-Admlra F L Tottenham, Commander-in-Chief at Simon's Town, addressing a luncheon
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    263 16 Old Houses To He Ciosod OLD FOLK L1KK Tin FLOORS («alle, May 5. 'pHE Fort of Galle, with its oid houses,. will, before long, i,, greatly altered. The change is'gradually taking- place, being occasi by the requirements of the new ho U <. ing law. This is
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    385 16 League Of Nations Bulletin THE following is the health bulletin ot the League of Nations Eastern Bureau, Singapore, for the week ended May 9: Plague: Rangoon and Pnom-Penh were the only two ports in the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human plague during the
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    66 16 Wife Thrown Out of Bwl (Jranted Divorce Chica "Three months after we v.eie ied my hu. band threw 1. and poured a bucket of ics-v-V my neck." complained Mr*. Swanson. aged 21, in the divorce < The Judge granted her a C! Then, rather to the surpri court,
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    258 18 Customs Win In Key Match fFrom Our Owti Correspondent) Johore Bahru Mav u TREAT interest was evinced i n L u match played between the Cusw and the Jorinthians this afternoon the Istana Padang in the second rotmr! of the Johore Bahru District Fooih League. It was a
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    96 18 in A Bristol Nursing Home London, May o. W. R. Hammond, the Gloucestershire and England batsman, has undergone an operation for tonsilitis in a Bristol nursing home. During the past few days Hammond has suffered from stiffness in the joints after practice at the nets. Upon consulting his
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    881 19 flieir Selfless Devotion 1 FOUNDER'S' DAY DINNER Singapore, Friday, ■gryi only do the Christian Brothers N he pupils entrusted to their thorough grounding in thd ranches of knowledge so as a mental training and .iualincations required by 1 j„ the various walks of life, do so much
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    101 19 Gas Masks For Civil Population British Official Wireless. London, May 14. THE Under-Secretary for Home Affairs stated in the House of Commons that local authorities were actively engaged in preparing schemes for air raid precautions. Progress was very satisfactory. The final design of respirator intended for the
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    85 19 Mr. Baldwin Explains The British Attitude British Official Wireless. London, May 14. The Prime Minister was asked in the House of Commons if Government regarded Ethiopia as possessing full independence and if not in whom they iegarded the sovereignty of Ethiopian territory as vested. The Home Secretary, replying
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