Malaya Tribune, 21 August 1936

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol. XXIII.- -No. 196. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1936 FIVE CENTfe. The Malaya Tribune Singapare: Friday. Aug. 21. 19:itj. The Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1936. £iVKu.N T
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      82 1 Remi The SUNDA V TRIBUNE Dominant In Malaya 7 RENOWNED THROUGHOUT MALAYA for PUREfT FOOD JUPPUEJ MUME Mill II I* BEEF This is succulent beef from specially if stall-fed young Steers. Roasting joints and ClltB for grilling of tender and W Ik JFtfP 3 delicious flavour. S> X C X
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      8 1 THE NEWS WITH YOUR BREAKFAST Try The tribune
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    "HEROIC PHILOSOPHY"
    151 2 Germany To History lessons Munich T HE Caching of history i n i, 1 universities in S be revolutionised -niany Ls l( According to official o"«. history is now to tx to make the person Race, warfare, "heroic itatt and the "growth 0 f r '""""'V 100.000.000 people
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    SOIL EROSION
    97 2 American Drought Difficulties Increased Indianapolis, Indiana Thjrty per cent, of all arable land in the United States is threatened "V a&ed or destroyed by s .ii cording to Mr. Joseph F c f .Government official iv -p b> replacing crops. Speaking to members of the Nation! Hay Association,
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      980 2 HFor the Bride to be: Orange Blossoms, handunderwear, etc., at Meyer Mansion (North Bridge Road) BOARD AND RESIDENCE THE LANKA BOARDING HOUSE. 47 Bencoolen Street, Singapore. COOL-AIRY-CLEAN COMPOUND HOUSE Day—Week—Month, in tne centre of the town. All rooms furnished. Every Convenience. Reasontole Tariff. Terms very Moderate. The Cheapest Yet. MOTOR
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      762 2 FREE FREE Send NOW for PROF. STEELE'S complete Treatise on "PERSONAL i MAGNETISM." It's absolutely FREE! "Psychologist" Malaya Tribune. PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF THE THIRD QUARTERLY SESSION 1936 01 THE BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES, SINGAPORE. The quarterly session of the Board of Licensing Justices for the Settlement of Singapore will
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      691 2 THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Queensland). Notice of Declaration of Interim Dividend. NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of Four Pence per share on account of the financial year ending 31st March, 1937, has been declared by the Directors of the Company in Brisbane,
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      601 2 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Assessment List 1937. Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of Secern 60 of Ordinance No. 135 (Municipal) that the Assessment Lists containing the annual valuation of and amount of assessment to be levied on all houses, buildings and lands situated within the Municipality of Singapore,
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      88 2 MIE ALWAYS IN TIME j Take all Clocks or Watches that go wrong to:— 429, North Bridge Road (Near Middle Road>. Contractors for the Repair of Clocks and Watches to the Br:ii-h Army RAF. Base in Malaw. "MAST ER" LAMINATED STEEL PADLOCKS Strongest in the Obtainable Everywhere. Sole Agent-: RAHMIN
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES TAY AS A NAVAL BASE
    423 3 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES TAY AS A NAVAL BASE THE BACCHUS First Post War Launch DECENTLY the Caledon Shipbuilding and engineering Co., Ltd., Dundee, launched the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Bacchus, the first Admiralty vessel built on the Tav since the war. The vessel, which is 320 ft. long, succeeds the steamer
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    SAILOR DROWNED
    61 3 Alexandria. While bathing on the coast outside Alexandria. Robert Johnson, an able seaman on «H.M.S. repulse He was swimming several hundred yards from the shore and apparently became exhausted. After a great struggle in the rough water two friends managed to pull Johnson back to the shore. An
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    THE QUEEN MARY'S PROPELLERS
    408 3 An Immense "Drag" STUDY OF FISHES ESSENTIAL WRITING to a Home publication recently, Mr. Ramsay Smith, of Ihe Isle of Wiyht, says:—ln September, 1934, we were assured by a leading daily paper that the displacement of the Queen Mary would be about 70,000 tons, and the
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      402 3 STEAMER SAILINGS Ii& and BRITISH INDIA p 0 S. N. CO.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARD& Due. Tonnage. Spore. Ml BHU PAN 6,100 Aug. 27 RANP I 17,000 Aug. 28 •Bl 6,000 Sept. 6 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Sept. 11 SOUDAN 6,500 Sept. 23 CORFU 15,000 Sept. 25 RANCH! 17,000 Oct 9 BURDWAX 6,070 Oct.
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      133 3 |f. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s s HAKOZAKI MARU Sept. 3 t ms TERUKUNI MARU Sept. 16 ss HAKUSAN MARU Oct. 1 Rates to 1st Class Vnd Class Naples $497 $540 $317
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      412 3 j as^ T FRENCH P0RTS V I HOMEWARDS. f j CAP PADARAN For Marseilles, Nantes St NazairP iwh I For JESSES' j OUTWARDS (from Marseilles) I SS*" Por Tourane Haiphong. S CAP VARELLA Sept. 2 D ENTRECASTEAUX Se »t 23 t n^ E M S E^° N M rLACK i-
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      456 3 An excellent opportunity to visit SAIGON BANGKOK Pnom Penh Angkor SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUISE by the new and modern m.s. "JUTLANDIA" Li. 100 tons Displacement CRUISE ITINERARY About Leave Singapore Sept. 28 Arrive Saigon Oct. 1 Leave Saigon Oct. 2 Arrive Kohsichang Oct. 4 Arrive Bangkok Oct. 6 Leave Bangkok Oct.
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      450 3 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER fSCV LLOYD m —,j| (Incorporated In Germany). The un demoted are the Company* Intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. For MANILA, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI NORTH CHINA JAPAN. Due s pore ■A "DONAU" for Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai, North China Japan Aug. 25 t SCHARNHORST" omits North China Sept. I HOMEWARDS FOR HOLLAND,
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    GIRL MURDERED IN JOHORE
    282 4 Tragedy On Estate TAMIL LABOURER ARRESTED (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 19. rpHE brutal murder of a Tamil girl, 16 years of age named Elamah, took place yesterday morning in the coolie lines on Kotak Estate, Tiram, in the district of Plentong about 13
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    53 4 The Turkish Minister in Budapest has requested th? Hungarian autnoiities to take Turkish national susceptibilities into account when accepting tenders for the designs of a Hungarian postage stamp which is to commemorate the 250 th anniversary of the reconquest from the Turks of the district of Ofen. which forms a
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    MALAYA THROUGH TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
    1422 4 Mr. A.S. SMALL TELLS OF THEN AND NOW rpHE following article by H.E. the Officer Administering the Government and High Commissioner is republished from the Saint Andrew's Outlook, the quarterly record of the Presbyterian Church in Malaya, Sumatra, Burma and Siam. HAVE been asked to write
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    LORRY AND CAR IN COLLISION
    173 4 Johore P.W.I). Olficial Injursd (From Our Own Correspond f( Johore Bahru. a A SERIOUS motor acrid**--Mr. W A. Keyt Ctert P.W.D., Johore Bah™w as £d, W rksjured occurred on the a^° ut 9 a.m. on Aug. n. £XL alleged his car was struck fro'n hf-v-by
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      142 4 'hi i mm a am 1 re HAPPY OCCASION nl'fl COULD BE MADE N Xt 1 HAPPIER BY HAVING >-^ JIM ZtaA a cteveb wife oU,tl NEED JT?! W^ L wsSe THREE WEEKS LATER OU'RE THE SMARTEST LITTLE WIFE 14£*|l f INSTANT POTTUM HAS CtRTAiNLV SLaK l| E FEEL BETTER.
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      80 4 Ms fDotit rely o/f y weak PKfk to Ml •^^MOSQUITOES/ mBL FLIT jL JkfcL* H Don,t mk V° wr health and com- X Kb gk I fort by accepting worthless "inWil I secticides"or imitations that masI quera< e urK>#r name 52m2 CC absolutely rely on Flit to kill all household
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      27 4 0 fjjf As and from the 20th address of The Educational Department 0 PETER CHONG COMPAM will be at 82-2. Bra< 8 (two doors from the pre
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    PROPERTY VALUES IN SINGAPORE
    816 5 MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR'S REPORT FI'KTHfcK excerpts from the annual report of the Municipal Assessor. Singapore, for the year 1925 ir e given below: 1 umber of notices of transfer of registered under Section 78 Ordinance was 1029 in 1935 as against 978 in 1934. During the year
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    TEETHING TIME DISTRESS
    136 5 b Quickly Allayed By BABY'S OWN TABLETS. The teething period is frequently a time of health disturbances, making children so peevish and restless that their nightly whimpering not only disturbs their own sleep but also that of their parents, who are often at a less to know
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      84 5 KODAK VERICHROME FILM The quickest and simplest fpldl] r K (!;k evei ma( e 'ffjly IHI BjjJsS a button—"pop." it opens. &M Bill T)tich another—"click.' it snaps m3t the picture. Two size.. 2':, x X IKrSH inch. $14.50 and 2U x 4« 4. 1; 15 75 any camera il|j|H wit
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      153 5 MOTORING... SAFE, I < O\OUI< Al i ATIOX Man, reasons help to explain .he appeal of Ihe "Popular- owners know thnt this has been accomplished. The Ford car, but undouMedl, ,he secret lies to a lar C c exlen, ~c ylinder engine na C(>n sunip(i >n in fuc| in the
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    BRITAIN'S TRADE REVIVAL
    762 6 THE PART PLAYED BY CHEAP MONEY (By Air Mail) London, Aug. 20. THE review of trade and industry in this country. made in the Hou>e of Commons on July 15 by Mr. Runciman. the President of the Board of Trade, is discussed in the current issue of
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    INDIA TYRE
    517 6 Dunlop's Offer To Purchase (By Air Mail). London, Aug. 13. REPORTS that the Dunlop Rubber Co. is to make an offer for the balance of the capital of the India Tyre and Rubber Co. were officially confirmed yesterday. Dunlop already holds 59 per cent, of the Ordinary capital
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    INDUSTRY TAKES OVER
    130 6 Municipal Tar Distillery A tar distillery belonging to the municipality of Bury, Lancashire, is being taken over by a firm of chemical manufacturers and distillers for the manufacture of road materials, bitumen, paint and varnishes. A new industry will thus be introduced into the town. The business
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    LAND SETTLEMENT PROGRESS
    113 6 Mr. Thomas Griffiths (Land Commissioner to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) has been appointed first director of the Welsh Land Society, which is undertaking schemes of settling unemployed men on the land. He will advise the Society on the purchase of suitable sites for development near
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    WHALING FACTORY
    80 6 Messrs. Palmers (Hebburn) Co., Ltd., have begun work at their Tyne Yard on conversion to a whaling factory of the Strombus, a vessel more than 400 ft. long, and over 6,500 tons gross, which has been used as a whale oil carrying vessel. Structural alterations and refitting, the
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    487 6 lOMION COMMODITIES London, Aug. 20. rubber price To-day's Change. Tone Idle Quiet Spot Buyers 7 9 16 7 9 16 Sellers 7 S 1% Sept. Buyers 7 9 16 7 9 16 Sellers 7 5 8 7 5 s Oct.lDec. Buyers 7% 7 5 8 Sellers 7
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    FALL IN WOLFRAM PRICES
    987 6 MOLYBDENUM COMPETITION AND ARMAMENT BOOM THE persistent weakness of wolfram prices in recent weeks has takeu the market by surprise. When the Chinese monopoly raised the price from 10s. per unit at th? beginning of 1933 to 50s. per unit towards the middle of 1934, every
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    PRICE OF WOLFRAM
    58 6 Awaiting Amalgamation Of China Syndicates Reuter. London, Aug. 20. The price of wolfram to-day advanced 2s. to the nominal price of 275.-28s. on the news that negotiations were at present progressing for the amalgamation of South China's two wolfram syndicates. Pending the outcome of the discussions, both
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    REFRIGERATOR SALES
    90 6 Britain is becoming acutely "refrigerator conscious." The number of electric and gas refrigerators installed each week in British homes at the present time runs into four figures. Lively competition exists between these tw r o methods of refrigeration and it now appears that a third competitor is likely
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    WHEAT AND MUTTON
    120 6 High Pricss Realised In Australia Singapore. Thaaday ACCORDING to statements made by F. Capper, the Chief Steward of the Gorgon, Australia is going .0 ute a long time to recover from the recent drought. It has not effected the wheat, which was receiving the highest price since
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    BRITISH FLAX
    101 6 Important Experiment In Northamptonshire British Official Wireless. London, Aug. 21. An important stage in the revival oi. the British flax industry was marked to-day by the starting up of electrically driven machinery of latest design in the deseeding section ol the n?w fla* mills at Billing in Northamptonshire
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    TRYING OUT RAILCARS
    124 6 The first British-built railcars are being tried out on tne don Midland and Scotti>n Ra;.<.va> In the early part of las: year a ram* of ihis type was brought France and tested, but these c^ e built cars differ in tha; they are las and more powerful.
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    49 6 Michael Conway, a young untitled hand. Clonmel, Co. Tippefary,» buna i tenced to death by the Mut-fl rde rir« in Dublin on a charge h n,irer John Egan, a Waterford was she*; dead in a street. l u on ap' ,j in the presence of his m< cnt-i 26.
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    201 7 fr o m Our Financial Correspondent,' Singapore, Friday morning. RUBBER «j-rtp re: 26« cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet. London: 7 9 16d., unchanged. \Tirket Tone" Quiet. STyork: cts., up Vact. Market Tone: Quiet Although New ork ls Quoted as slightly better, locally prices •p unchanged and no
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    SHARE MARKET
    100 7 MESSRS. Fraser and Company in their daily comment on the opening trend of the snare market state:— There if very little change to report in the local market. Tin shares opened cull, with a few enquiries for the popular speculative counters, but there is not much interest being
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    EXCHANGE
    122 7 SELLING Singapore, Aug. 21. London T.T. 2 4 I|lC tondon demand 2 4 I|l6 Lonauu 4 months' 2j4Vfe Lyons demand 892 Hamburg demand 140 New York demand 58 11,16 Montreal demand 58 1116 tt-avia demand 587^ Sa.T.arang demand 85 5 e Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demands 154 3 and
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    87 7 British Official Wireless. k. London. Am? sn 2L v 76 27 r, 4 f* York 5 03 j 1« fc? 1 503' 6 50 16 3 9 Jh *SP fiS* l213 > fc 40 "°m. p !fers offiri..! —aug, <su. Athens 529. sellers. Bucharest 675, sellers. Belgrade 220.
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1535 7 by Fraser and Co. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Broken MINING Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt 4> Ampat Tin ft" T-*™ ff"* £1 Asam Kumbang 27- 29 9« oqi £1 Austral Malay 53- 55- 54" g" 51- Ayer Hltam 15|- i 6 i. 14 A 6 c
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    Saving Heads
    205 7 A JOINT committee of employers and miners' renresentatives has succeedQ d in overcoming prejudice against urotective helmets In South Wales collieries to a remarkable extent. A year ago. only a small percentage r»f miners would wear hard hats. They disliked "new fangled ideas;" they said 'he hats were
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      32 7 SOU Til lIIIIXI S II INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand) Loss Of Profits I li ii r a ii v v W. J. DEXTER, Manager. Tel. 5926. 2, Pinlayson Green.
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      96 7 THE UNITED CHINESE BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the S.S.) 31-A, Chulia Street, (Bonham Building) Singapore. Authorised Capital $4,000,000 Issued, Subscribed and Paid Up $1,000,000 Telegraphic Address: TYEHUABANK Telephone Nos:— 5182, 5183, 5184, 5185 5186. Board of Directors:— Wee Kheng Chiang, Esq., Chairman, Khoo Beng Cheang, Esq., Deputy, Chairman, Chionh Ke
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      806 7 THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) SINGAPORE BRANCH: 4, D'Almeida Street. Authorised and SuDscribed Capital £2.000,000 Paid-up Capital £1,u00,00u Reserve Fund soo.ijut HEAD OFFICE: LONDON BRANCHES: Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi Madras, Amara, Baghdad Bahrein Basra, Kirkuk, Mosul and Singapoie. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money received on Fixed Deposits or
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    116 8 By Imperial Airways and Qantas liners:— Arrived by the Athena: Mr. L. W. Rashbrook, from Karachi, Mrs. Oliver, from Karachi, Comdr. G. R. G. Allen, from Bangkok. Left by the Canberra: Mr. Baker, for Charleville, Miss Just, for Longreach. Mr. Doornik. for Sourabaya Arrived by the Adelaide:
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    34 8 Merlin; French; Q53 tons from Saigon 20.8 to Saigon 21.8. Tohiti; Netherlands; 683 tons from Tambelan 20.8 to Pontianak 22 8 Batavia; Dutch: 1.101 tons from Chenbon 20.8 to Bali 22 8
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    KING EDWARD'S HOLIDAY
    57 8 British Official Wireless. T T London, Aug 20. UING EDWARD, who landed from the yacht Nahlin at Kotor Cattara yesterday evening, has sent a cord.al 1 message of thanks to the authorities in I Belgrade for all that has been done In connexion with his visit to
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    96 8 Mails expected from Europe etc. (London) by Air (Imperial), time of delivery of boxholders' levers only 8.30 p.m. to-day and general delivery of letters 8.25 a.m. to-morrow. Mails expected from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. by Air (Qantas), time -of delivery of boxholders' letters only 3.30 p.m. and general
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    AMUSEMENTS
    126 8 ALHAMBRA "Rose of the Rancho," 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL—"Mr. Deeds Goes To Town," 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION—"SyIvia Scarlett," 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH.—"Jahanara" (Hindustani* 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. GREAT WORLD.—Gaoaiet Danclng Side-shows, Malay Operas. Chinese Wayangs. Cinemas: Globe Theatre: "Mutiny on the Bounty."—7.ls and 9.30 p.m. NEW
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    40 8 The Air mail (Imperial) despatched from Singapore on Aug. 12 was delivered in London on Aug. 20 <8 days.) The Air mail (Netherlands) despatched from Singapore on Aug. 15 was delivered in London on Aug. 21 <6 days).
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      383 8 MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL 4 TO-NI(iHT Cocktail Dance Dinner Dance G.30 to 8.15 p.m. (informal) 9.30 to midnight AND RE-ENGAGEMENT OF SINGAPORE'S FAVOURITES THE COWAN BAILEY REVUE COWAN BAILEY TED EV ELYN ESTELLE DAVIS IN SOME OF THEIR MOST POPULAR NUMBERS. INCLUDING THE FAMOUS EDDIE CANTOR IMPERSONATION LAST TWO NIGHTS NON-DINERS
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      210 8 4. r m j SPECIAL OFFER IN CO MMEMORATION T OF OUR 2ND ANNIVERSARY j 1st to 31st August We offer y ou for selection the choice of hundreds of the newest and best materials for all o-casions, in every texture and colour which is produced by the foremost makers
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      440 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED—Canvassers. Liberal Commission. Call at World Electrical Service, Ltd.. 70 Robinson Road, for interview. FOR SALE—Compound house suitable for European residence. Write Box 313, Malaya Tribune, Singapore. "YOU CAN EARN EXTRA MONEY; and at the same time do your friends a good turn by selling a well-known product
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      445 8 ANDREWS I IN THE MORNING J In games as in e\ erv- x day pursuits, success is worth striving for and the chief essenonl is fitness. The joy of th game, too —the zest for work or play—are so much more real—more intense, when you're feeling gloriously alive and well.
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      109 8 TO- DAY Rengat and Tembilanan (Bankai noon Java. South-West Sumatra, S.East" Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Plancius) 220 p.m. Muntok (Plancius) 2.30 p.m. Bengkalis, F. de Kock. Padang, Pakan Baroe, Siak and Selat Pandjang (Ampangi 3 p.m. Medan (Tobelo) 3 p.m. TO-MORROW Sarikei and Sibu (Katong) 8 a.m. Pamangkat,
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    MARRIAGE PACT BROKEN
    550 9 010 Damages Granted njDGEMENT FOR YOUNG TAMIL S.ngaporc, Thursday. i<E in which parties in a for breach oi contract of ns, occupied the f Mi. Justice Adrian wntlOll ,u S Supreme vhen A. Murugiah, a young f;; m otor mechanic claimed the r <>i $250 ik d
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    WHAT'S ON ?
    76 9 WHAT'S ON Public Functions And Sports t ixtures TO-DAY, AUG. 21 High Tides:—l 2.44 a.m 9 ins 7 ft 1 p.m., 9 ins. 2 ft. Cricket: S.C.C. v. M.F.A! at SCC Soccer: Govt. League—Education v Mental Hospital at J.C.S.A.; Division I: Skins v. M.F.A. Stadium RUg ci y ubs Me2ting
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    POLICE BAND
    56 9 The Police Band will play the following programme at Telok Ayer this afternoon, beginning at 5.30:— March, The Last Stand," MyddletonOverture, "Idomeneo," Mozart- Selection, -The Socerer," Sullivan;' Walse "Just a little fond affection," Nickolls Conet and Euphonium Solo "The Sone that Reached my Heard," Jordan- PotPourri. "Sweethearts of
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    TEXTILES QUOTAS CASE ENDS
    449 9 INDIAN STORE MANAGER ACQUITTED Singapore, Thursday. MR. Hardial Singh, manager of Messrs. Gian Singh and Co., Battery Road, Singapore, who was charged under the Textiles Quota Ordinance, was acquitted by the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. G. W. Davis, to-day. The defendant, who was defended by Mr. Kenneth
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    200 9 New Books For Issue On Saturday THE undernoted newly added nonhit ion and liction works will be ready for isoue Ok Raffles Library on Saturday. Tanganyika Memories, Illustrated, Gilchrist Alexander; Lord Palmerston, Illustrated. 2 Vols., Herbert C. F. Bell: Unemployment: a problem of Industry, W. H. Beverridge; Arabian
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      99 9 FENNY A MILE Think! The Austin Seven will take three others and yourself for less than a cent per mile each, all in Remember! Twelve years of experience is built into these dependable cars—every feature is proved The Austin Seven presents the "Small-car man" not only with the cheapest form
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      130 9 4 V *mt Jkf DON'T MISS THESE YOU CANNOT BEAT THIS! I II A V i: L L I G j QIgJA\M¥W W&ELUBE §IEERWICIiE KUALA LUMPUR CIMP AMIBI PENANG TAIPENG OinuATIJIVEi IPOH WHY IS THIS WHISKY SO POPULAR |>ECAUSE there is that subtle difference in its flavour MM Tf and
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      236 10 l l II IP I III I A new singing favourite comes to thrill Singapore Audiences! A Young, Beautiful. Golden Voiced Operatic Star in the First Outdoor Musical made! ALHAMBRA 615 to-night 915 Romance HOSE OE THE ilANf HO See Dashing Senoritas, dancing, Singing! Daring Cavaliers, riding and Romancing! r—
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      374 10 DON'T LET THE TITLE PUT YOU OFF! THIS PICTURE WILL KEEP YOU ROARING WITH LAUGHTER! j TO-NIGHT at the CAPITOL p George Bancroft Douglass Dumbrille Screen play by Robert Riskin Story hy C/Q nce Budington KelJand A FRANK CAPRA Production A COLUMBIA PICTURE V'ip' C APR A tops hit own
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      385 10 a TO NIGHT 6.15-9.15 I COMPTON MAC KEN- j ZIE'S FAMOUS §f NOVEL BROUGHT *h1 TO YOU BY THE *«vJfL jPf SEASON'S MOST OUTSTANDING wĔ ?«p I CAST WBWI^BI^^ Katharine Hepburn Edmund Gwenn Cary Grant Brian Aherne in ALHAMBRA.. .Weds. Aug 26tT| I CHARM CHAN ATTHECIMUf I A FOX p.cf
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    BOY KILLED
    123 11 Knocked Down By Lorry When Crossing Road Singapore, Thursday. THE circumstances attending the death of a ft year-old Chinese' boy Lee Kirn Nee, who was knocked down by a motor-lorry in Havelock Road on June 3, were inquired into by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, to-day.
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    BEATING OF RETREAT
    70 11 Alteration 01 Days On Padang In order to avoid coinciding with the training of the S.S.V.F. on Tuesdays, it has been decided, with the agreement of the units concerned and the Secretary, S.C.C. that the Beating of Retreat on the Padang will take place on the third
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    36 11 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Aug. 20. M. BogomolofT, the Soviet Ambassador, will shortly be going to Nanking to discuss important diplomatic is.sue with General Chang Chun, the- Foreien Minister.—Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    DR. C. T. WANG
    37 11 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Nankin?. Au«. ?0. Dr. C. T. Wan?, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been nominated to succeed Dr Alfred Site as Chinese bassador at Washington.- Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    53 12 •DR. Y. W. TAN Mr. Y. E. TAN and their families beg to tender their sincere thanks to friends who attended the night visits and funeral of the late Mrs. Tan See Boo, and also to these who sent wreaths, telegrams and letters of condolence etc, in
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    THE S.S.A. ELECTION
    662 12 Jf-OR several month., nothing has been heard or "the caucus," the sinister body discovered by our afternoon contemporary which was said to wield great power among the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. The cai'.cus was unearthed by our contemporary during ihe controversy with regard to the showing of films
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    SAFETY GLASS
    100 12 Compulsory On All British Motor Vehicles British Official Wireless. n London, Aug. 21. On Jan l next, regulations issued by the Ministry of Transport make compulsory, safety glass windscreens on i.iotoi vehicles. AH vehicles manufactured after 1931 are fitted with windscreens of safety type but it is estimated
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    122 12 ■w fron NEI KNILM-plane w J 011 Au S 18:—Mr. K. Watanabe Mr. Torao Toko. Mr. Uttumchandani Lakoomal Chanshamdas, Mr Kossomal Chanrai Mulchand, Mr. and Mrs. Dundas and Mr G. MacKall for A N E I by KNILM-plane 'PRAT J on Aug. 19:-Mr. and Mrs. BrilSolomon ISS rilman
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    UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
    84 12 British Official Wireless. V_/ Tho Holf London. Aug. 20. The half-yearly analysis of age distribution of unemployed men and women made by the Labour Ministry shows that while there was reduction between May 1935 and last May in the numSrs unemployed in nearly every ag? The group reduction
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    THE CABINET
    38 12 British Official Wireless. London Aug 9n rJ&JPSfr* Aff airs Committee of the Cabinet will next week resume its meet mgs which have been suspended dS£ Parliament went into recess A meeting of the Cabinet has ueen
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    225 12 NOTES COMMENTS The S.C.C. JJEMBERS of that old established institution the Singapore Cricket Club received a shock when they read the committee's report for the year ended une 30 and learnt that there was a loss on the year's working of $2,571.48. Inspection of the balance sheet, however, showed that
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    Billiards Less Popular
    203 12 pASHIONS change in games and sports. For instance, it is mentioned in the S.C.C. report that interesc in billiards has dwindled during recent years, and it is now proposed to sell three of the club's six billiard tables, if purchasers can be found. There is a remarkable
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    Synthetic Rubber
    184 12 £OME time ago, it was reported that Soviet scientists had perfected a synthetic rubber. That an.,* lactor, cost of production 11 -0, mentioned. Apparem h °**r. proved too much for the r research workers because it now that the ordinal claims v, the new product have, like the
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    Selangor's Gold Bug
    260 12 OESPITE the continued thrusts of |fc John Hands and others In Selan-or the authorities in that State refuse" to give up the fascinating pursuit of m Plus-building and turn their attention to the relief of distress. Human distress is an ugly thing anywhere, but refusing to acknowledge
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    267 12 By "Looker On" JHEN there was the registrar who looked at the bride and handed the groom his money back. The perfect secretary is a girli who> if she falls in love with her boss, will move into another office. A Some more nouns of multitude
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    FOOD AND OTHER TAXES REDUCED IN THE F. M. S. NINE NEW DUTIES CANCELLED
    178 13 COFFEE AND PIANOS FREE LESS TO PAY ON BUTTER, OILS AND RADIO SETS HEALERS in Singapore who send goods to the F.M.S., and those in the b .M.S. who receive them, in audition to the genera)
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    403 13 MANY inquiries have been made by dealers in Singapore during the past few days regarding reports that Cus- m import duties imposed in the F M S were being cancelled or reduced on various goods The Malaya Tribune understands that the import duties on the following
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    DATO BRADDELL
    49 13 Leaving For Europe On Medical Advice THE Hon. Dato Roland Braddeil, Datin 1 Braddeil and Miss Braddeil will leave for Europe on the Gneisenau on Auk 27. Dato Braddeil is going to London and Bad Nanheim for medical treatment. He expects to return in three months' time.
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    PEACE HOPE NOT ABANDONED
    121 13 KWANGSI Chiang Not To Resign Reuter. Shanghai, Aug. 20. AN official spokesman denies the "leporrt from Canton that Marsha! Chiang Kai Shek has given the intransigeant Kwangsi War Lord, a time limit in which to acceptt appointments given them by Nanking. The Government made geneious and
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    163 13 Conscription Enforced In Suiyuen Sin Chew Jit Poh. Peiping, Aug. 21. MINOR clashes are continuing in the vicinity of Pingti-chuen. in East Suiyuen. Heavy fighting will probably start early in September. General Fu Tsoi Yi. the Suiyuen Governor, is enforcing conscription. Arms and ammunition is being supplied to
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    DR. KUNG AS PREMIER?
    87 13 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Nanking. Aug. 21. It is understood that Dr. H. H. Kung, the Finance Minister, has been offered the post of chairman oi the Executive Yuan (Premier) in place of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, who will devote hit sole attention to military affairs.
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    NO SEPARATE REGIME
    88 13 Reuter. Hongkong. Aug. 21. Nanking observers do not believe that a military government is being established in Kwangsi, and the separatists themselves do not think that it is necessary. The Kwangsi delegation In Canton denies that a military government has been established at Nanning and 'hat General
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    REVELATIONS AT SOVIET TRIAL
    81 13 STALIN PLOT Frank Evidence Of Kameneff Reuter. ()>lo. Aug. 2D. TROTSKY declared to the Nor- wegian police that he would prove publicly that the charges brought against him by the Moscow authorities were untrue. Answering local allegations that he abuses the law of hospitality by engaging
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    AMAZING EVIDENCE
    182 13 No Attempt To Conceal The Plot Reuter. Moscow. Aug. 20. A feature of the trial at the evening session was that ZinoviefT and the other accused did not attempt to conceal the ramifications of the plot. In the course of the trial, of the lour other accused, the
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    CANDID KAMENEFF
    231 13 Organised P!o 4 With Trotzky And ZinoviefT Reuter. Moscow, Aug. 20. At the resumption of the trial of ZinoviefT and other ex-Soviet leaders KamenefT testified that Trotzkv. Zino-vi-fT and himself were the organisers of the terroristic plot. They weie angry with the party leadership and were craving the
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    INTENDED TO FLY TO SPAIN
    184 13 Air Company Employees Seriously Injured British Official Wireless. London, Aug. 21. TiHE importance of the meaauios Government has taken to secure *rforcement of the prohibition on the erport of aircraft to Spain, impost '1 yesterday, was underlined by an incident which occurred at Portsmouth aerodrome
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    DIPLOMATIC HUNTING
    116 13 Germany, Austria And Hungary Reuter. Vienna, Aug. 21. has been aroused v by the sudden arrival in Vienna of Admiral Horthy, Regent of Hungary. It is pointed out in political circles that this is the first time Admiral Horthy has left Hungary since he assumed the Regency. Moreover
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    INJURED FLYER'S DEATH
    293 13 SKULL BROKEN Damage To Club Plane Singapore, Friday. MR. T. P. BROWNE, who uas lfl seriously injured on Wednesday, evening when a D.H. Moth seaplane belonging to the Royal Singapore' Flying Club crashed into the bridge of the coastal steamer Silver Gull in Singapore harbour, died at
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    1183 14 FORCEFUL SPEECHES ON ADJOURNMENT (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. IJUMANE slaughter of animals, relief of unemployment, Gilbertian procedure in the passing of bills, broadcasting and the protection of wild life formed the subjects of the speeches on
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    UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF
    467 14 Mr. Lai Tet Loke Returns To Attack The Hon. Mr. Lai Tet Loke said: On Saturday last I addressed the Selangor State Council on the subject of unemployment from a State viewpoint, and made an almost ineffectual plea for the relief of distress arising therefrom. I feel I
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    775 14 Disadvantages Of Gilbertian Procedure The Hon. Mr. E. D. Shearn said: In the matter of unemployment relief, raised by my honourable friend, M*. Lai Tet Loke, there is a consensus of cpinion in this Chamber as well as outside that the position merits further consideration on
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    401 14 Rationality Sacrificed On Altar Of Paroch'.uiisii: The Hon. Mr. W. G. C. Blunn said. Reference has been made by my honourable friend, Mr. Shearn, to the practice ot enacting separately in each State, bills which can properly and conveniently be framed to meet the identical needs of
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    1419 14 Malaya Is Notoriously Behind Mr. W. S. Reeve-Tucker said: It is difficult to gather any satisfaction from the answer given by the Government to my questions in relation to wireless broadcasting It would appear that the Government is making quite a small but handsome profit from wireless licences to
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    New Military Hospital For Singapore TO BE BUILT SHORTLY
    146 15 A BIG NEED Increase Of Garrison Forces Singapore. Friday. THE Malaya Tribune understands T that a new military hospital will <hortlv be built in Singapore. The present hospital is situated at the Tantdin Barracks but it is unable o cone with
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    CHINA FINANCE
    154 15 Three Measures For Kwangtung Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Aug. 21. rH. H. Kung, the Finance Minister, lengthy statement at Killing dealing with currency reform in gtung and reviewing the serious economic position of the province. The financial situation is to be Investigated pending the re-inforcement of specie
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    KING EDWARD'S HOLIDAY
    86 15 Spending A Few Days At Corfu Reuter. Corfu, Aug. 21. VING EDWARD. In the course of his r holiday cruise, reached Corfu yesterday at noon. An immense crowa thronged quayside wnen the Nahlin steamed in accompanied by too destroyers. A salute of 21 guns" wa. tired. King
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    FLINT STONES
    96 15 Illegal Export By Chinsse Singapore, Thursday. DLEADING guilty before the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. G. W. Davis, today, a Chinese, Ho Teck Sang, was fined $5, for exporting a quantity of flint stones on May 21 to Sourabaya without an export declaration. Mr. Tampoe-Philips, who appeared for the accused,
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    74 15 Australia. New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly: Qantas, closing 7 p.m. today. Medan, Jask, Bushire, Amsterdam and London: Netherlands, closing 12.45 p.m. to-morrow. Penang, Siam. Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine. Egypt, E. and S. Africa, Great Britain, Ireland, Europe and N. and S. America: Imperial, closing 7 p.m.
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    21 15 The members of the Indian Association are reminded of the annual general meeting to-morrow at 3 p.m. at 1, Short Street.
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    FRANK CAPPA'S TRIUMPH
    247 15 Gary Cooper Caps It At The Capitol IN the world of film directors Frank Cappa is a name that is synonymous with genius. He makes few pictures and he makes them good. For a sample of his outstanding work see "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town," now showing
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    THE PAVILION
    158 15 Katharine Hepburn In "Sylvia Scarlett" COMPTON Mackenzie's best seller "Sylvia Scarlett" loses nothing of its appeal in the film adaptation which was shown for the first time at the Pavilion last night. Miss Hepburn gives a very fine impersonation of a boy in a story of the highways
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    GERMAN PROTEST TO SPAIN
    110 15 THE KAMERUN Instructions Issued To Warships Reuter. London, Aug. 21. A BERLIN message says that Gerrl many is energetically piotesting to Madrid to-day against the searching of the steamer Kamerun. Germany has instructed her warships to protect "by every possible means" German vessels against incidents similar
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    EMBARGO ON AIRCRAFT
    576 15 Announcement By British Air Ministry Reuter and British Official Wireless. London, Au*; 21. The unilateral action of the British Government to muke effective the essentials cf non intervention in the Spanisli civil war in anticipation cf general agreement imong taj interested Powers on The proposal drawi up
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    CABLE AND WIRELESS
    42 15 The following index numbers represent the estimated traffic receipts of Cable and Wireless, Ltd., as related to comparable traffic in the year 1929 based at 100:— July 1936 '0.3 Average for 1936 72.4 Average for 7 months 1936 71.&
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    Badminton Professional Defeated In Singapore BUT MAKES NO EXCUSES
    459 16 "THE BETTER MAN WON" THRILLING PLAY IN MEN'S DOUBLES (BY "DRAGON") J. F. DEVLIN, considered to be the best badminton player the world has ever seen, sustained a sensational defeat at the hands of Leow Kirn Fatt, the Singapore champion, in
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    THE BIG MATCH
    577 16 Well-Executed Drives To The Baseline With the opening service Kirn Fat I gained two points and secured a third with the next. Devlin made him run forward and backward with good placing shots. His drives to the baseline were well executed. He timed his strokes so cleverly
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    MEN'S DOUBLES
    579 16 Plenty Of Hard-Hitting And Long Rallies The men's doubles, in which Devlin and Seah Eng Hee met Charlie Chua and Yap Chin Tee. the "crack" Devonshire and State pair, was the hardest fought match of the whole series, and provided a fitting finish to the programme. It was
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    INNOVATION AT SINGAPORE TURF CLUB
    182 16 Patrons of the Singapore turf will notice some marked alterations and improvements to the paddock enclosure of the Club, when they assemble at Bukit Timah for the big meet next month, writes Capt. Hawk in the' Morning Tribune. The enclosure where the horses are paraded
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    THE 800 METRES
    52 16 American Breaks World Record Reuter. Stockholm, Aug. 20. 'pHE American athlete, Cunningham, ran the 800 metres today in 1 mm. 49.7 sec. setting up a new world record. l ite previous world record was held by Hampson (Britain) and Eastman (America) jointly, their times being 1 mm.
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    60 16 Handicap Tournament To Start On Aug. 31 A tennis tournament will be held by the Singapore Recreation Club commencing Irom Aug. 31. Ihe even.6 will be; "A" and "B" Singles Handicap, Doubles Handicap, Veterans' Singles Handicap, Mixed Doubles Handicap and Ladies' Doubles Handicap. Entry lists are posted up
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    SEVEN GOALS TO TWO
    376 16 Another Defeat For S.C.C. Singapore, I rid v THE S.C.C. had to acknowledge ret another soccer defea-. yesterday when the second team met a team from the "Teritor" and Ion? hy the wide margin of 7 goals to J. MARTIN SCORES 4 Martin, the visitors' centre-forward
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    47 16 The following will represent IfcNair 2nd XI against Kinta Rangers to-day (Friday) at the former's ground at 5 15 p.m. P. Samy, S S Samy. G Klass, Govinda, Aiz. Kana. Suppiah. Dick, R. Samy (Capt J. X Bala. C. Kiass. Reserves: Jun Piak. Ah Fat
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    n. right) the well-known who was beaten singles match at " victoria Memorial Hall yester-Kin Fatt .left., the } ■ Singapore champion.
    19 17 n right) the well-known who was beaten singles match at victoria Memorial Hall yesterKin Fatt .left., the Singapore champion.
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    GARRISON CRICKET
    254 17 Gunnrs Lose To Midds By 70 Runs Singapore. Friday, were defeated by I he Garrison Cricket L terday by 70 ruiio. d first and scored »ood cricket to reith his score at 78 fj 8 Pearse 2 for 12. L,,.; 3 fry !6 and Jeffries 2 for 23
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    1135 17 POOR DISPLA V BY S. R. C. AGAINST CHINESE Singapore. Friday. THE Indian Association were 1 trounced by the Malaya Publishing House at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon, in the yeplay of the qualifying round. Singapore
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    TO-NIGHT'S FIGHTS
    148 17 Tiger Flowers, who makes his debut at the New World Arena to-night. TO-NIGHT'S FIGHTS Tig-er Flowers Or Joe Diamond? Singapore, Friday. PLENTY of good boxing Is promised at the New World Arena tonight, and fight fans should have their fill. The fine bouts on the programme are as follows: Joe
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    43 17 Members of the V.M.C.A. desirous of participating in hockey are kindly asked to sign their names on the notice board at V.M.C.A. or otherwise names could be sent in to the office. giving the. full name, address and position of play.
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    2225 18 REDUCTION IN SALARIES AND WAGES Singapore, Friday. A DEFICIT on the year's working to June 30 of 52."71 is recorded in the annual report ot the Singapore Cricket Club, which has just been issued, and a further reduction of salaries and wages has been made, while
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      118 19 SS, RADIO INTEREST. pt from Straits Times Radio Supplement dated Aug. 12, 1936: "Many firms now handle radio sets as a sideline For the proper servicing of modern receivers a good supplement of tools and test apparatus are essential and these are only to be found in the bigger establishments
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      1418 19 Malayan Listeners' Radio TO-DAY BRITISH EMPIRE j RADIO COLONIALE, FRANCE BERLIN STATION Anthem and openA TVfMT?Q 8 p.m. Music. TO-DAY DJB 19.74 metres (15 200 kcs). DJA 805 P- m Latest news from Holland. Wavelength- 25 24 m mm w 5138 metres (9,650 kcs.); DJQ 19.63 me- 82°P m gJW
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    A.C.C.S. SOCCER
    90 20 1 End Of Successful Tour Up-Country The Anglo Chin?se Continuation School soccer team have jusr completed a tour up-country, playing a series of matches in Pinang, Klang and Kuala Lumpur. They arrived in Singapore yesterday by the s.s. Ipoh. The results of the matches were as follows: A.C.C.S.
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    BADMINTON FRIENDLY
    123 20 The S.H.B.J.S. Club beat th< I Cheng's Friendly Badminton Party on I Sunday at the S.H.B. Godown No. 42 I i by 4 games to 3. The results were (S.H.B.J SC. play- i ers mentioned first): SINGLES: Sim Yeow Lim beat Tan Kirn Koon 14—14, 3—o, 15—5; Lim
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    JUNIOR TENNIS
    157 20 Perak Championship Finals j (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Wednesday. IIM Thiam Tet, once again retained the singles title of the Perak Junior Tennis Championship on Tuesday evening bv beating S. W. Moreira in two stmight sets at 6—1, 6—2. I The first set and seven games in
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    293 20 Results Of Ties [n Tournament Sini THE following are the n played oft in ihe h 1 of the S.C.C. Autumn Term yesterday:— I R- Nolli and P Kohk; h F. Kmsey and Wo sk 6—2, 6—4. ok V f samPbeli5 am Pbeli and H t 2 beat
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    CHENG'S FRIENDLY B.P.
    66 20 A friendly match of w men's doubles, and two mix. will be played between ti Friendly Badminton P Merry Youngsters Badminto: I Saturday at 2.30 D.m. The will represent the Cheng's Fr.. Ang Whatt Kirn. Peh T Su.iak. John Tan. Ifecphei Sect Kirn Client. Chew B Richard
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION'S ACTIVITIES
    1766 21 SOCIAL SERVICE AND MASS EDUCATION thirteenth annual general meeting of the Indian Association I Sin**!***' "ill be held on Saturday next, Aug. 22, at 3 p.m. at No. I,' Sk> Thf t are excerpts from the annual report which will be pres.n,,(, at the meeting: ii.-, members
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    WORLD'S STEEL
    138 21 Big Increase In Iron Output Reported Geneva. An increase of 20 per crnt. in the world's output of iron And .iieel durinj ♦he first part of 103G. as compared with the preceding year, is reported by the Ler.c'ue of Nations monthly bulletin of .statistics. The production of zi:v
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      203 21 MOTHERS.... Children often suffer from malnutrition, not because of insufficient food but because of wrong food. Many foods are unsuited to young children. They do not give them the kind of nourishment they need. Doctors who specialize in diseases of children in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and other prominent
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    Success Of The Charlie Chan Series FAMOUS FICTIONAL CHARACTER
    402 22 LATEST FILM Maxine Reiner Makes Her Debut FICTIONAL characters whose hold 011 audiences rivals, and at times exceeds, that of real-life figures in the motion picture world constitute a phenomenon of increasing impoitancr in Hollywood. Vividly demonstrating the r:tuation is the
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    THE DIONNE QUINS ON THE SCREEN
    527 22 The Dionne Quintuplets make their lirst screen appearance hi "The vOuua? AJoctar," which comes to the Capitol shortly. THE DIONNE QUINS ON THE SCREEN FIXE, HUMAN STORY IN THE COUNTR V DOCTOR EVEN without the famous Dionnc Ouinti nh l "The ouurtv Pocte.?. which comes to the Capital j early
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    VACATION TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
    412 22 What The Stars Will Do MOVIE stars, like school children, have three months of vacation each year. Most of the real stars have contracts with the various studios, and most of these contracts call foi forty weeks cf work and forty salary checks a year. For the other twelve weeks
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    LIFE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
    461 22 "WHITE ANGEL "ANAMA/j\q PICTURE IT is only a few decades ago that nursing "woman's noblest calling," a» the immortal Florence Nightingale .termed it, was regarded with contempt by lespectable people. In England, for example, during the midd'.e ninete?nth century, nujses untrained, eallous to the sufferings of their patients and generahy
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    RARE & NOVEL COMEDY DRAMA
    265 22 COMING TO THE PAVILION "Personal Maid s Secret" •piSRSONAL Maids Secret,"' the new Warner Bros, comedy drama, open* %t the. Pavilion Theatre shortly, with Margaret Lindsay. Warren Hun, Anita Louise and Ruth Donnelly in the stellar roles. The picture is based on a story by Lillian Day, which appeared in
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    Malayan Chinese Notes
    157 23 Vnd Hou>e Rents—Paying By Other Than Solar Calender Month— Ratepayers Take No Action Departure Of 1), Philip Tyau—Teochews Celebrate Second Annivers'ari of Union —The Late Mr. Tan See Boo—Tennis i Expected In China—lmpending Visit Of Fred Perry By Our Chinese Correspondent* ,tvt)ERSTAND that the Singa- j Association
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    Dr. Philip Tyau
    155 23 rOR a to his departure Dr. i X C. 1 wes entertained which showed Ith the local Chi- 1 had stated in i the ideal G ral, and his defeat 10-s to the C; t they petitioned Office to withdraw t and r.iajn hjui "in B the
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    Teochews Celebrate
    119 23 IHERF v Jr w 1 large gathering at the ;u e S :hool on Monday on Sb^ ,on °J the second anniversary Malayan Teochcw Among those pre- Tyau. Mr. Sza Zau Mr. Aw Chong Hoan and Mr. Tan Mr Lee \v v the President, in object of form-
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    Mr. Tan See Boo
    324 23 i MONDAY brought the news of the j m death of Mrs. Tan See 800 (nee I Ang Choo Neo). the widow of the late i Mr. Tan See 800, one of the first Chi- nes? missionaries to come to Singapore j She parsed away at
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    Tennis In China
    219 23 WILL tennis experience a boom in China? That is the question which cropped up m my mind after reading ihe in lei view published in the Malaya Trihune with Mr. Gordon Lum. the weil-known Ch-iu Davis Cup piayer. Mr. lum is one ol China's leading players. next
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    FALSE EVIDENCE CHARGE
    204 23 )lur( !<r Trial 8.quel At Malacca 'fro* ij Own Correspondent) Malacca, Thursday. PRE xv on ttion:-, 0 wlia t was comV n as "Chin Chin" wh ch took Place in MaJune Assizes, when Ba!?red bew ltnesses at the trial ap--Mi. a. Williams. District or m r f
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PIGEON FANCIERS
    103 23 Reader's Request F<jr Information (To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune) Sir, —I shall be greatly obliged loin formation as to whether there is anything in the nature, of a Pigeon Clut in the Straits Settlements, Fedeiatcc! Malay States or neighbouring cpuntrie*, such as
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    CHINESE IN MALAYA
    184 23 A Plea For Unity And Co-Operation (To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune) Sir—Malayan up-country residents have read with immense interest th. speech of Dr. K. C. Tyau. our depaumg Consul-General, at the farewell party given in hisT honour at th9 S.C.R.C.. when he spoke and pleadec
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    UNLAWFUL SOCIETY
    88 23 Anti-Japanese Movement At Malacca (From Our Oicn Correspondentt Malacca, Wednesday. TURING the hearing of a case in tn? If Malacca police court it transpirtd that a society known as the "National Salvation Society To Repel the Japa r.ese at Malacca." existed in this town. Five Hainanese and a
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    TAMBIES' THRIFT
    241 23 Mercantile Subordinated Society Singapore, Thursday. Tire Singapore Mercantile S\iborainatcs Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society. Ltd.. held its half-yearly general meeting on Wednesday at its registered office in Fullerton Building. Mr. W. A. L. Schaub presiding. U vas reported that the membership at the end of 1935 was 86
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