Malaya Tribune, 8 February 1937

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol. XXIV- No. .32. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1937 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Monday. Feb. 8, 1937. The Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1937. FIVE CENTS.
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      487 2 "prRO S A N (granulated yeast) absolutely pure and prepared to keep in perfect condition in any climate. YEAST purifies the blood, strengthens the nerves and generally fortifies the system. Regular use of Yeast prevents physical weakness and mental slackness. PUROSAN (granulated yeast) is sold in tins at most Dispensaries
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      511 2 EDUCATIONAL MORNING Jr. Sr. Com: Cambridge AFTERNOON Shorthand Typewriting NIGHT Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, English and CAMBRIDGE .mathematics. Private Lessons and coaching in English, French, Dutch and Malay given by Cambridge University Graduate. LL.Bj. Translation in above languages also executed at moderate charges. Apply the Director, 53, Cairnhill Road, Singapore. ROYAL
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      685 2 SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT I TRUST TENDERS are invited for the supply and delivery to Banda Street of steel reinforcement necessary for the erec- tion of a proposed block of tenements and shops. Form of Tender, Specification and Plans may be obtained at the Office oi me Singapore Improvement Trust A deposit
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      734 2 NOTICE THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Queensland). DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDEND NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of six pence per share en account of the financial year ending 31st March 1937 has been declared by the Directors of the Company In Brisbane, payable
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      469 2 RACE-GOERS REMEMBER! you won't be tar >tl if you tfnly follow "Capt. Eagle's" reliable Racing Selections. For the Forthcoming Singapore Spring Meeting re pcfrticulctrs and reasonable terms please apply in writing only to "Capt. Eagle" 43, Eras Baaah Road, Singapore. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. TENDERS. Tenders are invited for the supply
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      245 2 ENSURE BETTER VlStt^ Beauty Curves becomins to YOU lace 71, High Street, Singapore Phone 3786. Hygienic Dust-Bins. Self-closing. Obtainable at EMCO Factc-v im mile Bukit Timah Rd. Telephone 4504 Owners of Patent Rights. j It E D r C E "I And GET SLENDER i be sure j The Natural
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES DUTCH SHIPPING IN 1936
    844 3 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES DUTCH SHIPPING IN 1936 Tonnage Increase NO VESSELS OUT OF COMMISSION the end of 1936. Dutch shipping was in a greatly improved position. For the first lime since 1930 there has been a net increase in registered tonnage, and no ships are now out of commission. Many
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      453 3 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH IN DIA j I S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS: OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Spore. 1937. 'I DAN 6,500 Feb. 12 AIDER A 16,000 Feb. 13 ANCHI 17,000 Feb. 2t V HAY 15,000 Mar. 12 DWAN 6.070 Mai. 13 JPUTANA 17,000 Mar. 2c ANPURA 17,000 Apr. I MALI 6.800 Aor.
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      613 3 M. B. K. 1 KOKUSAI LINE 1 'KOKUSAI KISEN KAISHA) t (Incorporated in Japan) t For JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama) 1 Due Due Sailing Dae Penang Spore Spore via New York {m s KOMAKI MARU Feb. 24 Feb. 28 Keelung Apr. 13 m.s. KUKAMA MARU Apr. 11
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      446 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM. lIAMBTJRG AND COPENHAGEN. 1937 From From From From M.S. Spore Malacca P.S'ham P'ng JUTLANDIA 23-2 23-2 24-2 26-2 MEONIA 16-3 16-3 17-3 19-3 ERRIA 30-3 30-3 31-3 2-4
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      535 3 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD y (Incorporated In Germany). The undernoted are the Company* intended fixtures:— OUTWARD TOR MANILA, HONGKONG. SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA JAPAN Spore. 11*37. s.s. 'MAIN'" omits Shanghai and North China Feb. 24 s.s. 'TSAR Mar. 2 s.s. "SCHARNHORST" omits North China Mar. 5 s.s. "LAHN" omits Hongkong, Shanghai
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    A JOURNAL IN NORTH MALAYA
    1226 4 Transport In Penang Daily Examination Of Rickshas Commission Agents (By Our :;*.a— Representative; Penang Office. Feb. 3. A NEWCOMER to Penang might form a first impression that the town is not well served in the matter of public transport, but a lew days' stay will
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    WASHED ASHORE
    105 4 Lar S c Jilue Whale Lands In England 'By Air Mail) Bridlington, Yorkshire J-m yr. A large blue whale— the within living memory-has been J up on the beach heie by tlfe stonn wS has been sweeping over the east coast Weighing at least 60 tons it is
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    DOGGED BY MISFORTUNE
    104 4 Family Wiped Out In Two Days Vienna. jSf'W a entire f amily ol days ta Leoben. Styria The c dest son died of pneumonia The mother, whose favourite child hehad been, could not bear the grief She jumped from the fourth starry of the house in which
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    PALESTINE ROYAL COMMISSION
    334 4 Rulers Encouraging Arabs To Testify W__ T Jerusalem. ITH the period of the Palestine Royal Commission's inquiry drawing to a close, it is believed in many circles thai Arabs will take an early opportunity of revoking their previous decision not to testify before that body. The Arabic
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    AIR SERVICE ON ATLANTIC
    427 4 British Plans TESTS NOW 15ICING MADE (By Air Mail) c i London, Jan. 30. pREPARATlONiS for British air 11 mail services across both the North and South Atlantic are prot ceedinp rapidly. j 3 For the Empire route to Newfoundland and Canada a new seaplane harbour
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      45 4 IV MMI MubWn irritation rid* M«»"*K a the ootfafag r(Trrf ()f "■<::»• Remedy. It l*r«ki ii,. «n* sti,.„, hiiiiihu ...re■"p «rtp hral ll88U( s plewaat, ecaaoMMßaL ke n .1 always i„ \<>lM IIMMIC, K-16 THE Ji? a NEO LTD SINGAPORE. Sole Agents for S.S. and F.M.S.
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      132 4 808 .r, M£f)[ A tikiUM OUT WHY... I WAS V mT-Wmf B 6»VE UP TOO MUCH TEA. V/ Wt/Ty *~+m« it contains caffein Ml>V /JflL IP* AND TANNIN, YOU KNOW. v /7 v TWO DRUGS THAT OFTEN /7 F# 1 X-V ARC HARMFUL TRY \i I n CHANGING TO INSTANT
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      228 4 HAZELINE A (Trade Mark) I SNOW" ks£§kf '5 /U Throughout the days most I J arduous engagements you can f' f 1\ ?> re 'y U P°* "'Hazeline' X; r| 1 n Snow" to maintain the Jf I/ /V ■It youthful bloom of your skin I' I/ I I and
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    REPLY TO PRESS COMMENT
    287 5 By A Councillor WHY UNOFFICIALS ARE SILENT Singapore, Saturday. yHERE has been much criticism in the local Press recently concerning the silence of unofficials at Legislative Council. A Councillor to-day replied to the r.ments in a conversation with a Malaya Tribune reporter. aid that the reason
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    CUBAN MINISTER
    33 5 Reuter. Havana. Feb. 4. Senor Onillermo Menocal. formerly of China, has been appointed Cuban Minister to London in succession to Senor Pedro Frag a who has been transferred to Washington.— ReuUr.
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    MR. ONG BOON TAT
    168 5 Returning From Europe This Week-End MR. Ong Boon Tat, J.p., who has been 1,1 spending 8 months in Europe takine a cure at Badnauheim. is due to return on the s.s. Naldera on the 11th or 12th February. He has spent about 8 months in Europe—most
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    NAVAL MISHAP
    71 5 Reuter Wireless. Malta. Feb. 3. The aircraft-carrier, Furious is believed to have touched ground forward while berthing in the Grand Harbour in a high wind and heavy seas. Six Admiralty tugs rushed to assist the Furious when it was seen she was in danger of going ashore. She
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    34 5 A Watchnight Service will be held at the Straits Chinese Methodist Church, Kampong Kapor Road, on Wednesday, beginning at 11 p.m. A collection will be taken In aid oi retired Asiatic pastors and widows
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    HEAVY BURDEN OF DEFENCE
    238 5 Britain's Duty To The Empire Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 5. "ANXIOUS as we are to lighten the heavy burden of defence which at present falls on the shoulders of Great Britain, we should make a grave mistake il we tried to impose some rigid plan upon
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    FRENCH FINANCES
    137 5 i>itf Withdrawal From Gold Reserve Reuter Wireless. Paris, Feb. 4. THE Banque de France statement shows the withdrawal- of three billion 1 ratios from the gold reserve. A Finance Ministry communique says this has been effected by the Stabilisation Fund, which js empowered to buy or sell the
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      501 5 OPEN LETTER TO Mr. SOMEBODY AND HIS SON Dear Sir, —The natural desir** of most parents is to give their children a fair chance in lif« in the form ->f a £ood College Training, also there are many young men who would like to GO TO COLLEGE but for some
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      596 5 EXTENSION TO FEB. 15th CONDITIONS. 1. Competitors may send in as many ABSOLUTELY FINAL DATE OF CLOSING, solutions as they like provided each entry is accompanied by a main The "Golden Valley" Brandy $I,UOO Competition, with generous cash r>rize>. label off a full size bottle (or 2 which was promoted
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    442 6 LONDON COMMODITIES RUBBER London. Feb. 6. Previous To-day Change Tone Barely Steady Steady Spot Buyers. 10% 10 916 1111 Sellers. 10% W **|11 -t 116 March. Buyers. 10'j 10 916 1.16 Sellers. 10% 10 1116 r1 16 Apr.: June Buyers. 10 916 i0 5 8 1.16 Sellers.
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    LONDON MARKET REVIEW
    881 6 AMERICAN STRIKES DEPRESS TIN SHARES i By Air Maii i 'From Our Own Correspondent) London. Jrn. 29 THE outstanding feature in the stock markets has been a very pronounced weakness of British Government funds. Rumours, encouraged by certain press reports, were busy foreshadowing a huge new loan
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      802 6 aj. J Oversea sXhinese Banking Corporation Ltd. j S (Lncorpcraltel in the Strait s Settlements). Successors to The Chinese Commercial Bank Limited. t The Ho Hong Bank Limited and The Oversea-Chinese Bank Limited. CAPITAL" i Authorised $40,000,000.00 Is* tied and Paid Up IMM** {JJJJ- i J BEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING,
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      124 6 You do need an effective easy, econoVI 8 I mica! mouth wash and throat gargle, S I 10 keep your mouth and throat free "i germs and your breath sweet and wflßHlff^T""P Swll Astring-o-sol will do lit lasj 10 10 40 days Just shakt a 111 01 tW f Astrin^"°-sol
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1705 7 [**ued by Fraser and Co. Lunll p mu and Evatt > Exchange and Stock Brokers MINING Co. Lyall Eratt Buyers BeUers Buyers Sellers r Ampat Tin 49 53 49 5 3xd r: Asam Kumbang .33 6 34 6 33- 34 6 t'\ Austral Malay 54- 56- 55
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    318 7 (From Cur Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Monday morning. RUBBER Singapore: cts., uj> 1 1 ct. Market Tone: Steady Quiet. London: 109 L6d\, unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet after firm. New York: 21% cts., up l 16 ct Market Tone: Quiet but Steady. Thia morning- mc market us very au
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    Mr. .Jul an Israel's Report
    221 7 Singapore, Moneav. Tin: London no market. New Yo'-k P n. Rubber: London up 1 16 Meadv and 'ew York up l io steady. Locally opens t?ady about 36 p Mining.—Raubs $7.20—57.40. Tin hares are s:"aa.< but dull. S. Kintai :j.60—58.80. S. Luas $2 27V 2
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
    100 7 During the week ending Jan 30. ''•37. exports from Malayan port? amounted to 27,943 cases, cf which: 20.!5 rj «72 DOT centO cases were to 'he United Kingdom. 1.243 <5 per cent .t cases to the Continent of Europe. 1.500 <5 per cent.* cases to Canada.
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      23 7 son if II 111 TISII INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand) Established 1872 W. J. DEXTER, Manager. Tel. 5926. 2, Finlayson Green.
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      363 7 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Total for company Dividend Close financial Date Ex. Div. year N --jp» Payable Date to date W^JiSS .ViJH Feb. 15 To Feb. 20 Feb. 16 17»/ 2 X Lumpur If. 30th) Feb 2 6 5% Pen^kLr! r n t Jan 26 Mar 1 Feb
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    102 8 Java and Souihern Sumatra: Netherlands, closing 4 p.m. to-day. Penang, Siam. Burma. India. Iran Palestine. Egypt, E and S. Africa. Great Britain, Ireland, Europe. Nigeria. Gold Coa.-,t and N. and S. America. Imperial, closing 7 p.m. to-morrow. Australia. New Zealand. Java and Timor Dllly: Qantas, closing 7
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    116 8 Mails expected from Europe etc.. r Amsterdam! by Air INetherlanrist today. Deliveries of boxholders' letters only at 7.30 p.m. fo-day and general delivery of letters at 3.25 a.m. to-morrow. Mails expectPd from China by Van Heuttz to-day. Mails expected from Australia, Nether- I lands Indies etc.. by Air
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    WAIL DELIVERED
    19 8 Mail despatched from Singapore on Jan. 15. by the Rajputana was delivered in London on Feb 6.
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    VESSELS IN PORT
    55 8 Hermod. Norwegian, 840 tons, from Bangkok 7.2 to Bangkok 7.2. Circe, British. 777 tons, from Malacca 7.2 to Kuching 8.2. Trian, Norwegian, 3.579 tons from Oslo .2 to Hongkong 82. Gorgon. British.. 2,120 tons, from Fremantle G. 2 to Penang 8 2 Philoctetes. British. 7.211 tens from
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    37 8 Mr. H. Amon of Raffles College has been elected Chairman of the Ex-Ser-vices Association (Singapore branch I for the current year. The Vice-Chair-man is Mr. H. E. Woottan. and Mr G S. Meggs was re-elected Hon Secretary.
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    THE HARBOUR
    89 8 Singapore Feb 8. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to anive. East Wharf (Entrance Gate U Rajula 22; Van Heuiz 20. Main Whan (Entrance Gate 3) Op Ten Noort 18. Philoctetes 14: Kolo Nyale 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate S) Javanese Prince 34; Kepong 36. Empire Dock (Entrance
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    BELLING
    107 8 Singapore, Feb a London T.T. j 4 lit London demand 2 4 IK London 4 month.'-* sight 2 4' Lyons demand 1231 Hamburg demand 14: New York demand 57 116 Montieal demand 56 15 16 Bat a via demand 103\ S Samarang demand 103% Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demands
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    BUYING
    84 8 London T.T. 2,4 732 London demand 214)4 London 30 days' sight 2 4 932 London 60 days' sight 2 4 510 London 3 months' sight 2 4 516 London 4 months' sight 2 4 11 32 New York demand 58 1 Iff New York 90 d s 58 13
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    WHAT'S ON?
    65 8 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY. FEB. 8 Hockey: S.R.C "A" v. Sikh Police, S.R.C; CSC. "A" v. Pulau Brani, CSC. Football: Business Houses' League. M.P.H v. G.E.C. Aason Road Stadium: Straits Times Press v. Topham Jones and Railton, V.M.C.A. Annual General Meeting of S. Andrew's Mission Hospital.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    133 8 ALHAMBRA.—"Jackie Cooper in 1 "DinKy" (i.lb and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL.—MarIen? Dietrich and Charles Boyer in "Garden Ol Allan (Technicolour picture I b.lo and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION —Percy Marniont in "David Livingstone," 9.15 and 9.15 o.m. iviAHLBoRouoH- i Hindustani)—6.ls and 9.15 p.m. EMPIRE "San Francisco." 7 p.m. and !< p.m
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    WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
    214 8 Market Ready To Respond To Strike News MESSRS. Lewis and Peal. Ltc! lfl weekly rubber market r.> D London, dated Jan 2G. write PLANTATION' The International Rubber He Committee met yesterday molt was announced after lunci permissible exportable allow the July September quarter fixed at 85 per
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    TEA DANCE
    25 8 Ther» will bp a tea danco alt n&fi Association to-day ni 5 SO The snot dane prizes arc pre Mr. Tan Ah Hung
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      289 8 MALAYANS PREMIER HOT.EL > I TO-NIGHT J j COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. S I DINNER and DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight. J 5 and NEW CABARET ATTRACTION S DUO ARTIN ELLIS I TALENTED CONTINENTAL DANCERS NON-DINERS Sl.OO 1 j RAFFLES RRASSERIE bra road sah j I SEE OUR
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      118 8 f— 1 j In 6 Days Home j i By X.L.M. IManes leave Singapore every We dnesday and Saturday, i Arrive in London on Tuesday and Friday morning resp. j GWiimem Offieiafa are entitled to a redmlion on the ordii.:.n j fares. j Amf:M K.L.M./K.N.LL.M. tff to any Booking AgSStty
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      27 8 VIRGIN FACE POWDER Soothing healing antisepli* it beautifies the skin. Obtainable in Three Shad. At all good stor-.'s. Agents: CHENG HENG CO. 305 SQCTH BRIDGE RD STOKi
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      247 8 j POSTAL INTELLIGENCE j STEAMER MAILS DESPATCHES TODAY FOR PER DATE AND TIMI Sarawak 'generally) Bintulu S Crce Feb. 8 3 p.m. Bintulu S. Circe ~8 3 p.m. Renoat and Tembilahan Flevo ~8 3 p.m. TO-MORROW Pengerang s Boon Heng Fen. 9 9 a.m. Dungun, Kemaman Ban Ho Liong 2
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    SOVIET PARTY PURGE
    74 9 Many Prisoners Waiting Trial Keutei. Reuter. Moscow, Feb. 6. I BIG Communist party purge is proding with unabated vigour, the ing to eliminate all Trotskyism. :lists, and Bukharinists. Thoui resolutions, pouring into Mosom nil over the country, demand tbe extermination of the "Trotskyis; vtrmm." Besides well-known men
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    197 9 (iilt-Edged Stage Sharp Recovery Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 3. AN Stock Exchange, oils again pre- vided the day's outstanding rnovs Shell Transports at 1413 revealing the highest point for 37 year-. A ieature in internationals was United Steels, which soared from 9SV 2 to Giltedged securities continued to
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    DEATH AT SEA
    118 9 Business Man Collapses In The Gorgon Singapore. Monday. k TRAGIC incident took place during the voyage of the M. V. (iorgon. which arrived to-day from I'remantJe. Mr. J. P. Devlin, aged 64. a retired husiness man of Perth, died on board on Jan. 31. He was travelling
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    MR. S. I. O. ALSAGOFF
    223 9 Work For Arabic Literary And Social Club king at the annual general meettln Arab c Literary and Sociai 8 i pore. Mr. 3. I. O. AlsagofT so '-dad to be with you again -'end your meeting to-day. 1 very pleased to see signs of Tess
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    LINER RECOMMISSIONED
    32 9 British Official London, Feb. 6. pesa of the Pacific Steam mpany has been reeommisnovated for the lnaugura's ol a cabin service cr Pool and the West coast America.— British Official
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    LOCAL MALAY SOLDIERS
    291 9 Entertained In Singapore MORE than 300 persons, including offiw C tvTo S o* lhe Mall V Regiment, the J.M. p w V in S a Pore Malay Volunteers, the K N.V.R., and the Scouts and promiH,/ 00 1 Malays, attended a "Jamuan a the residence of Tuan
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    GIRL GUIDES
    125 9 Farewell Party To Miss Kilgour Miss Kilgour. District Commissioner for Malay Guides in Singapore, who has taken an active part in the work since 1928, will sail for Home on leave this month. Mrs. R. Bird, until recently District Commissioner tor Singapore, gave an enjoyable "cabin party" on
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    INJURED CHINESE
    61 9 Found Unconscious On Road Singapore, Monday. A male Chinese was found in an unconscious condition at Serangoon Road early this morning. He was suffering from concussion of the brain and multiple injur es on his body. His condition is considered critical. It is believed that he was knocked
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    GRESFORD TRAGEDY ECHO
    150 9 Severe Censure Of Mine Management Reuter Wireless. London. Feb. I. SEVERE censure on the management of the Oresford Colliery, Denbighshire, where 265 lives were' lost in a mine explosion in 1934, is contained ir. official report of the commission of mruiry, presided over by Sir Henry We.iker.
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    MIXED COURTS
    155 9 Egyptian Note To The Powers Reuter Wireless. Cairo. Feb. 3. THE Egyptian Government has handed 1 a note to the Capitulatory Powers dealing chiefly with the problem of the mixed courts which it is understood Fgypt stipulates should be abolished within twelve years. Regarding the transitory regime of
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    BRITISH MANDATES
    140 9 Question in House Of Commons Reuter Wireless. T. London, Feb. 3. HE British Governments intention to adhere to the nolicy already announced with regard to mandated territories was made clear by Mr Eden in the House of Commons. Mr. Mander askeci a lon<? question in the cou'.se 3."
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      16 9 Stenot rping Shorthand 7fo Machine Fuil particular from the SOLE AGENTS DUNCAN ROBERTS LTD SINGAPORE-KUALA LUMPUR
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      149 9 When Girls In Their Teens Lose Weight Girls In their 'teens often outgrow their strength and become tall and weedy. When young pcom&'f pte growing, or when JHr Pdult.s arr under weight. r-J nature must have the pro4j£ Pjt materials or the body 4Bfej3 will not gain a pound TTJb*
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      11 9 He canity Ig jl UAGEMEYER TRADING CO., LTil., Robinson Road, Singapore.
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      250 10 JHI FELLA 'S —JACK S BACK I I ?aM p^ g^ RTand and orious picture of military academy life! 1 CONTINUED > 0 I foS MEErCADET'JACKin I I 7 A all Screen BU 1 'J^j^^^y^, I COMING TO THE CAPITOL J i OV Jubilee Musical iJ V Comedy Sensation— \v
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      309 10 y»y frfr t <■ j 7th Day! Positively LAST NIGHT of Extended i Season Don't Miss It!! T j «Alim<i\ of ALLAi t j ROBERT HITCIIENS FAMOUS PLAY f J Supported by WALT DISNEY S Great Coloured Cartoon; ❖"DONALD and PLUTO featuring DONALD DUCK *> —s-—s—s—- I ::r:;r :»Hu:::k::H::H::::k:»:S»:H j
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      246 10 »Vv LAST NIGHT !g, MOTHER FIGHTING FOR HEP J WHETHER THESE ACCUSATIONS ARE TRUE |"Tbe CA k against: Mrs. AMES" X MADELEINE CARROLL GhORGE BRENT V •J» rO-MORROW—The Fabulous Story of the Most Famou .?p f DIAMOND JIH J A UNIVERSAL PICTURE EDWARD ARNOLD <• JEAN ARTHUR BINNIE BARNES ~Hcl'fc*y
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      348 11 Singapore Municipality TENDERS fn^ DERS are now for the following materials or services Pol particulars, see Municipal Tender Roo^ Date of Suppiy of Sulphate of cl o^g. Alumina for period 1 6 37 to *****38. 4 p.m., Monday, sth Anril IQTi Supply of 30 tons of Pig P 'dL Lead
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      362 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. NOTICE is hereby given that the Rubber Market will be closed officially on the following dates:— Thursday, 11th Feb.. 1937—Bank Holiday Friday, 12th do Saturday, 13th do By Order of the Committee, GATTEY BATEMAN. Secretaries. BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CAP. 45) IN THE
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      722 11 WANTED—MaIe and female Canvassers for highly recommended tonic food. Apply 2G, Robinson Road, Singapore. FOR SALE—Folding rubber boat complete with paddles, Masts a\u Sail-. Apply P.O. Box No. 21, Singapore. Young Malay wanted for European efnee, must have passed 7th scnoo standard and knowledge shorthand and book-keeping, commencing salary $25.
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      215 11 CLUB DIARY Charlie residence. Joo Chiat Road. arc numerous Clubs and SUNDAY, FEB. 14 < which are readers cf the yibune." This Diary is pro Devonshire BP- n>w m_ th Secretary Mr. Tec? Ly "'mSES** to co-operate in keeping it fc-»ad, 111 a.m ,0, olan S? and complete. Happenings interest
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH
    88 12 MADAM CHIA GIN TEE 'Mrs Chan Cheng Wah' aged 80. passed away peacefully at her residence No 12 Lorong 22. Geylang Koad. on Sunday' /th February. H»37. She leaves behind 3 sons. Mes.srs. Chan Koor. Lecng Koon Bee, and Koun 'feck 3 daughters-ir.-law; 2 sons-in-lay. Mr Cheang
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    THE "NEW BLOOD" CRY
    704 12 U7K return to the subject f the "new blood" on the Sin gap ire Municipal Commission for which our contemporaries arc constantly clamouring- From the articles which appear people unacquainted with local conditions would gather the impression that the Commission is entirely composed of venerable gentlemen
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    CHINA NEWS
    177 12 Mr. Wang Ching Wei Sees Doctor Nanking, Feb 7. MR. Wang Ching Wei, the former Premier, w" examined by Dr. Noll, his rersonal physician. yesterday at Dr. Chu Man Yi's residence. He has not entirely recovered frob his liver trouble. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. who is in I'enghun.
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    NINETEEN KILLED
    49 12 Avalanche Overwhelms Patrol Reuter Wireless. Rome, Feb. 3. N>net.#»en ceor>:« wfp killod when an '.•w! mohp '«mshlnq clown the western stones cf Roccameva near the French frontier, sirnrisert and overwhelmed in T l1,r in Alnine patrol. The victims include one officer and •T.° n on-commlssioned officers.—Renter Wireless
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Sir Ralph Paget
    139 12 NOTES COMMENTS Sir Ralph Paget JIR Ralph Paget, formerly British Minister to Siam, has been revisiting Bangkok after an absence of 28 years. He left in March, 1909 after signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty. Bangkok has completely changed since Sir Ralphs day, says the Bangkok Times. The Throne Hall was not
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    The Paget Tup
    175 12 gIR Ralph Paget was the donor of the cup which bears his name for cricket between Siam and Malaya. For twenty-five years the trophy has been in the care of the Singapore Cricket Club, and during all that time it has not been played for The last
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    The "Seeing Eye"
    148 12 jyjANY articles of interest appear in the latest issu*. Ul v tile Malayan Kennel Gazette, and eral interest is the article on rroduction of the "Seeing Eye" lril Eritain. Seeing Eye s are guide do?' for blind persons, and the trainin» dogs for his work has achii
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    Wonderful Intelligence
    165 12 educate the dog to be of his blind master. He lea: take his master along crowded stn around all obstacles, stopping for upsteps and sitting for down-steps ,«nd holding his man on the pavement if the traffic is against him. A guidi docs not distinguish between and green
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    Topics Of The Day
    404 12 By "Looker On" M £NGLISH diminutives puzzle the foreigner/ says a writer. A bookie lor instance, isn't a little book. In an interview an actor said he had half a mind to go into politics. According to our cynic, he wouldn't need more than that. A
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    HEAVY FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS IN SPAIN
    120 13 SEVERE WEATHER BREAKS UP REBELS TAKE MALAGA GERMAN NAVAL PATROL DURING BOMBARDMENT WITH the breaking of the s vere winter weather the war in Spain is developing with much greater intemity all over th? country, according to Reuter reports from different centres. There
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    MECHANISED FORCES IN ACTION
    233 13 Reuter. Gibraltar, Feb. 7. J>EUT£R4aarnfi thai il is semiofficially announced that the Insurgents have entered Malaga, the important Spanish port on the south c;>ast opp:site Morocco. iMassacre in the streets is reported to be rife.—Reuter. Malaga city has been firmly held by the Government forces from
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    COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
    149 13 Government Advance In Cordova Reuter. London. Feb 8 In addition to the battles around Madrid and Malaga, it is stated in cable- from Valencia, hea-.y fighting ls raging on a wide iront. twenty milts from Cordova City, which the Government troops are threatening in an advance along the Quiver
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    FIGHT FOR CAPITAL
    205 13 Heavy Losses And Small Gains By Rebels Reuter Wireless. Reuter. Madrid. Feb. 7. The battle for the Spanish capital continued to-day in two sectors south of Madrid, where the insurgents are launching a strong offensive to divert the Government drive towards Toledo. Bad weather hampered the ooerations.
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    AFTER LONG DELAY
    258 13 Insurgents Launch Three Attacks Reuter Wireless. Avila. Feb. J. THE great insurgent attack on 1 Madrid, long delayed by bad wea'her. was launched yesterday and reports say that heavy fighting went on all day in which the attackers gained some important positions. The insurgents launched three attacks
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    DUKE OF NORFOLK WEDS
    58 13 The wedding took place at Brampton Oratory, London on Jan 27 of tiie Duke of Norfolk and the Hon. Lavinia Strutt. daughter of Lord Helper. Picture shows the bride and bridegroom after the ceremony The Duke of Noriolk i.s the Premier Duke of Britain and is
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    NANKING TROOPS ENTER SIANFU
    264 13 PEACE PARLEY Shifted To Capital Of Shensi Shanghai, Feb. X. UANGl'AKDS of the Nanking fcrccs entered Sian yesterday, and ucrc stationed at (he north-west and cast Rates. The rebel troops under General Yang Hu Chens: were allowed to be stationed in the new city of Peikwa.il.
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    PRINCE EDWARD
    38 13 Prince Edward, the baby son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, photographed in his perambulator as he left his parents home in Belgrave Square, London, for his morning outing on Jan. 1. (Topical Press 1.
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    Film Company Marooned In U.S. Floods
    218 13 3 MEMBERS DROWNED Dyse nte ry In Relief Camp Reuter. New Yo k. Feb. 7. nVSLNTFR\ has broken out in '.he V camo of flrod rr!ief workers at Memphis, Tennessee. I he efforts of 120 000 workers have h>'be»<o kept the Mississippi within its
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    PREVENTION OF FLCOD
    122 13 Huge Expenditure Over Six Years Reuter Wireless. Washington, Feb. 3. «9 >n nn°nL i )I cventio P'*a n costing •--0,00.000. sprt-ad over six years was ubmittcd to Congress to-day" by President Roosevelt. The cheme has been drafted by tne National Resources committee with view to preventing a
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    GERMAN STATUS OF EQUALITY
    117 13 LATEST MOVES Bank Relations And Colonies Reuter Wireless. London. Feb. 5. THE raising of the colonial question by Von Kibbentrop. who is expected to see Viscount Halifax on the subject next week, is regarded as a natural sequel to Hitler's speech to the Reichstag on Jan.
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    A STALEMATE?
    224 13 Reuter Wireless. Reuter. HITLER'S speech has produced stalemate is the gist of a statement understood to have been made by M Delbos to-day in a speech to the foreign affairs commission of the Chamber. The situation, said M. Delbos, remains as it was at the time of the
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    DAUGHTER OF AMBASSADOR TO CHINA SHOT
    99 14 SENSATION IN NANKING STRAY BULLET Government Offers Apology Nanking, Feb. 8. Chinese Foreign Office has revealed that Elizabeth, the daughter or the British Ambassador to China, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, was hit by a stray bullet outside Hopingmen Gate, Nanking, on Feb. 2. She was
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    JACKIE COOPER IN "DINKY"
    200 14 Entertaining Film At The Alhambra AT THE CINEMAS Singapore, Monday. BASED on a touching story, "Dinky." the Warner Brothers' film which is the current attraction at the Alhambra Theatre, provides drama of th? Inghesr, type. Jackie Cooper, the boy star, who has captured the hearts of
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    "DAVID LIVINGSTONE"
    180 14 Adventure Picture At The Pavilion "HR. Livingstone, 1 presume." So, according to the story, did EL M. Stanley address Livingstone when ha met him in the depths of the African jungle, and the incident is reproduced in the interesting film 'David Livingstone," which is now to.be seen, at
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    TAMIL LABOUR IN SINGAPORE
    52 14 Report Being Considered By Government THE following communique has been 1 issued by the Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements:— The report of the inquiry by Mr. Nelson Jones, Deputy Controller of Labour, into Tamil labour conditions in Singapore has now been received and is under consideration by
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    MILLION CATHOLICS KNEELING
    129 14 Pope's Broadcast MANILA CONGRESS FINALE Reuter Wireless. Manila, Feb. 7. gLAZING sunshine favoured the half-million Catholics who gathered at Luneta Park and in the adjoin ing streets to receive the Pap,tl benediction broadcast from the Vatican concluding- Encharistic Congress. The Pope's words, appealing fo' new missionary fervour,
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    MR. R. TESSENSOHN ENTERTAINED
    440 14 Presentation On His Retirement MR. R. Tessensohn, J.P. was entertained to tiffin at the Raffles Hotel on Saturday by some of his insurance colleagues on the occasion of his retirement from business, when the opportunity was taken to present him with a silver tea service as
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    THEFTS OUTSIDE MOSQUE
    86 14 Young Malay Sent To Prison A Singapore, Monday. Ahmat, a young Malay, was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by Captain Nelson-Jones, the Third Magistrate, for theft of a pair of shoos and two bicycles on three different occasions. The "modus operandi" of the accused was to
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    28 14 Mr. N Appuduray of the Perak Secretariat has been confirmed in the appointment of Office Assistant in which capacity he has been acting for the last three years
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    BATA SHOE CHIEF COMING
    106 14 World Trip By Own Plane Singapore, Monday. MR. Jan. Bata, son of Mr. Thomas «1 Bata, the famous "Shoe King' of Europe, is travelling round the world by his own plane and is expected to arrive in Singapore to-day or tomorrow. He is studying condition.- and
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    BANK OF CHINA
    121 14 Opening Up In Burma, Siam N.E.I. Singapore, Monday. rpilE Malaya Tribune understands A that the Bank of China proposes to open branches in Burma, Siam and the Netherlands Indies. Mr. Parkcane C. Huang, the manager of the Singapore Branch, has been instructed by his head offices to
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    26 WARSHIPS HERE
    99 14 Biggest Concentration At Base Singapore. Monday. THE greatest concentration of in Singapore is now to be seen at tne Naval Base, wrure no fewer than 26 ships of His Majesty's Navy are concentrated. The vessels took part in the recent combined mano?uvres. Sir CharKs Little. Commander-in-Cluef of
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    HARBOUR BOARD STRIKE
    25 14 Singapore, Monday. The strike of Chinese artisans at the Singapore Harbour Board has not yet been settled. Negotiations are still in progress.
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    "GUILTY OF GROSS NEGLECT"
    524 14 Road Collision DRIVER'S LICENCE SUSPENDED (From Our Oivn Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 7. JUDGMENT was delivered yesterday by Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahya (Second Magistrate, Johoie Bahru) in the case in which a Malayalee lorry driver named Chayakutty employed by the Town Board is charged with
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    PRETTY WEDDING IN JOHORE
    560 14 I Mr. F. J. Smith And Miss Irene Danker (From Our Own Correspondent/ Johore Bahru, Feb. 6. A PRETTY wedding was solemnized In the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Johore Bahru, this morning when Mr. Frederick Joseph Smith of Lancashire, England, was married to Irene Marie
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    POPS MUCH BETTER
    33 14 Reuter Wireless. Rome. Feb. 6. 4 NOTABLE improvement in the condition of His Holiness the «'<pe announced in the official bulletin published in th« Vatican newspaper (Kservatorc Romano.— ReuVr Wirele-.s.
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    SHIPPING STRIKE SETTLEMENT
    188 14 LOCAL EFFECT First Dollar Ship 0 March 5 THE iMalava Tribune under, tand» that as a result of the settlement of the U. S. shipping strike lull lesumption of the Dollar services iv being effected. After a lapse of many weeks, the first Dollar liner to arrive
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    95 YEARS OF AGE
    199 14 Death Of Johore Lad\ Resident (From Our Oicn Correspondent > Johore Bahru, F"b. < THE death occurred on Friday oi Inch. 2 Khati.iah binti Jawa, an old and well known resident of Johore Bahru, at the age of 95. at the residence cf one o: ber
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    DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
    135 14 Singapore, Monday. Two distinguished Italian diplomats passed through Singapore on Saturday lj th? Lloyd Triestino lin r Victoria Ihey are Commander Enrico Baroni. Senior Navy Officer and Chief of the Italian Naval Forces in the Far Ba I and Count Bonarelli di Castelbcmp. Counsellor of the Italiar. Embassy
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    Journalists Perish In Air Disaster
    100 15 SEARCH LASTS TWO DAYS PLANE BURNT Max Pemberton's Son A Victim Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 4. rOLLOW 1NG a two-day organised search, in which 19 aeroplanes participated, a burned-out aeroplane was discovered by a shepherd in a field in a lonely part of Kirkcudbrightshire with
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    SIX MORE DEATHS
    36 15 French Planes ColI de In Senegal Reuter Wireless. Dakar, Feb. 7. Six men were burned to d?ath when two planes from the French aircraftcarrier Beam collided in th? Podor district. Senegal, to-day.—Reuter Wirsless.
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    RAPE CHARGE
    70 15 Case Postponed; Bail Of $300 Extended Singapore. Monday. CYED Mohamcd Abdul Hairnd Chis-ie appeared before the Second Mag'suate, Capt. Nelson Jones, this morning cn the following charge: "That you on < cr after Jan. 24 did com mi* rape on (i 2 Hanifa Khatoon. aged 11 years and
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    Mr. F.J. Smith and Miss Irene Danker, who were married at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Johore Bahru, on Saturday. <See report on page 14>.
    26 15 Mr. F.J. Smith and Miss Irene Danker, who were married at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Johore Bahru, on Saturday. &lt;See report on page 14&gt;.
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    MOTOR STRIKE
    103 15 Conference Adjourned Till To-Day Reuter. Detroit, Feb. 6. THE strike conference have been ad1 journed until Monday. Mr. Murphy in a statement, said that nearly all questions were "adjusted harmoniously,'' with the exception of the union's demand for recognition as the exclusive bargaining agency for all employees in
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    29 15 Mr. G Sivanragasam, a senior teacher attached to the Anglo Chinese School. Teluk Anson, ii at present an inmate of the General Hospital, where be underwent an operation recently.
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    DE ATH OF MR HENRY GITTINS
    116 15 Railway Pioneer In Sia rn THE death of Mr. H nry Gittin-. who was for many years prominently associated with railway work in Slain, occurred, in London oil Feb. 2. Mr Gittins. who \vu, 78 years of age, •vers to Canada in 18S1 and
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    MILITARY TRAINING
    127 15 For Girls And Boys In Turkey Ankara, Turkty. Turkish schoolboys and schoolgirls are io undergo compulsory military tratning ;.s oart of the curriculum of their schools under a decree drawn up by the Ministry ul Public Education. As from the beginning of this year students of both sexes
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    SPANISH CIVIL WAR
    77 15 Exhibition To Be Held In Moscow Moscow. An exhibition devoted to the Spanish civil war is shortly to open here. Hundreds of posters, photograph*, newspapers published at the front, leaflets, and banners will be on display in the thr: e spacious halls of the Museum of Revolution.
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    GANG ROBBERY IN SINGAPORE
    128 15 Woman Loses $360 ARMED MEN BREAK INTO HOUSE Singapore, Monday. gHORTLY before midnight on a young Cantonese woman was robbed of $360 worth of jewellery and cash by several armed Chinese. The victim lives in the vicinity of the New World. The gang brok into her
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    RELIGIOUS EXERCISES
    214 15 Mission By The Redemptorist Fathers An 'uteresting series of religious exercises will be conducted at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd this month by the Fathers of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer who are stationed •n Singapore and are popularly known as the Eedemptorist Fathers. A
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    A BOMB IN HER BONNET
    120 15 Woman's Presence Of Mind Averts Tragedy Buffalo, &lt;New York State). When Miss Mary Donovan, a 30-year-old welfare worker, noticed smoke coming from under the bonnet of her car, '•he stopped near a snowdrift and threw miow on the fire. Then she discovered that she had
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      116 15 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS The following is the programme of drills up to and for week ending Feb. 14, 1937: TO-DAY. FEB. 8 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters, Cadre Class L. A. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. Cadre Class Drill. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. S.R.A.»v&gt;. H. A. Gun Drill. TO-MORROW. FEB. 9 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. Cadre Class M. G. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters.
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    CRICKET SEASON BEGINS
    341 16 PRICKET made a beginning j n Singapore during the week-end with two games at the S.C.R.C. In the first, on Saturday, the Club had an easy victory over the AngloChinese School, but in the other, on Sunday, they were badly beaten by the Malay F.A. The Club
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    LOCAL BADMINTON CONCLUDES
    389 16 Singapore. Sunday. In a three-set match at the Clerical Union Hall this afternoon. Mrs Chionh Hock Chor became the Singapore woman badminton champion for 1936 by beating Miss Betty Ho, the former Selangor champion, in the final of the open ladies* singles tournament. She won by 1
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    LONDON CORINTHIANS WRITE TO THE F.A.M.
    271 16 FOOTBALL TOUR OF MALAYA NEXT YEAR Matter Now Being Considered F.M.S. hockey team to meet Ceteni —page 18. Perak vs. Selangcr and Perak rs Negri hockey—page 18. (BY "FORWARD") UNDERSTAND from a vcrv re 1 liable source thai the Isli n loi Corinthians, the
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    WEEK-END GOLF AT S.G.C.
    444 16 F. Knight Wins Gold Medal For 1936 THE: February Medal Competition 01 the Singapore Goif Club was pia BUttt Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a win for V P B roal ''A' division with a net score »1 7 m a win for
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    F.M.S. SIDE SELECTED TO MEET THE COLONY
    527 18 ANNUAL HOCKEY ENCOUNTER Selangor Perak Five Each (By "Forward") THE F.M.S. team to meet the Colony in the annual hockey match, which is to be played in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Feb 27, has been selected as follows:— F Toft (Perak&gt;. Gorbex Singh
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    DUBLIN'S UNBEATEN TEAM
    55 18 Fcarons Athletic tup till mail week) vere the only unbeaten team in Dublin Soccer, for the t£am had not so far lost a match in the Leinster Senior League 'First Division*. Fearons have won most of their games by big scores and recent victims In Dolphin suffered
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    M.C.C. CRICKET
    76 18 Reuter. Geelong. Feb. 8. THE M.C.C. are leading on the first Innings Ul their two-day match against the Geelong eleven. On Saturday, the opening day. th" M.CC. made 282 (Verity 47. Hardstaffe 94. Ames 51), to which the home team replied with 50 for 1 when play closed
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    WEI-HAI-WEI CUP
    123 18 Easy Win For S.G.C. In First Round THE following is the result of the first round of the Wei-Hai-Wei Cup golf .•&lt;«mn&lt; tition played over the course of the Keopel Golf Cluo on Sunday: The Singapore G C. players mentioned first: M. If. Paterson «Scr. I 1 v.
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    PERAK'S HOCKEY VISIT TO K. L.
    683 18 DRAW WITH SELANGOR 2-2 BEAT NEGRI 4—2 (From Out Own Reporter &gt; Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. rpHE curtain was rung down on 1 Inter-State hockey this evening here when Perak met and defeated Negri Sembihin by four goals to two on the padang. There was
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    PATHETIC RACING TRAGEDY
    54 18 (From Our Oan Corra, Bangkok. Feb 7. DURING the course uf the Tun civ& races this afternoon the seventh was won by a Siamese owner wl in his horse. An objection was lodged una wards upheld the win, but t:. uv.-r.er fainted and died in an ambulance
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    INTER-COLLEGE BADMINTON
    179 18 Raffles I)o Better Than Medicos I THE ltr&t Inter-College match was played 011 Saturday in th&lt; Victoria School Hall. There was a large number of -up porters from both colleges. Seven games were playea—th:;* singles lour douoles. Raffles' players proved themselvc superior. winning two of the singles a..d
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    HOME RUGBY
    26 18 London, Feb .6 IN an international rugaer match at Swansea, Scotland beat Wall 13 points (two goals and a try) points 1 two tries&gt;.
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    ROSEHILL B.P. WIN
    89 18 The Rosehill Badrcinion Pari the Sportsman Badminton T. rty seven matches j nil on court last Sunday. Results 'H players mentioned first):— Singles: Aug Kirn Soey t* Lotus IC—l5 15—10. 15-3: Low Tee beat S. Airara 15—4, 15 Choon Chuan beat S. Ma »s—o). 15—7: If. Sockalingani
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    MUSLIM IMPROVEMENT CLUB
    99 18 A l the eleventh annual Rene nig of th 3 Muslim Improven held at the club's premises, on 1 the following committee mcml ducted:— Mr O. 8. M Mohamed. I Mr. S. S. Abdul Razak. Ho: Mr. K. If. Aboobacker. Asst H retary; Mr. G. M. Shahul
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      1698 19 Malayan Listeners' Radio mmmm m j Wavelength 49.10 metres (8.109 kc*&gt;. BRITISH EMPIRE I jams) Louise (Air from Act. 3) (Char- view in German and Call DJQ. M oprifPAMMFQ HE ie f;*. arr Sey er -&gt; Gipsy Melodies 8.35 p.m. Little Evening Entertain- J l6 P m Talk: Infant Hygienet
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    INFLUENZA DEATHS
    24 20 Reuter Wireless London. Feb Influenza death, in Great Britain la:,t week totalled 1.155. compared with 1.13*3 in the previous week. Reuter Wireless
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    PHYSICAL "JERKS" FOR ALL
    237 20 Voluntary Training Plan Announced I i Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 4. VOLUNTARY physical training for all is provided by Government's scheme for improving physical condition of the nation, which is announced In a White Paper. Measures ire already being taken tc improve rhc physical condition cf
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    TRADE CO-OPERATION
    151 20 Swedish King's Visit To Brussels Reuter Wireless. Brussels, Feb. 4. THE movement for closer trade cooperation between Scandinavian countries and Belgium and Holland has received an impetus through the just concluded visit of King Gustav of Sweden and the Foreign Minister. M. Sandler, to Brussels. Both King Gustav
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    AIR TRAGEDY
    32 20 Reuter Wireless. 0 Dakar, Feb. 3 Six men were burned to death when two planes from the French aircraftcarrier Beam collided in the Podor cnctrict, Senegal, to-day.— Reutc Wireless. c
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    BIRTH CONTROL FOR CHINESE?
    501 20 S.C.B.A. MOVE Committee Meeting Minutes lENGTHY discussion took place the last committee meetln. the Straits Chinese British UcJ? ation, Singapore-, on the subiert it birth control. It was decided v,' the Association should tab n th question and a sub-tommittt* \7 formed to consider and report
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    SUGAR CONFERENCE
    48 20 Geneva Ft invitations nave been i countries to attend a con I London under the au League on Apr 5 to vtudy gatusation for the products of sugar. The countries Include South Africa. Australia 1 Cuba, America, France, Japan, the Netberland Russia and Yugo-Sla l less.
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      622 20 Malayan Listeners' Radio {Continued from page 19) NIROM STATION PHOHI, HOLLAND TO-dat Wavelengtn 25.57 metre*. 620 a.m. Gymnastics. TO-DAY 635 a. m. Recorded music. 0.50 a.m. Time signal. Recorded Beginning of the Phohi programme music continued. for the Netherlands Ind.es. 7.50 a.m. Closedown. 8.50 p.m. National anthem. UHetl--10.50 a.m. Opening.
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    MOTORING NEWS AND NOTES THE LINCOLN ZEPHYR FOR 1937
    1139 21 NEW BODY TYPES ADDEDMANY CHANGES pECAUSE the Lincoln Zephyr of last I» year was built five years ahead it not necessary or advisable to make changes in the car for 1937 r, many improvements and rents have been announced for 1937,
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    THE FUTURE OF MOTORING
    1020 21 I WILL SPEED DESTROY IT I AS A SPORT? SOME startling speed records have been achieved in the last few week-. An m.h.p. "baby" "the "Magic Midget"» has touched 140 m.p.h.. a motor-bicycle 169 m.p.h., a motor-car of quite reasonable size 228 m.p.h. This last was
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    ROYAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS
    52 21 London. Four more public engagements which the King and Queen hope to carry out, have been officially announced. On Apr. 27 they will open the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. On May 2 they propose to attend the inaugural service at the new Royal Military College Chapel
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR CORONATION
    868 22 May-July OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS London. a LIST of the arrangements for the weeks both before and after the Coronation has now been officially issued. As at present approved by His Majesty, the programme of events is as follows: MAY Wednesday, sth.—Court. Thursday, 6th.—Court. Monday, 10th.—Arrival of
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    IMMIGRANTS TO S. AFRICA
    286 22 Being Smuggled There? Durban (Natal*. A SECRET organisation is believed to been been formed for smuggling foreign immigrants into the Union ol South Africa. Well-informed shipping circles suspect that the organisation helps seamen to desert their ships at Durban. Then it provides them wiih funds, false
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    CORONATION STAMPS
    182 22 Special Issue For The Colonies London. The King has approved a special issue of stamps for the Colonies to commemorate the Coronation. They will take the place of the stamps :n a standard King's head design which were to have formed part of the new merman:nt issues for
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    "LITTLE MAN'S" SAVINGS
    140 22 Over £1,000,000,000 In Small Holdings &lt;By Air Mail I Swansea, Jan. 26. Figures indicating that the "small man s' savings in Great Britain amounted to more than £1.000,000,000 were given by Sir Walter Womersley. the Assistant Postmaster-General when he orened the National Savings Week Exhibition here. The
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    RESERVISTS OUT OF WORK
    283 22 Men From Palestine CALLED [JP from THEIR WORK (By Air Hail) London. Jai m JJESPITE the appeal Cooper, Secretary employers, asking then the Army Beservists ed up for service in Pale eral hundreds are still v ployment. Answering question. Commons Sir Victor VY. cial Secretary to
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    LORD NUFFIELD'S NEW COMPANY
    183 22 Arms Manufacturing Purpose (By Air Ifaili London. Jan ANEW private company Lord Nuffield is chain] foimed and registered under the of Nuffield Mechanisations. Ltd purpose of manufacturing for use by iand, sea or air. The new company, vv.i&lt; 1 the co-operation by the M Ltd. organisation
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    DRIVERS OVERWORKED
    61 22 Shortage Of Taxis In Moscow Moscow has a shortage &lt; Drawing attention to seen daily at taxicaLthe Soviet official organ piains that the app-_ gaged vehicle is ineviti scrimmage among would ond that the unfortu gel a minute's rest. At the beginning pointed out. there w streets of
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    SCANDAL OF GRETNA MARRIAGES
    846 23 Remarkable Report ROMANCE STRIPPED FROM ANVIL (By Air Mail) London, Jan. 30. iy BUNKING the famous smithy Gretna Green, an amazing re--011 Scotland's marriage laws ripped the blacksmith's anvil romance, and shown the antithe blacksmith's shop to be a rake. wsdhds of eloping couples have been
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    SHIRLEY TEMPLE NOW A "VETERAN"
    247 23 Starting Fourth Year Of Fame S™ the 'mUHon-doUar" little 1 e^in ea x S a S° She Was an un^nc wn Ko i working on a week-to-wee!' basis in a series of one-reel pictures. other 6 rhiilfi day She came with s °me'l49 riimni.c i
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    WINSTON CHURCHILL
    311 23 Nothing To Do With Nazis Or Communists IBy Air Maii I Mr&gt; London. Jan. 26. R. Winston Churchill, speaking at Leeds, made it clear that he wished to have nothing to do with either Nazis oi Communists and he expressed faith in tne League of Nations. "There are
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    "VOICE MIRRORS"
    138 23 Device To Yankee Twang: FE "Yankee twang," peculiar to the voices of inhabitants of the New England states, may soon b? replaced by a purching sound, at least over the telephone. The company serving N'w England with telsphones has announced that bv -ising a new apparatus known as
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    SUPER AIRPORT FOR PORTSMOUTH
    76 23 PLAN TO SPEND £750,000 ON SCHEME Portsmouth, Jan. 30. PERMANENT site as an operating base for the extensive chain of new Empire air services m a y be selected this month. The choice will be largely influenced by the attitude Portsmouth City Council take towards a
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    WILL BE LARGEST IN WORLD
    582 23 PORTSMOUTH Corporation's Docks and Airports Committee are now considering fresh plans for this enterprise, the scheme originally put forward having been rejected by th 1 City Council. That scheme involved expenditure of some £1,250.000. towards which the Air Ministry offered a grant of £300.000. In
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    EXPLOSION IN MILL
    124 23 Five Killed And Four Badly Injured Caiio. U/ITil a noise that could be lieazd tw miles away, a boiler in a flour mil' •icar here exploded killing five peopi and seriously injuring four others. Mechanics had just finished seme work on the boiler when tiie explo.-io occurred.
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    GERMAN LABOUR
    105 23 Further Restriction Imposed Berlin. A further restrict'on on German labour has been imposed by a decree jus .ssued by General Goering under the Tour-Year Plan. The decree entitles employers n th? 1 metal, building and farming trades tn w thhold their employees' "Labour Books" should they leave their
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    "STRUCK DUMB" WHEN AT SCHOOL
    126 23 Boy Who Is Normal At Home &lt;By Air Mailt Worthing (Sussex Jan. 25 10-YEAR-OLD boy, who in "struck dumb' the moment he reaches his school, has provided a problem for doctors here Ctrcng and healthy, the boy can talk read and write well. But the
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    209 MILES AN HOUR
    82 23 New World Air Record Claimed For Amph'bians Miami, Florida. A new world's speed record for light amphibian aeroplanes has been established here, it is claimed, by Major Alexander de Seversky. He has flown over a closed circuit of 100 kilometres about 63 miles at a speed
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