Malaya Tribune, 11 February 1937

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol. XXIV.- -No. 35. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Thursday, Feb 11, 1937. The Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937 FIVE CENTS.
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      121 1 ad The Dominant In Malaya PEERLESS ER A SMI C SOAP ,jffT~— Dainty, Alluring, Fragrant PEERLESS _^__i_^^ f ERASMIC is incomparable invaluable for the toilet anci can be a PPlied without VO harm to the most delicate skins. RefreshA in anrl invigorating i{ is a direct aid to the N
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    WHAT GERMANY TELLS INDIA
    187 2 Contents Of Wireless Programmes TERMAN short-wave wireless u grammes directed to British i" and other Dominions are now a considerable of quantity of news 4 .seen through the eyes of the pV, kanda Ministry. There is a summary of the corten* of a typical recent programme
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      454 2 66 TOBLER 99 Swiss Chocolates "Toblerone" "Hazelnut" "Berna" "Toblerettl" "Amanda" Assorted ln tins etc., etc. These delicious Swiss Chocolates are obtainable at Provision Stores, Cales, Railway Stations, etc., etc. An Interesting Picture Album combined with a "Question Answer" competition is given free of charge when you buy a Tobler Swiss
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      535 2 ASTROLOGY Consult GLORIA LYS. world famous astrologist. By appointment. Phone 6502, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Concerning Business, Matrimonial, and Domestic Matters. Genuhvj predictions. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fees moderate. Gramonhone Soundboxes Chromium-plated soundboxes to suit all types of gramophones. They are made with protective shield of perforated metal and are of
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      549 2 IN THE HTGIFcOIJRT, SINGAPORE." Originating Summons No. 20 of 1936. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable 99 years* leasehold land and 1 ouse i Nos. 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 64, Aliwal street, Singapore, areas 2,926 sq. ft. and 4,485 .sq. ft., dated Ist January 1937 and comprised in Statutory Land Grant
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      342 2 New Arrival For ftappy Chinese New Year Just try GARDEN FIREWORKS THE OKAZAKI F.W. CO., 580, Serangoon Road, Singapore. "YOU m TO LOOK NICE" I J MACHINES' J|J?S; g| |J Price $6.00 Q YAMASHITA HAIR DRESSING SALOON 246. Middle Road, Singapore. ™BALDNESS Rgg I makes you look so old. jfjb
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES THE NORMANDIE
    229 3 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES THE NORMANDIE Has Had A Successful Season THE French Line's flagship, Normandie, completed a notable feat when shereached Southampton from New York itcently. When she sailed westbound owners claimed that it would be possible for the passengers to spend hritmas Day with friends in the Una cd
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    THE DOMINIA
    213 3 World's Largest Cable Ship Sold To Russia The world's laigest cable ship, the Dominia, belonging to the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co.. of London, has been sold to the Soviet Government. An official of Arcos, Ltd., stated that the ship would probably oe used in the ordinary way
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    ITALIAN DIVER
    161 3 To Recover £.'»5,000 British Copper Cargo Rome. Mario Raffaelli, master diver of the Sorima Salvage Ccmpany, has sailed m the salvage shin "Arpione" for Cape Town. He is to try to recover the £25,000 cargo of copper which went down with the British steamer 'Cariboo" in 1928. The
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      424 3 j STEAMER SAILINGS R&Oand BRITISH !_ND!A > S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS: om W ARDS. Due Tonnage. Spore. 1937. 6.500 Feb. 14 KAII 'RA 16.000 Feb. 14 17.000 Feb. 21 15,000 Mar. 12 6.070 Mar. 13 ANA 17.000 Mar. 2L RA 17.000 Apr. G 6,800 Arjr. 9 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Apr. 25
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      129 3 INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). Direct Service to Japan via Hongkong and to Calcutta via Penang. Taking cargo on through Bill of Lading for Canton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Chefo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtse ports. Formosa, the Philippines, etc FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA Arr. Sails. HOSANG Feb. 13 Feb.
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      595 3 r m i j I KOKUSAI LINE I j (KOKUSAI KISEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan) 1 j For JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama) S i Due Due Sailing Due S Penang S pore S pore via New York L ms KO.MAKI MARU Feb. 24 Feb. 28 Keelung Apr
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      55 3 I. S. K. LINE (ISHIHARA SANGYO KAIUN KAISHA. LTD.) Incorporated in Japan) Direct Japan—Singapore Service. (Inward' (Arrival j MALTA MARU in port. MILAN MARU Feb. 23 HAVRE MARU Mar. 12 AGENTS: ISHIHARA SANGYO KOSHI. LIMITED (Incorporated in S.S.» TELEPHONES 5211 5212. UNION BUILDING. SINGAPORE Landing Agents: THE SOUTHERN GODOWN CO.,
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      439 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorship.s. Mosi Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. 1937 From From From From M.S. Spore Malacca P.S'ham P'ng J L TLANDIA 23-2 23-2 24-2 20-2 MEONIA 16-3 16-3 17-3 l!>-3 FRRIA 30-3 30-3
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      573 3 STEAMER SAILINGS WORDWOJIBCOI LLOYD NORO (Incorporated In LLOYD Germany). The cnderPOtßd arr the Company* intended fixture, OUTWARD FOR MANU V HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NORTH < HIN A i JAPAN «->ue Spore. 1937. s.s. "MAIN" omits Hongkong, Shanghai North China also calls Dollo Feb. 24 s.s. isar" omits fjnganem. Japan Ports calls
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    SHOE KING IN SINGAPORE
    2683 4 ON AIR TRIP ROUND THE WORLD MR. JAN RATA, brother of the late Thomas Rata, the famous "Shoe King" of Europe, is travelling round the world in his own plane and arrived in Singapore on Tuesday. He is studying conditions and inspecting the Rata branches during
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    28 4 Mr. G. T. untitled who untitled from the British Museum there in April. 1886. as a t> in 1929 was promoted tc bt keeper in the Departmei scripts.
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    17 4 Mr. A. C. Boyd, an untitled IV, Malayan Civil Service h pointed to officiate as D Tampin.
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      430 4 Some valuable LUX washing K§ hints for you Ef!p>' y ViflCV i .—Make plentiful L lather with Lux (use 2 Jl/J*'-.\ L* cold water for all delicate 2. —Squeeze the Lux \sbm\%~ frocks till all dirt has jj^^^WC' ~VfV' 1? X%v been removed. Wash t 1 WjL^k. delicate materials a-
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      70 4 When a MAN u^^yjl jf) thai il Is years since he a r/7 last denial trouble, l/if t4ial his dentist reeom—SX mended a good tooth X powder and that he has j used Calverfs ever sinrr, I/ that as a result he has. ,l V >n( 46, sound while teeth
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      12 4 in the kitchen? r fl|t i I POWDER I Kills them J
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    TREND OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY
    1311 5  -  SIGNIFICANCE OF REVIVAL ABROAD (By Air Mail London, Jan. 25. O r whole, the New Year has started well. There was the usual sea- decline in employment this month ertain branches of activity, but as it is possible to judge, the sea- setback was less marked
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    GOLD AND JEWELS FROM THE SEA
    354 5 i ranee To Raise Treasure Ship? iFWrr Pail?. j and gold which since the i Revolution have lain buried sand near the mouth of the 'rl'\ nc are to 130 salvaged this t;. is understood. rm The vast treasure lost 146 in a few
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    "GERMANY IS NOT INTERESTED"
    393 5 Portuguese Colonial Territory Berlin. TERMANY is not interested in acquiring v Portuguese colonial territory to satisfy her colonial demands, declares the writer of an article in the "Naval Review," published by the War Ministry. "It need not be specially emphasized that Germany, whose claim for colonial
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    EVANGELIST DEAD
    51 5 London, Feb. 9. The death is announced of Canon Waddy, head of the Society for Propagation of the Gospel, who went, to hospital over the week-end on his return from Accra suffering from an obscure form of malaria. He recently returned from one of his many Empire tours--Reuter
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    18 5 Mr. D. H. Grist of the F.M.S. Agricultural Department is due back in Malaya some time this month.
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    15 5 Mr. A. Corbet, managing director of Borneo Motors, Ltd.. has returned to Singapore from leave.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    574 5 THE RURAL BOARD "Ratepayers Get Little For Their Money" (To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune) Sir,—During the last year the public seen attack after attack directed upon the Municipal Commissioners of S and it may be that these attacks have served to mask and have
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      22 5 I N. E. M.j Private Car Policies 00/3 No Claim Bonus NATIONAL EMPLOYERS' MUTUAL GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LTD. MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE.
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      267 5 PHILIPS see things in a better licjht F wA as much as 20% more light from > PH ILIPS coiled coil lamps WILLIAM JACKS CO. (Malaya) LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG. MASTERS—3.3S tbr v. hue dot Awmm mw M ADVANTAGES Lilttiin* on mm WW M NO OTHER ONE PEN
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    476 6 iOMMIX COMMODITIES RUBBER London, Feb. 10. Previous To-day Change Tone V:ry idle Very steady Spot Buyers. 10 7,16 10' 2 +116 Sellers. 10 9[16 10 9 16 March. Buyers. 10 7 16 10 9 16 8 Sellers. 10 9j16 10% +116 Apr., June Buyers. IOVz 10 916
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    FRASER & CO.'s WEEKLY SHARE REPORT
    834 6 FRASER CO.'s WEEKLY SHARE REPORT MORE INTEREST TAKEN Zfr RUBBER jpRASER and Co.'s weekly report on the share- market, dated Feb. 0 states:— All i.s grist that comes t»> the chronicler's mill, but in ;i week devoid of special features there has been scarcely enough incident in cither political Dr
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    N.E.I. MOVE
    243 6  -  Speeding Up Rubber Exports .By Ail Mail Amsterdam, January, 27. IN order to meet the strong demand for spot rubber, the Netherlands East Indies Government has decided to issue up to February 10 licences for plantation rubber for the second quarter of this year, based on the export
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    TIN STOCKS
    152 6 World's Production And Consumption THE Statistical Bulletin of the International Tin Research and Development Council, dated January, gives the world's tin production during 1936 «preliminary) as about 171,000 tons compared with 140.700 tons in 1935 and 110 000 tons in 1934. of the 1936 output controlled production amounted
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    130 6 Fairly Active Turnover Recorded Reuter Wireless. London. Feb Large dividend and other payme amounting to 65.4 million oterli which included 30.3 millions repaym of the 24 per cent. Treasuiy B« 1 together with part payment of £40.000.000 credit to France and mand for both Stock Exchange and venue
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    105 6 Paris 105 5 64. New York 4.893 /4 Montreal 4.89 7 g Brussels 29.04 V 2 Geneva 21.46 1 /i. Amsterdam 8.96 1 2 Milan 93 Berlin 12.17 StocKnolm 19.39 Vr Copenhagen 22.40. Oslo 19.90. Vienna 26 1 /-> Prague 140' 7 16. Belgrade 213. Madrid nom Lisbon
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      503 6 «g» mfmm mmmmm»*-+ w—. w^^-^^j j Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd.; i (Incorporated in the Strait s Settlements). Successors to i t The Chinese Commercial Bank Limited, J The Ho Hong Bank Limited and S The Oversea-Chinese Bank Limited. (CAPITAL: i Authorised $40,000,000.00 Is? ued and Paid Up $10,000,000.00. 1 HEAD
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      238 6 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED rIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLE, BURGLARY, PERSONAL ACCIOENT, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE: 16D, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. L. G. JOHNSON. THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE BRANCH: 6, D Almeida Street. Authorised and Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital £1,000,00«) Reserve
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1613 7 lm e4 by Fraser and Co. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers MINING Lyall t Jf*" Buyert Sellers Buyers Seller. Ampat Tin 4 9 5 3 4 9 5 3xd fl Asam Kumbang .33 6 346 33 34 6 l\ Austral Malay 54 56- 55- 57
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    RIGGING SILVER MARKET
    157 7 Industrial Magnate Is Blamed Reuter. London. Feb 10. JHE persistent inability of London ™J 5 r rise above the twenty pence level, despite the now generally improved sentiment regarding the forthn i g lndian Bu dget. is causing some rS why the CitY re ardin S the
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    PETALING TIN
    196 7 Spectacular Increase In Profits pETALING TJ.N is one of the lowest cost tin producers in the world The 2n led s mmai 'y of the report for the year ended Oct. 31 last shows quite a per^cent" 1 mSt raLsCd from 45 io 70 smts ?nr th Can
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    NIGERIAN TIN
    206 7 Substantial Advance In Profits A STRIKING example of the problems created by rapidly moving markets is afforded by the experiences of London Nigerian Tin Mines last year Judging by the address of Mr j Ivan Spens the chairman, the management is to be complimented in having met the
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    RUBBER STOCKS
    86 7  -  16,000 Tons Down In U.K. (By Air Mail London. Jan. 26. THE fall in United Kingdom crude rub--1 ber stocks last week was some 300 tons more than had generally been expected, and amounted to no less than 1,600 tons. The total was thus reduced to 73,059 tons,
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    JANUARY RUBBER RETURNS
    16 7 Btng ipore, TnuTsday. United Malacca 51.300 lb. Total for nine months. 418.390 lb
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    JANUARY RUBBER OUTPUTS
    11 7 Henrietta Estate —141,400 lb. Sungei Matang Estate.—37,soo lb
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    129 7 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Total for Company Dividend Close financial Date Ex. Div. year M Payable Date to date Ayer Weng 5% Feb. 15 To Feb. 20 Feb. 16 l7»-ir K. Lumpur.... I|-30th) Feb. 26 5% Pengkalen Pref. 10% Int. Feb 13 10% e J*lmf> 20% Final Feb
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      208 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated ln China by Special Charter) 12, Cecil Street, Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Office «44« Exchange Dept. 644] General Office 5188-9 Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO" Total Assets approximately 5i,400,©00.n00.00 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI: Tse-Vung Boong, Chairman of Board, Bung Han-Chang, General Manager OVERSEAS BRANCHES: London, New York and Osaka LONDON
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT
    163 8 The Effect Of U.S. Motor Strike UTHRIE and company in their weekly i rubber report dated Feb. 10, state: Pending any decisive development in the U.S.'motor strike situation, markets have remained quie; and inactive, pric: fluctuations having been comparatively small. The position as regards shipping space to
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    RUBBER AUCTION
    167 8 Prices Realised At Sales Yesterday The Singapore Chamber cf Commerce Rubber Association's weekly auction took place yesterday. Cataloguer! 1.277,655- lbs —tons 570.38. Offered 1.161.694 lbs—tons 518.61. Sold 1.077.079 lbs —tons 480 84. London—Spot 10.7 16d. New York —Spot 21.1 C cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Cents per
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    ELECTIONEERING IN INDIA
    258 8 Party Cars Invade Villages I Patna (Bihar) (ELECTIONEERING new in full swing in the province or Bihar in preparation for the Provincial Legislative Assembly elections under India's new constitution. The placid contentment of the countryside has been ruffled. Cars flying the colours of different party candidates dash
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    TURKISH CHILDREN
    131 8 Compulsory Enrolment In Scout Organisation Ankara, Turkey. Turkey is going 'n for scouting wholeheartedly. The Ministry for Public Education has ordered the compulsory enrolment cf all schoolchildren, both boys and girls, in the Boy and Girl Scout organisations. A Chief Scout of Turkey will shortly be anpo'nted and
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    FIGHT EXPECTED IN SENATE
    239 8 Roosevelt's Judiciary Reform Reuter Wireless. Washington. Feb. 8. IN spite of storms of protest all over the country, including papers like ;he New York Times, President Roosevelt is reported to be determined to press on his judicial reforms. The Washington Herald, in an editorial, goes as
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    RICKSHAW PULLER KILLED
    107 8 Singapore. Wednesday. A fatal accident occurred in Geylang Road at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when a motor-car crashed into a rickshaw. The puller sustained multiple injuries and died on the road within a few minutes oi knocked down. The car arcve on md the police a endeavouring
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    18 8 Mr. Jee Ah Chian, of Singapore, has passed the final examination of the London Association of Certified Accountants.
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    19 8 Mr. J. Wentscher, the painter, and Mrs. Tina Wentscher, have returned to Singapore after their stay in Kuala Lumpur.
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    92 8 Austialia. Now Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly <Qantas> closing 7 p.m., to-aay. Java and Southern Sumatra I Netherlands > closing 7 p.m., to-day. Honr> Kong, Canton, 'Shanghai, 'Kobe and 'Manila via Penang. (Imperial* closing 7 p.m., Saturday. Penang, Siam, Burma, India. Iraq, Palestine, Egypt. E. S. Africa,
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    99 8 Mail cxpc ed from Europe, etc. 'Loudon» by Air I imperial», time fcif Delivery of boxholders' letter; only 6 pan to-day and general delivery of letteis 9 a.m. co-moriL'W. Mails cxp°cted from Europe etc. Amsterdam' by Air (Netherlands', time of delivery of boxholders' letters only rxiß. to-dry ana
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    LATE ARRIVAL OP EASTBOUND MAILS FROM EUROPE
    60 8 The Eastbound Europe mail ex P. O. "Naldera" is expected to arrive at 11 p.m. on Friday. Feb. 12th. The mail will arrive at Singapore by train irom Penang on Sunday, Feb. 14th and will be dealt with on Monday. Feb. 15th. Delivery
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    WHAT'S ON?
    114 8 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, FEB. 11 Cricket: Singapore lA. v. Selangor 1.A.. Balestier; S.R.C. v. S.C.C, S.R.C TO-MORROW, FEB. 12 Cycle Racing, Jala n Besar Stadium. 2 P- m Hockey: Selangor I.A. v. Liniskilhngs, jp.st.ipr Cricket: Selangor I.A. v. Singapore I.A. Balestier; S.R.C v. S.C.C, S.R.C
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    141 8 Arrivals aiid departures by KLM planes: Arrived from Europe, India and Medan, by the "Perkoetoet": Mr. Vernon Smith. Gen rai M. Boerstra. Mr. A. W Gjodesen. Mr. MacKall, Mr. P. Schlieper and Mr. Chong Son Chong. Lett for N.E.I, by the "Pcrkoetoet": General M. Boerstra. Mr. MacKall,
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    VESSELS IN PORT
    255 8 Reael. Dutch, 1,496 tons, from Chrnbon 1.2 to Soboili 11.2. Tomohon, Dutch, 684 tons, from Jhumpon 8.2 to Borneo 11.2. Kajang, British. 1,284 tons, from Sandakan 8.2 to B. N. Borneo 13.2. Kamuning. British. 1.275 tons, from Bangkok 9.2 to Port Sham 11.2. Karagola. British. 3,647 tons,
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    RENONG TIN DREDGING
    33 8 Interim Dividend Of V/ z Per Cent. The board of the Renong Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of 7V 2 per cent. pavable on Feb. 25.
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    POACHED EGGS
    91 8 How Indian \Coops Dust Them Bombay. British bachelors in India who p. an occasional surprise visit to tin kitchens, are apt to get some ru shocks. One such inspection had alnio-i completed here, when a number seedy-looking feathers were discovert-/ wedged behind the pipe of the kitch sink.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    149 8 ALHAMBRA.—"The Last 01 Mohicans" 3.15. 6.15 and 9.15 CAPITOL.—"Tarzan Escape 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION. —Ralph Lynn n A. C. 15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH.— Three Cl (Cantonese j—7.30 and 9.30 p.m. EMPIRE.—Laurel and Hard) "Pack Up Your Troubles iMatin< 11 a.m.i and Bonnie Scotland (Mati at 2 p.m.»
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      115 8 \r MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL A I <c ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. J S f& x DINNER and DANCE (formal) 9.45 to midnight S Latest Programme Attraction DUO ARTIN ELLIS j i Talented Continental Dancers 1 NON-DINERS $1.00. J 1 BRAS BASAH* I RAFFLES RRASSERIE road J SEE OUR
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      105 8 l STAMP ALBUMS ll j PACKETS OF STAMPS R I DUPLICATE BOOKS j HINGES I j and all accessories jt for stamp collectors </ 3 Ask for onr X COMPLETE LIST I G sent post free anywhere. ff Try NAN-SIN Values Now! SO* Whatever your optical requiremci I nan-sin baa
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      363 8 j± J POSTAL INTELLIGENCE j s s STEAMER MAILS DESPATCHES TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TTMl Aden (Letter Mail) 1 Rawalpindi Feb. 11 1 p.m. Tandjong Pandan 'TMijer 11 1 P-m. Aden (Parcel Mail) Rajula 11 I p.m. America (North) Except Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. 1 Rawalpindi
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    WAR-TIME CAPITAL OF CHINA
    979 9 The City Of Loyang BEING PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY USE Loyang. f OYANG, nine times the capital oi ij ancient China, is to-day und< rgoing extensive new construe t KB for emergency use as the "warcapital of new China. The Shanghai "incident" in 1932 the Chinese Government
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    600 COURSES
    118 9 Big Plans Of The U.S. Government Chicago. Illinois THE United States Government has informed the Professional Golfer?' Association that it intends to construct approximately 600 golf courses durin the next few years. p°" s^ruct i°n of the golf courses Is intended to give reltef work to unemployed men
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    LAND OF ETERNAL ICE
    149 9 Soviet Flier Blazing Trail Reuter Wireless. Moscow, Feb. 9. PEODOR Farikh, one of the best-known Soviet Polar fliers, took off from nere st 9.37 a.m. G.M.T. on a flight through the frozen Arctic wastes. His flight is the second of its kind and the first under
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    SCHOOL FOR ARMOURERS
    94 9 Shoot Under Pavement In Berlin Berlin. A military shooting-range so far below the pavement as to prevent any inconvinience to th? inhabitants, is nearing completion In the densely populated district of Treptow in the eastern part of Berlin. This range, the second of its kind in Germany,
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    KING GEORGE MEMORIAL
    61 9 Reuter Wireless. London. Feb. 9. The King George National Memorial Fund »iow to'.als £533.000. and there are also !.':fLs of land valued at over £100.000. The recent novel proposal that bark customers direct the bank to devote the odd shilling- and pence of their balances to the
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    FLOOD DANGER OVER
    47 9 Reuter Wireless. New York. Feb. 9. After days of anxious waiting, the citizens of Memphis. Tennessee, saw the .nighty flood crest of the Mississippi roll harmlessly past during the night. At Cairo, the Ohio is now falling rap'diy and all danger is over.—Reuter Wireless.
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      47 9 KEEP HEALTHY KEEP |EEP young, T a f and well Bee- v mtf p Us. ~W Th rarely medicine ensures a regular, easy cleansing of the stomach b w Is, and freedom fr<im Sick Headache. Bihousne** »«'1 Indirection. TAKE THE WORLD'S MEDICINE! ■Mauiable from your local dealer.
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      18 9 PLEASANT EFFECTIVE THROAT PASTILES ZYMOLE TROKEYS FREDERICK STEARNS 8c CO. DETROIT, U.S.A. SOLE AGENTS HENRY WAUGH Co.;, Ltd.
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      132 9 AND 50 THE MAN BIEB HftPPY AND THE PYTHON FED WELL ftRASRk NRAVK. I'M) IK.hk UhLK When Timothy John is ready for school.. Picture him seven or eight years hence when he puts on his own school cap! Will he be as healthy and lively as he is now? Yes—he's
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      468 9 CLUB DIARY [There are numerous Clubs and members of which are readers of the "Malaya Tribune." This Diary is V TO vided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest will still be included m the "Diary of Events." The
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    WORLD'S BIGGEST MOUSTACHE
    183 10 28 Inches From Tip To Tip Budapest. POSSESSION of the world's bis°esT moustache is claimed by John Kon tra, an 81-year-old Hungarian swineherd. At present John is in hosoital ?t Kaponevar, owing to an accident he had with his moustache. When he arrived] it created a sensation,
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    MADE OF GLASS
    124 11 Razor-Blades At Two ShillingA Thousand Vienna. A process to produce razor-blades from glass, which may revolutionise shaving, has now been perfected, it is claimed here. Owing to the cheapness of glass, it will be possible to sell the blades, it is stated, at two shillings a thousand—
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    CAPTAIN'S LONE VOYAGE
    153 11 Round The World In Two Years Pa: is. After a long silence, news has been received in Paris of Captahi Bernicot, the 52-year-old retired sea captain who is attempting to sail lound the world alone in a 40-foot cutter. He began his voyage on Aug. 22. i»45.
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      577 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that at the next sitting of the Board of Licensing j Justices to be held in the Court of the District Judge and First Magistrate SaP*? 1 n Monday the 15th March, 1937 at 2.45 p.m. Mr. Foo Peng Chew, the present holder
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    A COUNCIL APPOINTMENT
    689 12 JHERE will be general approval of the appointment of Mr. H. W. Raper, 0.8. E., as a member of the Legislative Council in place of the late Mr. A. E. ThornleyJones. We heard two weeks ago that the appointment was likely to be made, but on making
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    DEATH OF MR. F. WINFIELD
    82 12 Formerly Manager Of Raffles Hotel NEWS has been received of the death of Mr. Frank Winfield, manager (f the Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo. Mr. Winfield had held that position for 17 years and was a well known figure in Colombo. Previously he was manager of
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    166 12 Governor And Lady Thomas At Home Sir.-apci" Thursday. THERE were about 650 guests at an At Home given by H.E. the Governor and Lady Thomas at Government House last night. The weather was perfect for such an event, and a very enjoyable time was spent. The grounds of
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    ROYAL BABY
    111 12 Wears Queen Victoria's Christening Robe Reuter wireless. London, Feb. 9. THE infant daughter of the Duke and 1 Duchess of Kent was* christened in Buckingham Palace Chapel by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in the presence of the parenlts, their Majesties, the Queen Mother, the Princesses Eliazbeth and Margaret
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    MR. ONG BOON TAT
    57 12 Not Arriving Until Sunday Morning The s.s. Naldera has been delayed and it is now expected to arrive in Singapore on Sunday morning the 14th instant about dawn. Accordingly it wiil not be possible for Mr. Ong Peng Hock to hold a r2ception to Mr. Ong
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Aborigines Of Malaya
    209 12 NOTES COMMENTS Aborigines Of Malaya REPORT on the Settlements and VVeifare of the Ple-Temiar Senoi of the Perak-Kelantan Watershed" has a dry r *nd forbidding sound. Actually it is a pa:ticularly interesting book, forming volume XLX, part 1, of the Federated Malay States Museums Journal and giving a graphic account
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    Not A Savage
    289 12 rpHE book, though dealing with a Highly scientific subject, is written in such a manner that it will appeal to tne general leader. Mr. Noone describes the Temiars and their mode of life and then sets forth a proposed aboriginal policy, including a scheme for a controlled
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    Protection Needed
    126 12 JN Mr. Nocne the aborigines nave an enthusiastic champion, and it is to bo hoped that he succeeds in getting thing? done. He points out that relatively vast areas of the Peninsula are still U n developed jungle, and timber, wild ii'c and primitive people coincide In a
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    Volunteers For Spain
    185 12 |T is stated that enlistments in Great Britain for servire with the con fending forces in Spain were relatively few Hcwever. the Foreign Office leceiveri letters from anxious mothers whose sons had gone to Spain as a result ot inducements from persons engaged in recruiting, and, as
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    Topics Of The Day
    308 12  -  By "Looker On" RETIRED burglar says there are many safes he could open with a hair-pin. To get the hair-pin, however, is not so simple a matter. A "Many foreign companies would like to run train services on the lines of the British systems," we read.
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    NO COMMONS GRANT TO DUKE OF WINDSOR LABOUR FIRM
    256 13 VOTING ON CIVIL LIST WAY OUT PRIVATE CHARITY FROM KING Reuter. PARLIAMENT, it is reported, will make no special pension grant to exKing Edward, the Duke of Windsor, who is expected to marry Mrs. Ernest Simpson (who has divorced two husbands)
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    KING GEORGE V
    99 13 Memorial Fund Reaches High Level British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 10. THE Lord Mayor's fund for a National 1 Memorial to King George V now £532.659, not taking into the gilts of land cf estimated v alue of more than £100,000. From ihe beginning of the recent
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    HUKUANG RAILWAY BONDS
    235 13 Settlement In View? CITY PLEASED WITH REPORTED TERMS Reuter. London, Feb. 11. HPHOUGH no official confirmation is forthcoming in London of th rumoured Hukuang railway bonds settlement the city is very pleased with the reported terms. Hukuangs this morning were deali in around 64 and undrawn at
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    INFLUENZA DEATHS
    23 13 Reuter. London, Feb. 11. INFLUENZA deaths in England and Wales last week totalled 976 compared with 1,155 in the previous week.—Reuter.
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    THAMES FLOODS
    35 13 British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 10. The general level of the Thames is lower and with the continued absence cf heavy rains, the danger of serious flooding has been greatly reduced.—British Official Wireless.
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    BOMBARDMENT OF BAR CELONA HARBOUR TWICE SHELLED
    706 13 QUAY DAMAGE Batteries Repel Warships Reuter. Barcelona, Feb. 10. THE harbour of Barcelona has twice been shelled by an unknown vessel from th: sea. Its nearer approach wa? prevented by shore batteries. There were no casualtie, but it is r:vcaied that there was
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    U.S. MOTOR STRIKE ENDING?
    27 13 Reuter. Detroit, Feb. 11. 'J'HE delegates to the Motor strike conference are r> purled to be considering a definite plan of settlement.— Reuter.
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    ITALY AND CHINA
    55 13 Suppression Of Offensive Films Reuter. Rome, Feb. 11. Italy and China have to prohibit the display in either country of films offensive to the other. It is believed here that the exhibition of a number of Russian films in China will be nrevented on the ground that
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    CEYLON-SINGAPORE BY AIR
    69 13 Link With Empire Kout? KARACHI-COLOMBO SERVICE Reuter. Colombo, Ftb. 11. T HK State Council has decided to participate in the new Emp'r* air mail service, the link to be effected by extension of the KarachiMadras "feeder" service to Colombo. giving access to the main England Australia route.
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    MALTA SENSATION
    61 13 Italians Dismissed From Colonial Service Reuter. iMalta. Feb. IL DKOFESSOR Carlo Mallia. lectur:r 1 in commercial law at the I'nivcrsity Vineen?o and Sig nor lioneiio. curator of the fine ar' Faction A Valletta Museum, have been dismissed from the colonial servic on the ground that they have been
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    "MALAYA SHOULD BEWARE OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER" MR. JAN BATA'S WARNING
    1271 14 ROTARY TALK Plea For Free Trade Singapore. Wednesday. k WARNING to Malaya to beware of the m;n?3e to her rubber plantation industry in the manufacture of synthetic rubber in Russia, Germany and other European countries was given by Mr. Jan
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    HEALTH OF THE TOWN
    171 14 Statement Of Singapore Municipality THE Singapore Municipal health state ment for the week ended Feb. 10 shows that there were 227 deaths, compared with 182 and the previous week, and with 198 in the corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were:— Beri-beri
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    "BUKU MERAH"
    74 14 Singapore And Malayan Directory CROM Printers, Limited, comes the 1937 edition of that valuable work of reference the Singapore and Malayan Directory. This is the 58th annual edition of the well-known "Buku Merah," and in all respects it maintains its high stendard. It is a mine of information
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    P. AND O. NALDERA
    36 14 Singapore, Thursday. The P O Naldera, which was delayed in Southampton owing to a damaged propellor will arrive in Singapore on Sunday, Feb. 4. The vessel had to go into dry dock.
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    LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1936
    107 14 United Kingdom Prepared To Ratify Agreement London, Feb. 10. THE United Kingdom Government is fully prepared to ratify the London Naval Treaty of 1936, Lord Cranborne, Und^r-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in a reply to a Commons' question. He added, however, that it lb st'll
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    276 14 New Books For Issue On Saturday THE undernoted newly added non-flc- tion works will be ready for issue at Raffles Library on Saturday:— O Pilgrim's quest for the Divine, Conway of Allington; The Kaiser and English Relations, Illustrated, E. F. Benson; The Lost Historian: A Memoir of Sir
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    17 14 Mr. W. Biriwistle. Director of Fisheries. F.M.S. and S.S. Is leaving for Home on furlough in April.
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    22 14 Mrs. C. W. G. Botly is returning to Malaya by the M. S. "Alsia," due to arrive in Penang early in March.
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    "ALL-IN" AT THE PAVILION
    239 14 Ralph Lyrin In Grand Comedy AT THE CINEMAS ONE of the most amusing pictures to be screened locally opened a season at the Pavilion last night before a crowded house. Cinema critics at Home were unanimous in their praise of this film and local audiences were
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    U.S. INDIAN EPIC
    201 14 "Last Of The Mohicans" At Alhambra WE have seen many films of America in the early days of Red Indians and heir quarrels with the whites, but few could come up to the standard of The Last Of The Mohicans," the United Artists' production which is nowshowing
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    31 14 Mr T. M. B. Williams, of Bukit Mertajam Rubber Estate. Kedah. will be joining th? staff of the Perak Rubber Plantations, Sungei Krudda Estate, Sungei Siput, Perak, as from March 1.
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    TROTSKY ON JAPAN AND GERMANY
    201 14 Doomed To Defeat In I Next War Reuter Mexico City, Feb. 10. TROTSKY, in a telephonic speech to a mass meeting of Communists in New York, declared that if Stalm" case against him was submitted to an international tribunal and he was found in the
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    GOLD COAST
    228 14 Revised Textile Quotas Introduced British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 10. Fwas announced in December last that on Jan. 1 '937 a revised system of textile quotas would be introduced in Nigeria and the Gold Coast, details cf which were then stated. It has since been represented that the
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    MR. PIERRE GAUBE
    125 14 Death From Small-pox In Hongkong Mr. Pierre Gaube, the Far Eastern representative of the French muniton makers, Schneider ct Cie., died recently in Hongkong, after contracting a virulent form of small-pox. Mr. Gaubc. whose office is in Shanghai, was on a two months vacation in Hongkong, and
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    SINGAPORE DONATIONS
    73 14 For Relief Of Refugees In Sulyuan Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 10. *w Mr A Chin Snu Jen th e chairman of the Overseas Committee, has acknowledged receipt of several donations frcm overseas for the relief of refugees in Suiyuan. The following are some of the donations:
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    BUCKINGHAM PALACE
    48 14 First Social Function To Be Held Next Mosth British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 10. .The date of the afternoon party at Buckingham Palace, which will be the first social function at the Falace in the new reign, has been changed from ''Wireiel 4 ,0 MQl Wnciai
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    JUDICIAL REFORM IN U.S.A.
    274 14 First Bill Passed "SMALL SIGNS OF REVOLT" Reuter. Washington, Feb. 11. House of Representative passed by 315 to 75 votes and ha sent to the Senate the Bill prop by Mr. H. W. Summers (Texaa) permitting Supreme Court judges retire on full pay at the age
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    NANKING TROOPS IN SHENSI
    103 14 Movement To Intercept Reds Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 11. LARGE forces of Nanking troops ar< marching on Sian from Tungkwan Units are proceeding to the west t: intercopt the Communists, near Wu kung and Hsingping. The main forces belonging to Marsha Chiang Hsueh Liang
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    "HELL DRIVERS"
    95 14 demonstration To-Morrow And On Sunday ALL interested in motoring arc p'in" d-d of the demonstration to b given by the famous "Hell Driver> a Alexandra Road, near Tanglin R<>ad. morrow (Friday» at 5 p.m. There will be a further demor.stra-jov. at 5 p.m. on Sunday, and the tilort
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    SINGAPORE RACES: TRAINING BEGINS TO-DAY THIS MORNING'S TRACK WORK
    434 16 Blue Peter Shows Fine Form .Singapore, Thursday. rAINING started under ideal conditions this morning, in preparation for the «Hngar-ore Turf Club's Spring Meeting, which opens on Saturday, Feb. 20 (writes "Captain Hawk.") Only a few horses from the strings of the
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    WORLD RECORD
    49 16 Woman Swimmer's Feat At Copenhagen Copenhagen. Feb. 10. ANEW swimming world record for the 400 metres for women was set up to-day by Ragnhild HvHger. with a time of 5 mm. 14.2 sec. The old record, held by Denouden of Holland, was 5 mm. 16 sec. —Reuter.
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    GIBB WINS AGAIN
    51 16 Golf Championship Of Siam (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 9. FOLLOWING close matches in the semifinals of the amateur Siam open golf championship which both carried at the 19th hole, Gibb, the former Malayan champion, easily won the final lor the second year, beating his Siamese
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    HOME RUGBY
    22 16 London. Feb. 10. Oxford U 23; Edinburgh U. 3. Navy 3; Civil Service 9. County Match: Kent beat Wiltshire 14—5.
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    TO-DAY'S TENNIS RESULTS AT S.C.C. TOURNEY BEGINS
    150 16 Chinese New Year Meeting Singapore, Thursday THE Chinese New Year open t tllnis 1 tournament at the S.C.C. beta», this morning under ideal condition? It is expected to play off ut>< )ul r matches to-day. This morning's results were:— OPEN MEN S SINGLFS
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
    74 16 First Round Repl ays In Scottish Cup Reuter. London. Feb. 10 FOLLOWING are results Of to-day soccer: FIRST DIVISION Wolves 4; Brentford 0. Sunderland 3; Bolton 0 SECOND DIVISION Bury 3; Norwich 2. THIRD DIVISION 'SOUTHERN, Reading 2; Luton 2. THIRD DIVISION <NORTHERN, York 4; Rochdale 1.
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE
    185 16 Election Of Office-Hearers For Union THE following is the list of officebearers of the Raffles College Union, as elected for the Academic Year 1937 8: President. Oon Khye Kiang Vice-President, Kiang A: Kim General Secretary, Chang Min Tat Hon. Treasurer. Paul Chang. Ass. Hon. Treasurer, Fred de Sov.za
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    M.C.C. Tourists Hit Out: Merry
    211 17 Batting At Canberra Reuter. Canberra, Feb. 10. •HE two-day match between the M.C.C j tou:: and the New South Wales n began tu-day. and at ibeclrw i play <bad light interfering) *c scores were: lI.C C Ist Inns: 330. US W Country XI: 1 for
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    S.C.C. SOCCER
    154 17 Efforts To Improve Standard »N Monday next. February 15, a special effort is being made by those responsible for S.C.C. soccer to £rant every facility for snecial training to Iboce members who are interested. Players of experience have promised services to help coach in ball conkicking, tacliling and
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    INDIANS' SPORT
    195 17 Selangor Visitors In Singapore WONG the Selangor Indian players who will travel down to S ngapore c «ring the Chinese New Year Holidays j take part in their annual encounter T -th the Singapore Indian Association Jfe: George Vias (manager», B., S Gtli 'cricket caDtain», Gorbex Singh nockey
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    CRICKET TEAMS
    52 17 S f Raffles Institution S.CR.C Chua Choon K< ng Siew. Kam Gim Lock. H. L. Boon, Low Kee Neo Geo Lee. Tan Huck nua Choon Sim. Idle Regiment on Sunm Wong, H. L. Boon, tie Chua Choon Leong, Gan la Kah Foo. Ong Swee Pow, YapGhonn Lin Tan
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    SINGAPORE RACE ENTRIES
    617 17 149 RUNNERS FOR THE SPRING MEETING ENTRIES for the Singapore Turf Club Z Spring meeting which begins on Saturday next week have been issued There are 43 class I horses. 31 class 1 ponies, 53 class 3 horses, and 22 class 2 ponies, making a total of
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    LOCAL YACHTING
    121 17 Port Dickson Visitors Coming THE Roval Singapore Yacht Club will entertain a team of helmsmen from the Port Dickson Yacht Club. Two rac?s will be sailed in "B" Class vachts. The first race will start at 10.00 a.m to-irtiorrow. In the afternoon a race lor visitors will be
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    Combined Services' Soccer Strength THRILLING GAME AT STADIUM
    742 17 WITH NAVY Good Prospects For Current Season Singapore, Thursday MILITARY teams are likely to do W very well in the local soccer competitions that are coming, if the early siens are anything to go by. At the Anson Road Stadium yesterday, the
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    POOR SOCCER
    243 18 S.C.C. Side Lose To Midds' XI Singapore, Wednesday. IN a friendly game of football on the padang yesterday, a company team ot the Midds defeated an S.C C eleven by two goals to nil. Eoth sides played poorly, and missed countless chances of scoring. The soldiers pressed practically
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    VILLA'S RECRUIT
    125 18 It is believed that Aston Villa paid £7,500 for Ronald Starling, their latest forward recruit, who has been discarded by two big clubs. The Villa must be in real earnest ov r this player. In the meantime, all th? forwards are playing well, but no good news comes
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    MALACCA FOOTBALL
    51 18 The Naval Entertainment Committee cf Malacca have drawn up a tentative prolamine of spor s fixtures against elevens drawn from H M. war hips Delight, Duchess, Perseus, and Proteus when they visit Malacca Their stay will be from Feb. 12 to 15. Some hockey fixtures are also being
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    WHY WORRY B.P.
    45 18 The following will represent the Why Worry Badminton Party against the Etona Badminton Party on Sunday at I.orong 32. Geylang. at 3.30 pm.:—Singles:—Syed Sallim, Mohamed Jaffar, Abdul Rahman, Madon and Mohamed Yusoff. Doubles: —Syed Sallim and Madon, Ahmad Merican and Moham.d Sinin
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    FOOTBALL TEAMS
    111 18 G ylang Malay Youngsters Party XI v. Loke's Badminton Party Ist XI on Sunday at the S.C.F.A ground (Beach Road).— Omar Mattar, Ali. Amat Boss, Urip, Mausour, Syed Mohd, Biden Shah, i Ismail, Hashim, I Rasol, Biden Babjan, Amat Omar «Capt), Amat Mattar, Hassan Mattar, Omar Ahmed, B
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    MATCH CANCELLED
    27 18 Singapore, Wednesday. The hockey fixture between the SRC and the S.CR.C. which was to have been played on ihe S.R.C ground to-day iias been cancelled.
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    20 18 The We Yang Athletic Party Singapore, will hold their fourth period table tennis champ onship commencing to-mcrrow, the 12th. mat
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    PAST RECORD PLEA NO EVIDENCE
    395 18 OFFICER WHO DROVE INIXJ RICKSHA Singapore, Wednesday, i I T.-COL. Hayley-Bell was fined $35 beL fore Mr. T. P. Cromwell, the fourth magistrate, being convicted of negligent driving at 10.30 a.m. on Nov. 21 at Orchard Road. Mr. I. Lewis, counsel for the defence, claimed
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    LEGISLATION IN THEATRE
    50 18 Reuter Wireless. Washington, Feb. 9. in order to avoid any delay in the of the $950,000,000 bill to provide funds for flood victims, the Clerk to Congress pursued Speaker Bankhead into the National Theatre, where he was daughter, Tullalah Bankf Speaker "gned the bill le" performance.—Reuter Wire-
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    KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR
    57 18 A Singapore, Thursday. A Chinese youth was severely injured to a motor car accident yesterday after noon at the River Valley K2d Kte Seng Road junction. L WvSf&SL s id il was turning into from flS Wben a car co ™n" nom the other direction is
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    TRADE WITH U.S.
    140 18 Mr. Runciman's Statement In Commons Reuter Wireless. London. Feb 9 Questioned in the House < f Commons concerning the pr< k- p«.-ot < an Anglo-American trad* 1 a »t aieii Mr. Walter Runciman said <; r.:. visit to Washington he had laaM portunities lor informal t views
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      1888 19 I flalayan Listeners 9 Radio 1 R^ I 00 m m m^mmmmmmmmHmmmmmmmm mmm mmm m bers s of S As d ir Programme by Mem" I BRITISH EMPIRE horse-racing-The sale of Hyde Park- Quickstep Th- White rr X K a le of the I PT?nf2R A MMPQ Sleeping out during
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    MAN MISTAKEN FOR GHOST
    197 20 Is Scared To Death By Skull Belgrade. TO die at midnight in a cemetery—after being wounded by a skull—has been the fate of Ivan of Zvanitch, aged 22, at a village near Sushak, Yugoslavia. He and a number of other young men also named Ivan were
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    U.S. FARMERS
    176 20 Four-Point Programme To Help Them Reuter Wireless. Washington, Feb. 9. THE urgent need for more abundant 1 nroduction was again stressed by Sr-cretary Wallace of the Department of Agriculture, in an address to American tarm leaders. Secretary Wallace submitted a fourpoint programme, firstly, continuance of the prerent benefit
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    SNOW "BURIES" VILLAGES
    171 20 Famine Threatened: Roads Blocked Ankara. Famine, as a result of heavy snowstorms, is threatening the inhabitants oi Anatolia and eastern Thrace, parti eularly in the regions of Erzingiar Kars and Adrianople. Hundreds of villages have been completely ?ut off from the outside world. All roads in many
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    MAXIM GORKI'S BOOKS
    108 20 12,700,000 Copies To Be Printed In 3 Years Moscow. During the next three years. 12,700,000 copies of the works of Maxim Gorki, the "Father of Soviet Letters," will be printed. This is one of the facts which, according to the Ta*s show how exceptionally popular his books
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    MORE ITALIAN OFFICERS
    49 20 Reuter Wireless. Rome, Feb. 9. The number of long-service officers in thp army will be increased "in the light Oa new necessity." and promotion to promising young officers will be speeded J** 5, A decision to this effect was taken by the cabinet this morning.—Reuter Wireless.
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    PRES. BOOSEVELTHS SON
    426 20 "Administrative urt;.., In White House Washington AMERICANS who lightly refer v it Roosevelts as "the Royal of the United States are now recognise a "Crown Prince'" i n *»1 10 succession to the "throne" in r>1 ton. 1 AshingHe is Mr. James Roosevelt tv, year-old son of
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    JOHORE NOTES
    94 20 Tranfers Of Civil Servants < MB 'From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru, Feb 9 MRS. Moor, wife of the Hon Mr R Moor. Legal Adviser and Public Prosecutor, Johore. sails for Home on Feb i<2 trom Singapore by the Rawalp odi jj; Mr. R. w. Grant. M.C.S. A
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    PARACHUTE JUMPING
    202 20 Soviet Army Experiments With Dogs ben.». Experiments in parachute-jumpin; for dogs are being carried out in tne Soviet army, according to an article in the German dog-breeders' Jouraa"Der Hund". The idea is that, after Soviet soldiers have landed by parachute behind tne lines in enemy territory, their messenger
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    14 20 Mr. R. P. Hunter, of untitled Bidor, Perak, will be retiring beginning of March.
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      1006 20 Malayan Listeners 9 Radio {.Continued from page 19) BERLIN STATION 9 50 p m.—Dance music. 10.20 pm.—Close down. DJB 19.74 metres (15,29« kcs.). DJA TO-MORROW se? <SS2 k^. kC nrl D f?.i 9 63 5E 620 a.m.-Gymnastics. 16J9 6.35 a.m.-Recorded music. ix«.<dj kcs.;. 650 am _xime signal. Recorded TO-DAY music
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    This Strange World
    923 21 Talking Is Healthy Dog That Croons Vest-Pocket Radio Invented Thieves Miss Fortune AUEER happenings in many parts of V the world ar c reported in these mesfrom Reuter correspondents: GOSSIP FOR HEALTH Nice. ng is one of the most healthpastimes. •ading lung specialist here points bat many
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    CHEAP LIGHT
    53 21 mi t Berlin. Eiectric light rates are to be lowered tor families with four or more healthy children in Mueldorf on the River Inn South Germany. The town council decided to give this privilege to such families, which will now have to pay only a quarter ot the
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    26 21 Mr. R. K. A. Bruce, Assistant Superintendent, Survey Department, Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements, has been seconded for service under the Government of Kelantan. i
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    AWAITING TRIAL
    167 21 94-Year-Old Man Charged With Murder Belgrade. A 9 4-YEAR-OLD man, charged with committing murder, is in prison at Virvitica, Yugoslavia. He is Fran jo Pap, who some years ago adopted Alexander Vejitch and hia wile. He took them to live with him en the understanding that they wouid
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    LOST FORTUNE & WIFE
    182 21 LOST FORTUNE WIFE dambler Begs For Prison Belgrade. A large estate, a fine house and a pretty young wife have all been lost -through playing poker—by Jacob Ajdar, a young Yugoslav. When his father died some month.; ago a considerable fortune was left ta Ajdar. who Kves at Vuchitrna, near
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    CANADA'S TIMBER
    132 21 Twenty Years' Work Destroyed By Pest Ottawa. I Canada is fcr'ng a natJonal di-sastci a result of the activities of a pvsiJ:e l pruce say fly." The fly has already de troyed enough timber to keep Canadian aawmilla ti .ull operation in the next 20 ye;r.-. the chief
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    A NEW AUSTRALIAN POST
    156 21 Commonwealth Officer In Washington British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 9. WS Majesty's Government in the Com m nWea u th of A "straha has for been givin S consideration to he ?uSlT*> f its in the United States of America After consultation with His Majesty's Government
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    LYNCHING DECREASING
    131 21 Nine Negroes Killed In U.S. Last Year Tuskegee, Alabama. to'thTUnlS n Q, W f re lynChed in 19 3G he uact f KS? States than in a »y of ne past four years, according to Dr fnsutufe 1 6rSOn PrC£ident of tuskegee yea? ".I"? P6op!e vere lynched tatl
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    34 21 Mr. J. Wentscher, the painter and 5S SC u lptrcss wife Mrs. Tina Went scher, have returned to Smganore frl nnw r J ISU t0 Kua,a Lumour P and are Frigs vr srf H
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    35 21 Mr. W. L. Blythe, an officer of Glass m Malayan Civil Service, has been an notated to act temporarily as' S«cretS?" for Ch ncsp at-,,- f o„creiar iVlala >' a Class lA. »ia-a n Oi\ji Service.
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    UNREST PERSISTS IN ABYSSINIA
    470 22 Guerilla Bands Still Active Jibuti, French Somaliland. rE execution of the three sons of Ras Kassa and the capture of Ras Imru have by no means ended tho resistance of guerilla bands under local chieftains to Italian occupation, according to information from Abyssinian sources reaching hsre
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    462 22 The Current Singapore Prices Singapore, Feb. 5. MEAT Beef, steak, kati 32 Beef, stew or curry 25 Fillet, steak, per lb. 5° Mutton. Australian, per lb. 40 Mutton. Indian per lb. Mutton, Malacca per lb. Pork, lean, kati 42 Pork, lean and fat «Ist quality* 34 POULTRY Capons
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    STRONG CRITICISM OF ROOSEVELT
    279 22 Fight Expected Th, Senate Reuter Wireless. New York. Feb PRESIDENT Roosevelt's prop's,. c i ganisation of the Federal r o> rt chinery so as to deal with th wise old men" who have "spiked"' h New Deal legislation has -e- .,-"V strong criticism from his adve
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    HONOURS LISTS
    111 22 Longer As Democracy Increases? Reuter Wireless. London, Feb 8 MR Shinwell (Labour* enlivened th lfl House of Commons this afternoo: by asking the Prime Minister whether in view of the numerous people alread enjoying titles, he would consider th desirability of suspending all furthe Honours Lists during the
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    H.M.S. MALAYA'S MISHAP
    117 22 Dutch Steamer Proceeding Under Own Power Reuter Wireless Lisbon, Feb. 7 The German tug Seefalke left at 10 a.m. to assist the Dutch steamer Kertosono, which it is understood wa.-f seriously damaged in a collision Opporto with the British warship Malaya. The latter, which was en route
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    DUCE'S SON WEDS
    35 22 Reuter Wireless. Rome. Feb tj Vittorio Mussolini. II Duct's eldest son. was married to-day to Si Buvoli in the Church of St The whole Mussolini family was present at the ceremony.—Renter Wireless
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    MR. EDEN RESTING
    39 22 Reuter Wireless. Monte Carlo. Peb 1 Mr. Anthony Eden has arrive looking t red. and said he had here for a short rest. He i.s the same hotel as Dr. Beck, the P Foreign Minister.—Reuter Wii
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    PLEA FOR MALAY REGIMENT
    464 23 In Singapore X SATUAN MELAYU MEETING I rr[{K annual general meeting of th; Kasatuan Melayu (Malay Unions was held at the Kota Malay School, Victoria Street Si rday afternoon. About 201 were present, and TuaArabo' Sooloh bin Haji Omar J.P.. the president, was in the chair
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    THAMES IN FLOOD
    104 23 Old Town Of Windsor In Danger British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 8. THE Thames is still rising. Fears are entertained regarding the strength the flood bank at old Windsor, which v as buiii by voluntary subscription a hundred years ago. Should the bank give way, the whole
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    AUTHOR'S DEATH
    110 23 Massing Of Mr. Samuel Shipman New York, Feb. 10. J 1,11 ii; announced of Mr. tpman, the well-known draM a i ,thor -Rfuter. WV> ucl Shipman was born in on Doc. 25, 1883. the author of "Love and Art"; il Aut cast"; "A Spiritual VulW Spe11 ,w ith
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    235 23 Lord Nuffield Makes Another Bequest London. Feb. 3. I ORE) Halifax, as Chancellor of Oxford T University, spoke at the City dinne* on the appeal launched X unds tn En m g l P M, Speakinß pe °P les 'or ff c l the PreSSing needs of
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    CANON P. S. WADDY
    44 23 Death In London Hospital From Malaria London. Feb. 9. Canon Percival Stacy Waddv, Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gcspal since 1925, has died in the London Hospital from malaria at the age of sixty.—British Official Wireless.
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS
    48 23 British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 9. Exchequer returns show that total ordinary revenue amounts to £606.195 597 compared with £590,031 852 at the corresponding date of last year. Total ordinary expenditure is C 665.611.754, compared with £628.242.330 at the corresponding date of 1936 3ritish Official Wireless.
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    LONDON FIRE BRIGADE
    31 23 British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 9. Tiie King, accompanied by the Queen, will open the new headquarters of the London Fire Brigade on July 21 —British Official Wireless.
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    34 23 Reuter. Washington. Feb. 10. The House of Representatives has adopted without amendment, by 284 vote? to 100. the Administration resolution to continue for another three years the President's authority to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements.—Reuter.
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    MR. W. RUNCIMAN RETURNS
    380 23 Informal Talks With U.S. President British Official Wireless. London. Feb. t*. MR. Walter Runciman, President ot the Board of Trade, on his return from his visit to the United States had several questions to answer reiarding his talks in Washington and his attitude to the effoits
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    BRITISH COAL
    57 23 Question Of Subsidy Under Consideration British Official Wireless. London. Feb. The question whether legislation should be introduced to provide a subsidy from National Funds for assisting British coal sold i n foreign markets is still under consideration by the Government in consultation with representatives of the coal industry,
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    CAPITULATIONS IN EGYPT
    296 23 THE ABOLITION Coining Conference At Montreux British Official Wirless. EY h LA ™N of L 7h d e 0n^mon°of ?u ltish Govfr nment in re*ation to (he negotiations for aboli ion or the regime of capitulations in Egypt was given bv Lord Cranborne in a (ommons' answer.
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    CHINESE CUT BY GLASS
    80 23 a Singapore. Wednesday. A Chinese salesman of a shon in South Bridge Road was severely in?ureS by a large sheet of plate glass era h!n° en top of him. The glass we. a *to« TV 1 case and when ;t got eiVledced the unfortunate man was
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    21 23 The mails from London by the untitled dera which are due en Friday will not be delivered till Monday Feb 15
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    Singapore Business Houses' Soccer League Teams
    71 24 The Malay Regiment football team. (Tribune). The P. O. Bank XI, who were beaten by nine goals to nil by Paterson Simons XI in the local Business Houses' League. (Tribune). The local R.N.V.R. football team. (Tribune). Si Ba^ k XI by nine 1 t0
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