Malaya Tribune, 1 March 1937

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    42 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol XXIV No 50. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. MARCH 1, 1937 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Monday, Mar. 1, 1937. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. 1 SINGAPORE, I, MONDAY. MARCH 1, 1937. FIVE CENTS.
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      179 1 Read The S VXDAY Till IB I M< Dominant In Malaya 4"101 USES FOU VIN El. Alt" Ihis is the title of a booklet, crammed full of useful information about vinegar of interest to every modern household. It can be had for the i, asking. Write in to Sime, Darby
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      229 1 THE NEWS WITH YOUR BREAKFAST Try The MO RIM M. i jiibi >i: i X L I M jKjjJj POWDERED WHOLE MILK ,IjSaM I I J ONE OP THE VERY FIRST ESSENTIALS TOR GOOD HEALTH J IS PLENTY OF MILK EVERY DAY. WITH KLIM IN YOUR IMNTRY YOU ARE ASSURED
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    MORE EARTHQUAKE FOR INDIA
    223 2 Geologist Defines |> an Zones MORE earthquakes can be^' f India, as the country s going through a marked activity in this respect <n oi This is the view expre.<^ h W. D. West, head oi Survey of the Government 0 1 t f al West,
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      974 2 "PHRO S A X 99 (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
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      647 2 r Gramophone Soundboxes Chromium-plated soundboxes to suit all types of gramophones. They are made 1 with protective shield of perforated metal and are of excellent quality bringing forth both loud and soft tones with fine definition. Price 70 cents each. Money refunded if not satisfactory. Gramophone Needles Will suit all
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      690 2 SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. Tenders are invited for the supply and delivery of ironmongery and door furniture for the proposed Shops and Dwelling Houses at Eng Hoon Street. Tiong Bahni. Form cf Tender and Schedule may be obtained at the Office of the Singapore Improvement Trust. A deposit of $50iis required,
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      295 2 NOTICE THE JESS ELTON ICE AND POWER COMPANY, LTD (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha application has been made by Mr. H< KJm Teik, the Executor of the Estate ot Ho Tiang Wan. deceased, to the EH -ectors of this Company to issue a dt plicate
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      185 2 most delicious zKefresher.. is OVALTINE COLD A. WANDER LIMITED, 18. CHARTERS BANK BUILDING, SINGAPORE. Hygienic Dust-Bins, Self-closing. Obtainable at EMCO Factory, loth mile Bukit Timah Rd. Telephone 4504. Owners of Patent Rights. STUDENTS. AIDS FOR CAMBRIDGE Handbook of Coupland's Raffles JQ Cambridge Questions and Answers on British Empire History, Ist
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTICES SWEPT OUT TO SEA DURING GALE
    525 3 SHIPPING NEWS NOTICES SWEPT OUT TO SEA DURING GALE Adventure For Shanghai Yachtsmen A YACHTING and duck shooting expedition over the" Chinese New Year turned out to be far more exciting than was expected, but fortunately had a happy ending for the four adventurers involved, all members of the Shanghai
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    NORWEGIAN TONNAGE
    216 3 159 Vessels Of 658,000 Tons Under Construction DETURNS issued by the Norske Veritas Bureau show that the vessels on cider or under construction in Norway at present total 45 of 63,000 gross tons, against 27.000 tons a year ago, while tonnage building elsewhere for Norwegian account totals 114
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    FIRES ON SHIPS
    188 3 The Liverpool Underwriters' Association's records show that during 1936 there were 315 cases of fires in steamers and motorships of over 500 tons gross against 292 in 1935. Of these, 57 took place in bunkers and 258 in cargoes against 57 in bunkers and 235 m cargoes
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      429 3 STEAMER SAILINGS and BRITISH INDIA i. A ft. S. H. Co.'s SAILINGS: OUTWAKDS. Due Tonnage. Spore. 1987. CATHAY 15,000 Mar. 12 •BURDWAN 6,070 Mar. 13 RAJPL'TANA 17,000 Mar. 26 RANPURA 17,000 Apr. 9 SOMALI 6.800 Apr. 9 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Apr. 23 BANGALORE 6,000 May 3 i:ORFU 15,000 May 7 RALDERA
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      631 3 JGQ7 j j KOKUSAI LINE 1 (KOKUSAI KISEN KAISHA) t (Incorporated in Japan) For JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama) j Due Due Sailing Due Penang Spore Spore via New York jm s KURAMA MARU Apr. 11 Apr. 13 Apr. 15 June 1 S \m s KANO MARU Apr.
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      449 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. 1937 From From From From M.S. Spore Malacca P.S'ham P'ng MEONIA 16-3 16-3 17-3 19-3 FRRIA 30-3 30-3 31-3 2-4 ALSIA 6-4 6-4 7-4 &-4
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      526 3 STEAMER bAJJLiNUM norddeutscher lloyd NUnU (Incorporate© i n LLOYD German*). The undemoted are the Company* Intended fixtures:— OUTWARD FOR MANILA, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI NORTH CHINA JAPAN tjue Spore. 1937. s.s. "SCHARNHORST" omits North China Mar 5 s.s. "ODER" omits Hongkong, Shanghai and North China Mar. 26 s.s. "LAHN" omits Singapore, Japan
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    422 4 LO\oo\ CO MMOBITIES RUBBER London, Feb. 26. Pievious To-day Change Tone Ste. dy Firm Spot Buyers. 10 3 4 10 13 16 —1 16 Sellers 10 1316 10 7 ;< +1 16 March Buyers. 10 3 4 I°'» Sellers. 10 13 16 10 7 t 1 16
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    LONDON MARKET REVIEW
    812 4 AFTERMATH OF THE DEFENCE LOAN »By Air Mail) 'From Our Own Correspondent) London. Feb. 19. fHE gilt edged maiket, weeks ago shaken by all sorts oi rumours, nus been mucn upset uy Uovernrneni s statement about the iuture ol rearmament nnancing. The City is by now reassurea
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    246 4 Finn Tone Throughout The Market Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 26. ON the Stock Exchange to-day, the further recovery of gilt-edged securities imparted a firm understone throughout the market, though end-of-account inlluences resulted in some irregularity in prices, especially aniens Minings. Indian Irons were featured rising from 61 3
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    U.S. STEEL
    186 4 Production Pushed To Fullest Extent Reuter Wireless. New York. Feb. 26. THE Walsh-Healy Act is at present 1 figuring prominently in the American industrial outlook. Steel production is being pushed to its fullest extent, and a general advance in all steel products is expected almost immediately. It is
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    ANGLO-IRISH TRADE
    75 4 Agreement To Rcduw Dut ies Reuter Wireless. London. Fi'j 2" A further improvement A. trade relations was rte^' Dominion Secretary n Commons to-day. who sa cl discussions the British G .r.v r*greed to remove the pre i -;t< duty of 20 pfer cent, on Irish vhile tho Free
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    BRITISH BUDGET
    76 4 A pril 13 An Unlucky Day London. Feb. 25. April 13 is likely to be a., i for the British tax-payer probable date of the Budget expected to top £1,000.000 <> In addition to £494,000.ni there remain the three Def< mates due next week, .nit aggregate at £230.000.0
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    MALAYAN
    53 4 Sales At Industries Fair Reuter. London. Hj. pHE Malayan section e: Industries Fair rep. quiries. An order for l.( among those placed. Rubber horse shoes ano which were specially ceinn H.M. the King dui were sold to New Zealand South Africa. Pineappi" in large scales were di.v home markets.
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      781 4 m j Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. j rfrcorporated in the Straits Settlements). J i Successors to J The Chinese Commercial Bank Limited, r The Ho Hong Bank Limited and I The Oversea-Chinese Bank Limited. j CAPITAL' I Authorised $40,000,000.00 K**^*^ HEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING, STREET, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Managing Director 3172
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      22 4 MIT TIB BIIITI H INSURANCE COMPANY 1 n (Incorporated In N Establishes W' l W. J. DEXTER. M 2. Plnlmf Tel. WiO.
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    STOCKS AND SHAKES
    1675 5 I taa ed In, Fraser and Co Lyall and Evatl, Exchange and Stock Brokers MINING FTaser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4 Ampat Tin 5 1' 2 5 6 5 6 6 j] Asam Kumbang .33 6 34 6cd 33 9 34 6xd H lustra!
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    126 5 (From Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore. Monday morning. RUBBER Singapore: 36V* ct*-, up ct. Market Tone: Steady Quiet. London: 10 18 16d., up 1 16d. Market Tone: Pirm, Now York: 21 3 16 eta., unchanged. Market Tone: Dull. In view of the easiness hero on Saturday the market
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    SHARE MARKETS
    273 5 Messrs. Eraser And Co/s Report MINING. New York Tin 54 l A JOWC l The Tin share market opened quiet y this morning with no special features, aid at the present moment there are father more sellers than buyers while market quotations remain more or less unchanged. There
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    EXCHANGE
    176 5 SELLING Singapore, Mar. 1. London i.T. 24 I|l6 Tondon demand 2,4 116 r oiido n 4 months' sight 2 4V B Lyons demand 1230 Hamburg demand 141 Yew York demand 57 116 Montreal demand 56 15 16 Batavia demand IOS Samarang demand 108% "!:iimtta. Bombay and Rangoon demands 154%
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    129 5 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Total for Company Dividend Books Close financial Date Ex. Dlv. year TKS Payable Date to date Aust. Malay 6d Feb. 23 To Mar. 2 Feb. 24 tVk% Asam Kumbang 6d Feb. 26 Mar. 5 Feb 27 VU*% Jelebu 6% Int. Feb. 22 Feb. 26
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      181 5 i Travel By K.N.i.LMJ Super Express Services! Singapore- Bata via m 1 hours. i ii Singapore-Palembang in l*/ 4 hours. i t Katavia-Medan in 6 hours. j Hatavia-Soerabaya in 2 1 /z hours. I Soerahaya-Tarakan in 8 hours! j I COOL QUICK and COMFORTABLE j Apply; Offices K.N.I L.IVI. X.L.M..
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    101 6 Hongkong. Canton. {Shanghai, Manila and vU.S.A.: Imperial, closing 7 p.m. Mar. 6. Penang, 81am, Bui ma, India, Iraq. Falestine, E°ypt. E. and S. Africa, Great Britain. Ireland. Europe. Nigeria, Gold Coa.-,i and N. and S. America: Imperial, closing 7 p.m. to-morrow. Australia, New Zealand. Java and Timor
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    115 6 Mails expected from Euiope etc 'Amst'Tdumi by Air (Netherlands I toduy. Deliveries of boxholders' letters only at 7.30 p.m. to-day and general delivery of letters at 8.25 a.m. to-morrow Mails expected from China by Agamemnon to-day Mails expected from Eastern Australia by Merkur to-day. Mails expected from Australia.
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    MAILS DELIVERED
    52 6 Mails despatched from Singapore on Feb. 5 by the Karoa was delivered in London on Feb. 27. Th« Air Mad (Imperial) djspatrhed from Singapore on Feb. 17 was delivered m London on 26. The Air Mail (Netherlands* despatched from Singapore on Feb. 20 was delivered in London on
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    THE HARBOUR
    132 6 Singapore, Mar. l Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to ariive. East Wnari (Entrance Gate 1) La Plata Maru 22; Plancius. Kla".g 20. Main Wharf vEnirance uate 3; Pelsander 18; Benavon 16: Agamemnon 14: Main 11; B. de St. Pierre. Menelaus 9; Charon 7. Empire Dock I Entrance
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    PINEAPPLE EXPORTS
    101 6 During the week ending Feb. 20. experts oi tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 16.524 cases, of which: 13.961 (84 per cent. I cases were to the United Kingdom. 650 (4 per cent. i cases to the Continent of Europe. 250 < 2 per cent I cases
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    WHAT'S ON?
    96 6 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY. MAR 1 Football: SC FA v. R.A.F.. Anson Road Stadium; S.C.C. "B" v. Government Piinting Dept.. S.C.C.; Business Houses' League, Nestanglo v. Topham Jones and R.. S.H.B. Golf: S.G.C. Ladies' Monthly Medal Bogey». St. Andrew's Cathedrnl Annual Parochial Meeting. St. Andrew's School
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    111 6 British Official Wireless. London, Feb. 27 Paris 105 5 32 New York 4.88 3 4 Montreal 4.88 7 8 Brussels 29.02 Geneva 21.42 3 4 Amsterdam 8.92*2 Milan 92 7 8 Berlin 12.15 StocKnoim 19.39 y 2 Copennagen 22.40. Oslo 19.90. Vienna 26 Prague 140 Belgrade 213. Madrid
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    VESSELS IN PORT
    74 6 Aigun Maru. Japanese. 4,040 tons, from Yokohama 28.2 to Calcutta 1.3. Pangkor. British. 687 tons, from Pontianak 27.2 to Pontianak 1.3. Larut, British. 838 tons, from Lumpat 1.3 to Lumpat 3.3. Lipis. British. 840 tons, from Kuantan 13 to Kuantan 3.3. Ombilin. Dutch, 3,195 tons, from Bandon
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    22 6 Mr. R. Arunachalam of Ipoh has been admitted to the District Hospital. Ipoh for pneumonia. He I progrt m v islaclot ilv.
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    ARRIVALS BY P. & O.
    554 6 ARRIVALS BY P. O. Passengers By Corfu And Ranchi YHE following passengers disembarked at Singapore from i he P. and O. liner Corfu which arrived he>e lroni China and Japan on Wednesday:— Mrs. D. S. Branson. Miss L. Cumming. Mr. M. R. Gibson, Mrs. Gibson, Miss M G. Gibson, Master
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    STREET FIGHT IN JOHORE
    593 6 Policeman's Rights DISAGREEMENT (»1 MAGISTRATE (From. Our Oilu Correspond, Johore Bahru, IVl, 23 rpHE following judgment w; ;S <!■ vered by Sheikh Abu ftakar i.j Yahya (Second Magistrate > nection with the ease in which X Ah Choon, a young Chinese emj,in V ed in the
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      362 6 fMffes Sjotcll MALAYA'S/PREMIER HOTEL, *A TO-NIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.30 p.m j J DINNER and DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight. > 1 HARVEY YOUNG CABARET Famous American Comedy Dancers j NON-DINERS $1.00 j TO-MORROW s.s. EMPRESS OF BRITAIN IN PORT SPECIAL CRUISE DINNER BALL CABARET HARVEY YOUNG. Nora-diners $1.00.
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      11 6 THE WORLD'S PREMIER CAMERA SCHMIDT SHOTEN, LTD., 90, Robinson Road, Singapore.
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      55 6 a BALDNESS makes you >*~|H&ff You will onci 1 scalp" stai v^silvikrin The Natural Bail Food All your hair trouble will The Scalp will become healthy and Thin hair will grow thick. Bald xill be covered with new grot Of all chemists. High Class Stores and Balr-dresser* Sole Distributors: KAHAMIN
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      320 6 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE j STEAMER MAILS DESPATCHES TO-DAY ▼OK PER DATE AND TIME Rengat and Tembilahan Flevo Mar. 1 1 p.m. Africa South La Plata Maru 1 l p.m. America (South) La Plata Maru l i p m Ceylon La Plata Maru 1 l p.m. Pontianak Pangkor „12 p.m. Australia:—§ Eastern
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      222 6 SINGAPORE VOLUNTERS The following is the programme of drills up to and for week ending Mai. 7. 1937: TO-DAY. MAR. 1 5.15 pm.—Headquarters. SR.A. <v>. HA. Gun Drill. 5.30 p.m.—Headquarters. S.R.E. <vi. Rifle Instruction. 30 yards Range. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters. S.V.C.R.E <v» (Malay Sect.). Organisation Parade 5.15 p.m. -Headquarters. s.v.f.a.. m.c.Os.
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      42 6 (Continued from previous colunn S.SV.F. Sin: Section Zeroing 2.30 p.m.-Seletar. E Coy.. Tabl SUNDAY. MAR. 1 8 30 a.m.—H Q. 30 yards Ran D Zeroing Rifles. P 8.30 a.m.—HQ. 30 R S.S.V.F. Int. Section Z 8.30 a.m.-Seletar. E Coy Ta >le o
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    Malayan Chinese Notes
    138 7 hap f.oh Meh In Singapore-China Oranges In British Mar-keN-Populanty In Malaya-Newspaper Reading Habit Amongst The Chinese T Prc ress Of Vernacular Press -Kesults Of Kuommtarr Conference Preparations For The Coronation (By Our Chinese Correspondent) Singapore, Friday. pHAP Goh M en WAS celebrated b> Malayan Chinese yesterday rin£
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    China Oranges
    179 7 1 REUTER report slates that the first A nese oranges to be exported to Britain are being marketed in Garden, representing the efforts growers to enter the matplies from Spain appear to be I by >he civil war and the Chiners are taking advantage of nd for fruits
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    Newspaper Reading
    150 7 TH.\ i the newspaper reading haoit has bi i>:: c more popular among the Chinese in Malaya is indicated by the [rues winch the vernaculai aking. Time wa> when only elite read a newspaper but is being perused by all who tan afford to pay for it. Prom
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    Sin Chew Jit Poh
    139 7 IN the forefront of Chinese journai--5 L n Mala ya is the Sin Chew Jit v Sin 8 a Pore. This journal is not old but already it has gained a premie] place in the Chinese newspaper world in Malaya. It has a five-figure circulation, which
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    China Parley
    204 7 AS I expected, the Third Plenary Session of the C.E.C. rejected the suggestion for positive resistance against Japan submitted by the South-west Kuomintang leaders. but it reaifirmthe r^tion^ i noiirv of maintenance of sovereign rights and integrity and u>ciotu vii measures in that curection. The need for suppressing
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    The Coronation
    118 7 AS I stated last week, the Chinese in Malaya arc making preparations to (tlcbiate the Coronation, on an appropriate scale. A mass meeting will oe held at the Chinese Assembly Hull in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday at 2 p.m. to discuss plans lor th< celebrations. The committee of
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    STUDENTS QUARREL
    101 7 At Hangchow Aviation College Sin Chew Jit Poh. Car.ton. Feb. 27. QISSEKSION has broken out between C ntonese and Chekiang atrthe Hangchow Aviation College, a] Vu Han Mao's visit to Hangsa d to be in connection witn pute. Hi-- object is to pacify the :nese students. hal Chang
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    HAINAN DEVELOMENT
    58 7 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 27. T V Soong 'Chairman of the Economic Council» and Dr bo of the Legislative *t caaer to Invest monev in in- n development enterprises in w <I V4 un especially Hainan. The;' c 'or South China shortly, ac- an'rd by foreign
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    SUIYUAN FESTIVITIES
    38 7 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai. Feb. 27. and civilians enthusiastically' the spring festival and the the Manchu and Monger «"ing the past few days, s were held and torch id theatrical performances Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    NEGUS ADVISER DEAD
    20 7 Reuter Wireless. Washington. Feb. 24. i.s announced of Mr. Everett -adviser to the Emperor of Reuttf Wireless.
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    CHILDREN AND THE CORONATION
    185 7 48,000 To Celebrate In Singapore THE Coronation will.be a memorable occasion to the 48,000 children in Singaj pore. The arrangements for their enter1 tainment are in the hands of a com- mittee, called the Children's Coronation i C >mmittee, of which Mr. H. R. CheeseI man.
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    30 7 It is untitled in the Government Gazette that the King's Exequatur empowering Big nor Caiio Aberto Pere<;a to act as Consul of Italy at Singapore, has received His Majesty's signature.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WATER METER RENTS
    85 7 <Tc the Editor nf the Malaya Tribune! Sir,—Mr. Scow Poh Leng spoke at a Municipal meeting some time ago on the question of water meter rent which consumers are charged. I agree that the charge for the rent of a meter is most
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    EVENING CLASSES
    298 7 Courses At Raffles Institution /JOOD work continues to be done at the v Raffles Institution evening continuation classes. The courses of instruction are: plumbing, electrical engineering, structural engineering, machine design, marine engineering practice, surveying, quality serveying, chemistry, radio engineering, typewriting. book-keeping and shorthand. Classes in other subjects may
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      169 7 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy soothes irritation, rases inflamed areas, breaks np congestion—cures your cold before it has a ehanee to develop into anything more serious. It is pleasant to lake. Safe anil effective for infants, chfldren and adults. Priced economically, too. Keep a ill"- always on hand. s^i3 A THE BORNEO
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      56 7 'a^li?^^ "WHITE LILY TOOTHPASTE" is manufactured according to ti>e foimula of eminent European Scientists. It is composed of all the ingredients necessary to keep the teeth cl i an and prevent decay. The Tooth Paste is specially recommended to smokers for it removes nicotine stains. .s",.,but.rs: LOHMANN 8c CO., LTD.
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      170 8 TO-MORROWS BIG SHOW 6.1S I CAPITOL IMB Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday All your favourite stars of the Popular "GOLD-DIGGER" Musical Hits Together again in Warner Bro i. Gloom-chasing, Girl-packed Musical Comedy! AM GIVE A\CHEER FOR EACH DEAR! ft' IT'S A "GOLD DIGGERS" YEAR! I/ 1929! 1933! 1935! Remember how "Gold
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      289 8 ——»-V i9th DAY and Positively Laal® T i to «cc this great Picture!® t 1 t CAPITOL TO-NIGHT 9-15 ERROL FLYNN 1 f> with his beautiful co-star of j i Blood" f 'THE CHARGE fLIGHT BRIGADE" O--IALHAMBRA iTiSTS I Wha a spot ior a j "KEEP YOUR MIND ON YOUR
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      183 8 WMM J WEDDING' _Jp m PRESEN- i Latest British Paramount Nt«s. MMMMMMMMMMBMM —Bar f '"T<JU H ERIDES AND FIGHTS HIS WAY "next INTO A CITY GAL'S HEART! CHANGE B^k. D Here is fast action > and strong drama B^m^^ as only this daring, '4. lovable son of the V %i
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    A JOURNAL IN NORTH MALAYA
    1125 9 The Parents 9 Problem Resident Councillor On Clerical Appointments "Collar And Tie" Jobs Malayan Flying Clubs A Unique Event. (From Our Staff Representative). Penang Office, Feb. 2 THE ever-present problem of finding careers for tTie youth of the country after leaving school was given renewed
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    27 9 Mr. E. H. Beauchamn Nobbs, manager of West Country Estate, Kajan", will be proceeding home with Mrs. Bcauchamp Nobbs via South Africa today, on eight months' leave
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      587 9 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS THE PASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of 5% in respect oi car ending 30th June 1937 will be to Sharenclders standing in the •ci on 16th March 1937. AND NOTICE is also hereby given that Transfer Books of the Corporation
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      665 9 Ptg. 8.28. EES. 271 36 ♦P.W.D. TEjrbtfH NOTICE TENDERS will be received at the office W the Senior Executive Engineer Ma'rTT^T 11 1 n n of th c™£ '^J? 7, for the construction of a Senior Officers' Mess at the Malay Regiment Cantonment, Port Dickson IJSE? 5S r "°f a
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      227 9 JUST oiT! just on A BOON TO CAMBRIDGE STUDENTS ENGLISH MADE EASY Dcsigncrl to cover Ihe rnfire Cvatbrfdge Requirements <»et your C9BJ Available Early Every where. PRICE $1.00 Senior Algebra 90 cts. per copy. 56. Robinson Road. Singapore. Nay. R W VTkW GEYLANG 'PHONE 5511 j AT TO-NIGHT LAST NIGHT
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      250 9 tiresome... H PHOENIX AERATED WATERS MALAYA'S BEST ij I'm, i r f>sl Drummer goo.-; to FT i gift]:fl»J;l yTTq Bcyl'- Street Blues, j'.T. y i Rhythmic Kecords 1 by PRICE 90 its. each i JOE DANIELS M And His Agents:— Hot Shots 1 T. M. A. MUSIC HOUSE SINGU'ORE KUALA
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
    42 10 MR. VINCENT GERALD UNDASAN. Aged 36 years, of C. S. O. passed away on Sunday, 28th February. Cortege will leave 65. Buffalo Road, at 4.45 p.m. to-day for the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and thence to Bidadari Cemetery.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    65 10 Mrs. Khoo Hock Siew, Messrs. Khoo Bock Swi, Teck Bong, Kwi Inn and Ong Bong of Tranquerah Road, Malacca, beg to tender their sincere thanks to all relatives and friends, who paid night-visits, rendered assistance and attended the funeral of the late Mr. Khoo Hock Siew alias (Enche Hitann,
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    THE HOUSING PROBLEM
    716 10 A MATTER of great importance was raised by Mr, .John Laycock at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners when he urged that the Municipality should make full p-ovision for housing its staff of all grades. The position is that Singapore is becoming more than ever overcrowded, and
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    ALL RECORDS GO
    98 10 Success Of British Industries Fair British Official Wireless. London, Saturday. THE British Industries Fair, which closed last night, broke all records for a trade fair. The total number of visitors this year was 315.386, compared with 305,166 last yeat. The Federation of British Industries says it is
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    RETIREMENT AT 70
    81 10 Roosevelt's Campaign Against Judges Reuter Wireless. Washington, Feb 26. THF Senate has passed the Bill permitmembers of the SuDreme Court to retire voluntarily on full pay at seventy. The action came shortly after the President's announcement at a press conference that he will address the nation on
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    24 10 H.E. the Italian Minister to Siam Com. Claudio Cortini, Is In Singapore for a few days, staying with the Italian Consul, Mr. A. Perego.
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    20 10 Mrs. Todd, wife of Mr. A. H. Todd, secretary of the Singapore Turf Club, returned to Singapore by the Ranchi.
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Chief Game Warden
    221 10 NOTES COMMENTS Chief Game Warden SINGAPORE contemporary appears lo think that there is some mystery regarding the appointment to Malaya of Capt. A. T. A. Ritchie, 0.8. E., M.C., for it remarks that this official "has arrived to take up some appointment and perform some duties in connection with the
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    Wild Life Problems
    185 10 r»AFT. Ritchie, with his knowledge in Kenya to him, would certainly seem to be the man for the job. He arrived in Malaya only six weeks ago, and is at present touring the country and obtaining a first-hand knowledge of conditions. The development of a national park
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    Miss Siam, 1937
    122 10 yjE are very glad to have letter from Mis? Wong Duen Bhi miratna, who was elected "Miss r oiani 1D37" A fortnight ago a report Bangkok was published to 1 that Miss Siam had been nairderorj but it seems that the victim v. the winner of Siam's
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    The Swimming Club
    200 10 REVISED rules will be consider' a meeting of the Singapore s Lig Club to be held next Sunday notice stating that revision of rul to be considered has an ominous for it often presages an Increas subscription, but members o: Swimming Club will be relieved to lcam
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    Topics Of The Day
    353 10  -  By Looker On you can't eat fat and expect to lose weight" says a doctor. Constant dripping not always wear away a -.tone. ■>:> Daring a polo mac m a spe tator who shouted derisive remarks at the players was ejected from the ground. By the
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    "FOOLHARDY POLICY OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE" SPANISH LEADER'S OUTBURST
    285 11 -SELLING US TO FASCISTS" NEW EMERGENCY MEASURES IN MADRID Reuter. A BITTER outburst against "the foolhardy pacifist policy of some countries"—indicating mainly Britain and F ranee—towards the aggression of Germany and Italy has been issued by the Spanish Foreign Minister, Senor
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    FILM STAR SHOT
    315 11 A Jfeg-ed Government Spy Lisbon. Feb. 26. IT is levealed that Kosita Diaz, the red and blonde Spanish film, star, formerly of Hollywood, has been court martialled and shot by the insurgents for alleged spying and giving information to the Government through a secret radio station in
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    LAST RESISTANCE?
    284 11 Emergency Measures Of Government Valencia, Feb. 24. Six new inspectors with the rank of army colonel have been appointed to strengthen the Government Army Command. The inspectors will be responsible only to the Minister for War and will exercise supervision over the officers of the General Staff. Further
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    GERMAN EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA
    106 11 Threatens Suicide GIVEN A CHANCE TO GO ELSEWHERE Reuter. MOSCOW, Mar. I. BINDING them guilty of anti-stme activity, a special court ordered ihe exportation to-night of nine out of a number of Germans arrested by the secret police five months ago o i charges of espionage
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    NEW AERODROME IN SIAM
    69 11 Tested By Imperial Airways Planes 'From Our Oun Correspondent' Bangkok. Sunday. THE east and west bound Imperial Air- ways machines to-day tested out by landing on the new aerodrome in Bandon. in the heart of the Siamese Peninsula. 650 kiiometies from Bangkok. Here, between the hills
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    N.Y.K. HOLD-UP
    93 11 Action By Seamen's Union Reuter. Yokohama, Feb. 28. OWING to the alleged failure of the Company to order N.Y.K. steamers all over the world to hoist the Japanese flag on Oct. 29 in commemoration of the Emperor's review of the Grand Fleet at Osaka, which will take place
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    TIN PROSPECTING
    29 11 4 Licences To Be Issued In Burma Reuter. Rangoon, Feb 28. FROM April 30 the issue of licences to prospect for tin in Burma will be resumed.—Reuter.
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    MANILA TO BE FAR EAST CROYDON?
    94 11 S'pore-Hongkong Service May Be Extended Reuter. Manila, Saturday. MANILA may shortly become the Croydon of the Far East. It is learnt from a reliable source tha'. Imperial Airways have ap-pma-hed the Philippines Government with a view to extending the air service from Singapore to
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    CORONATION OATH
    175 11 Dominions And The Civil List Reuter Wireless. London. Feb. 26. Capt. Evans (Conservative), at question time in the House of Common today, suggested in view of the new form Of the Coronation Oath in conformity with the Statute of Westminster, the United Kingdom Government should consult the Governments
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    ITALIAN BASE
    75 11 Fortifications On Barren Island Reuter Wireless. Rome, Feb. 26. A decree forbidding planes to fly within eight miles of the Island of Pantelleria is taken to confirm reports (hat the barren island commanding the passage between Sicilly and Africa has been converted into a heavily fortified base. Fortifications
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    CHURCH DISPUTE
    87 11 Reinstatement Of German Pastors Demanded Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Feb. 24. The latest shot in the Church dispute has been fired by the opposition groups, who have jointly sent to Hitler a list of the only conditions on which they will participate in the coming church elections They demand
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    POPE'S CONDITION
    92 11 Reuter Wireless. Vatican City, Feb. 26. The Pope to-day enters the thirteenth week of his illness with high hopes of recovery, after times when his life was despaired of. The recent improvement in his condition has been maintained and His Holiness spents most of the day in the
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE CLOSED
    110 11 Drastic German Step STATE TO CONTROL HOLDINGS Reuter. Berlin, Feb 27. QUOTATION of foreign stocks and bonds is suspended on the German stock exchanges as from to-day. A special permit is necessary for dealings in such issues unless offered iO the Reichsbank or any other bank licensed
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    JAPANESE PACT WITH DUTCH?
    155 11 Want Lease Of New Guinea Reuter. Tokio, Feb. 28. IN the Lower House Mr. Hyagoro Hakurai suggested the conclusion of a nonaggression act with the Netherlands and also that Japan should approach the Netherlands tor permission to leate Dutch New Guinea. The Permier replied that the
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    16 11 Miss Foss'left Kuala Lumpur by the Singapore mail train, on her way home via South Africa
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    INDIAN ELECTION RESULTS
    64 11 FINAL RETURNS I I Congress Majority In Six Centres I Reuter. t Bombay, Feb. 28 rpHE iinal returns in the provincial elections the new Constitution gi\e the gress Party a clear majority in Bombay. Madras, the FnSte4 Provinces, the Central B'har and Orissa, whPe in Bengal. Assam
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    OXFORD UNIVERSITY BY-ELECTION
    107 11 Large Majority Gained py Independents British Official Wireless. London. Ftb. 28. POLLING in connection with the Oxford University by-election, caused by the resignation ot coid Hugh ueeii on his appointment as Provost ol Bum, opened on Tuesday and concluded this evening. Voting is done by post and.
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    GOLD SHIPMENT
    42 11 Japan Sending Big Sum To New York Reuter. Tokio, Mar. 1. THE Nichi Nichi states that the Japanese Government is shipp ing sixteen million Yen worth of gxid bullion to New York by the Asama Maru on Mar 11 —Keuter.
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    FULL REVIEW OF MUI TSAI COMMISSION REPORT COLONIAL POLICY JUSTIFIED
    512 12 "ULTIMATE ABOLITION" MAJORITY FAVOURS HONGKONG SYSTEM LEAVE well alone" is the general tenour of the majority report of the Commission on Mvi Tsai in Hongkong and Malaya, maintaining that "if there is one charge that cannot be sustained against either
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    GENERAL SURVEY
    562 12 Areas Under Twelve Different Governments The general survey of the Commission contains many interesting chapters, which are summarised in the following "Plan and Scope of Our Report":— Our investigations were concerned with conditions in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong and in the territories generally referred to collectively
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    HISTORIC AL SURVEY
    300 12 Viewing Question In Correct Perspective The tenth chapter deals with a number of matters connected with our inquiries not dealt with in separate chapters and the eleventh contains a summary of our Conclusions and Recommendations. Most of the information contained in the historical survey which constitutes Part
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    THE COMMISSION
    555 12 History Of Its Ajppointment And Work THE Commission on Mui-Tsai In Hongkong and Malaya was appointed in 1936 following repeated allegations that the system was cruel and demoralising and demands for its abolition. It consisted of Sir Wilfred Woods, late Financial Secretary to the Government of t.eylon, as
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    WORKLESS MALAYAN CHINESE
    195 12 Measures To Assist Them In China MEASURES to assist the large numbers of unemployed Chinese who have returned to South China from Malaya and other countries are being taken by the Nanking and Canton authorities. The Overseas Committee in Nanking has decided to give a monthly grant
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    GOVERNOR ON RADIO
    54 12 MALAYAN listeners who are able to receive ZHL on 225 metres are reminded that the official opening takes place to-day of the new Singapore radio station. H.E. the Governor will broadcast from the new studio at 6 p.m. Full details will be found in the daily radio
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    "WEDDING PRESENT"
    176 12 Bright Entertainment At The Pavilion AT THE CINEMAS THE mad-cap adventures of two star newspaper reporters is the theme of "Wedding Present", a Paramount picture which opened at the Pavilion last night. There is no attempt at seriousness ia this picture, and the fun is fast and furious
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    LEPER WHO DISTILLED SAMSU
    287 12 Receives Sentence With A Smile (From Our Own Correspondent) Jffoarc Bahru. Feb. 28 A CHINESE named CUye Ah Lean who pleaded guilty or Jan. 30 to a r»t oWMtiins Illicit sarasu, pc r.J, Abu Baknx (second magistrate) was subsequently found to be a leper, and a
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    NOT A WAGE STRIKE
    119 12 Cigarette Label Workers Still Out Singapore. Monday. On inquiries made at the London and Eastern Printing Co.. Ltd.. in Hoe Chiang Road, this morning, with regard to the workmen's strike which began last Thursday, the Malaya Tribune was informed that no settlement had yet been reached.
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    SALVATION ARMY
    34 12 New Quarters For Boys' Home The Salvation Arm/ Bov.s' Industrial Home. Singapore, has been moved to 151. Thompson Road The change has been made necessary on account of the increasing accommodation required.
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    SEVERELY ASSAULTED
    50 12 Singapore. Monday. A Chinese was severely assaulted by some men at Telok Ayer yesterday morning. One of the assailants is said to have used a knife, and stabbed the victim in the head. The man was removed to hospital by ambulance. Investigations are being made by the police.
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    STAB WOUNDS
    50 12 Singapore. Monday. In Rochore Road yesterday evening a Chinese is alleged to hav e received stab wounds while fighting with another. The man's condition is not considered serious, his most serious injury being a wound above the eye. The man was removed by ambulance in a dazed condition.
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    KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR
    37 12 Singapore, Monday. A Malay woman was knocked down by a motor-car on the East Coast Road, near the powder magazine, on Saturday night, The woman had a fractured leg and was bleeding profusely.
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    WOMAN POISONED?
    43 12 Singapore. Monday. The ambulance was called to Canal Road on Saturday night to attend to a woman who is believed to have swallowed caustic soda. She had no swelling around the mouth, but a soapy liquid was oozing from her mouth.
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    EUROPEAN CLUB FOR SALE?
    607 12 IN SEREMBAN May Be Formed Into Company (From Our Own Repor:Seremban. Saturday. ON a sub-committee of five, consisting of Messrs. M. L. Phillips (president) E. Jeff (vic*-presid< Hughes, B. Briggs and Dr. Duncan, elected at the half-yearly central meeting held to-night, will depend the future of
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      120 14 ML 1 s <m v )V com P anson one discovers the true value of anything. If \&fsMßfciL* —y° u own a racehorse or a greyhound, w you cannot know th cii value until you have tried them out. The sam argument P holds ffood with WHISKY Hero is the
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    ENGLAND NOW BATTING IN MELBOURNE TEST SATURDAY'S PLAY IN DETAIL
    822 14 AUSTRALIA'S BIG SCORE FARNES AND VOCE BOWL WELL: THREE CENTURIES f\N the second day of the fifth and final Test match, now being: played at Melbourne. Australia reached the total of 593 for the loss of nine wickets. From the
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    NEGRI CRICKET BEGINS
    226 14 Fast Bowler In Great Form tFrom Our Oxun Correspondent> Seremban, Sunday. THE Negri cricket season opened to-day at Seremban with a match on the N.S. Club pitch, when the King George V Scholo defeated th e N.S. Club by ir runs in a two innings game after
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS
    105 14 THE following are the ties for the first day. to-day. in the open tennis tournment conducted by the V.M.C.A. Ploy will commence at 5 p.m.. and the first named player of each tie is requested to get an umpire: OPEN SINGLES I. B Abed vs. X Crartikavanij. T.
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    SCORE BOARD
    170 14 Australia—lst Inningr. Fingleton c Voce b Fames 17 Rigg c Ames b Fames 28 Bradman b Fames 169 McCabe c Fames b Verity 112 Badcock c Worthington b Voce 118 Gregory c Verity b Fames 80 Oldfield c Ames b Voce 21 Nash c Ames b Fames 1"
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    SIR JULIEN CAHN'S TEAM
    100 14 Final Selections For Malayan Tour >F v <im Our Own Correspondent i London. Feh 17. Julien Cahn has now definitely chosen his side for the Malayan tour. It consists of: R. C. Butterworth. R. J. Crisp <South Africa t. C. S. Dempster I formerly New Zealand
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    WON BY 7 RUNS
    311 14 Singapore, Monday. nLAYING in then second cricket match this season, the Katong Sports Club were again successful v.hen they beat a scratch fcf.F.A. by seven runs at Balestier Plain yesterday Batting first, Katong were dismissed foi 82 runs, C. Rayncy being unbeaten for 25 runs, and
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    ISLAND CLUB
    135 14 The Island Club February Bogey competition held ove; the week-end resulted in a tie between C. A. R. Bateman F. Suganuma, L. Langdon Williams and Lee Pang Kirn in the "A" Division.. The "B" Division was won by J. C Dickinson with a score of 2 down. The
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    TO-DAY'S PLAY
    567 14 home record SCORE 604- TOTAl England 65 For 1 At Lunch AUSTRALIA were all out n lls n morning for C01 runs i„ u opening innings of the final i st adding only 11 runs to tlieir m V night total of 593 for nine. Thus they set
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    M.P.'s AND CORONATION
    34 14 Reuter Wireless. London. Feb Thr House of Commons h mously agreed that the Bpe represent the House at the Ceremony in Westminster Ab> 12, in accordance with Mis Mi desire.—Reuter Wireless.
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    Poor Batting In Local Cricket Trial GROWDER DOES WELL
    690 15 PADANG MATCH Prospects For The Malayan XI Singapore, Sunday. BOWLEKS were on top in the twod trial match held on the S.L.C ■atfang over the week end, and the Batsmen were well tied up. there being very little bright batting, most
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    IRELAND BEAT SCOTLAND
    483 15 International Rugby GAME PLAYED IN SNOW Reuter. Dublin, Saturday. WH the International rugby match played here to-day, Ireland beac Scotland by 11 points to four. Conditions were excellent in view of the heavy rain, but it was bitterly cold, and snow fell before the start. Bailey (Ireland)
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    55 15 <?ivtv-four cards were taken out for th? Kepnel Golf Club February Eclectic Competltton and the following were the SUP* tUrnC 30--4 13.25 2 3 O. Wtchett 3=26 13 F. H Bradley 31-4 -f. C. W. Watson 33—2 2,3-30 l 3 j. E. Eforde JfcJS-SIS j. F. Carr
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    PERAK SKYE MEETING
    25 15 The stakes for Class 4 horses running a the Perak Turf Club's Easter Sky! Meeting have been increased to $600 a race.
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    ANOTHER WIN FOR BOON MAH
    111 15 (iabuco Beaten In Ipoh Bout (From Our Oicji Reporter) Ipoh, Sunday. DOON Mah. the Siamese boxer, gained D a points decision over Johnny Gubuco, the Hawaiian, in a ten threeminute rounds contest at the Jubilee Park, Ipoh. to-night. Boon Mah weighed in at 9.2 and
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    MALAYAN HOCKEY
    115 15 Central Association Planned (From Our Oiun Re-porter) Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. IT is understood that at the meeting of the hockey delegates which took place here after the Colony-F.M S. match yesterday a unanimous decision was reached in favour of the forming of a Malayan Hockey Association, but the
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    LOCAL GOLF
    193 15 Mixed Foursomes At The S.G.C. THE second bi-monthly Mixed Foursomes competition for February was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a win for Mr. Mrs. C. M. Wise with a net score of 34 3 4 40 cards were taken out and the following
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    HOME RUGGER
    126 15 London, Saturday. AT Aldershot to-day the Army Deat Oxford University at rugger by 11 points to three. The matches between Newport and Gloucester and between Swansea and Bristol were not played. The game between Guy's Hospital and Old Cranleighans was abandoned 23 minutes play in the first half,
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    S.C.C. BOWLS
    123 15 Following are ties in the B.C.C. bowls tournament pairs knock-out handicap event: To-day: A. Ferguson and C. G. FUglor -A vs. M. P. Selfe and C. D. Stewart (to finish! plus 5: W. M. Edwards and J D. P Nesbit —3 vs. J. S. If. Rennie and H.
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    F. M. S. BEAT COLONY
    476 15 AT HOCKEY Unavailing Rally In Second Half <From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. Q 1*1 jENDID opportunism save the F.M.S. victory over the Colony on the padnng to-day by four goals to two in a same which, though not of a very high standard,
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    INSPECTION IN HOMES
    476 16 Periodical Reports On Working Of The Laws Girls in respect of whom security is required should be inspected in theii homes by an officer oi Government, preferably a woman. The register of mvi tsai should be cleared oi the names ot girls who were registered as such
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    MUI TSAI SYSTEM
    320 16 Domestic Servitude In South China In Southern China the domestic servitude ol giris (ine Mui isai system) has oedi a recognised institution 01 Clnnese hie, involving vaiuaoie consideration on tnis as on every other oci casion ol a girl's transfer. The system was brought into Hong Kong
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    TOWARDS ABOLITION
    76 16 Rapid Progress Achieved In Hongkong In Hongkong there has been rapid progress towards abolition since 1930. (a) the registration ol existing mvi tsai in 1030 was reasonably complete; (b) ttu prohibition against the acquisition or employment of mvi tsai has been enforced Willi a large measure of success;
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    IN MALAYA
    135 16 Progress Not So Great As In Hongkong In Malaya progress towards abolition has not been as great as In Hongkong: <a> the registration of existing mvi tsai was carried out several years later and was seriously incomplete; (b) the prohibition against the acquisition or employment of mvi tsai
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    REGISTRATION POLICY
    527 16 Complete Abolition is In practicable Notwithstanding the difficulty of identification, the policy of registration ol existing mvi tsai and prosecution of the employers of all other mvi tsai prescribed for Hongkong by the Secretary of State in 1929 has already reduced the practice of unlawful employment of mvi
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    AGE-LONG E\ i\.
    250 16 "Entirely [nadequab Machinery "The officials adrninisterii Tsai Ordinance in both H Malaya are gallantly attemi: eradicate an age-long evil different forms, with machinery." states Miss Picm ViUe in the Introduction to hi report. Referring to the disquietude over the mm tsai system Mi Imrbenrilie ask, two question*
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    MARRIAGE CUSTOMS OF CHINESE
    331 16 Transfer Of Women And Children Chapter 111 deals with fort lev of women and children Under the heaim 3 ol states: The authorities on Chinese cv. emphasise the influence on Chine-, social and family life oi what termed "ancestor worship, d< crib by one authority a
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    THE GO-BETWEEN
    358 16 Preliminary Negotiations For Marriage The preliminary negotiati marriage are conducted by go-b-." who, mostly women, form an importai part of the whole transaction. In connection two Chinese proverb; apposite—"Nine out of ten go-betweens are swindlers" and "As without clouds in the sky it cannot rain, so without gobetweens
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    72 16 Reuter Wireless. London. Feb. 24. The Coronation Oath changes were the subject of a question in the Dail to-day, to which Mr. De Valera replied he thought he had made the Free States' attitude to the Coronation clear. It is one of detachment and protest, while
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    45 17 Reuter Wireless. Berne, Feb. 2b. "At all times we shall respect the integrity and neutrality of Switzerland. This I affirm categorically." This is tne assurance Hitler is stated to have given ex-Federal Councillor Schulthessa during the latter's visit to Berlin this week.—Reuter Wireless.
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    MANY VARIATIONS
    772 18 Depending On Custom And Soc al Standing Such are the usual ceremonies in the marriage of a "kit fat" (i.e., principal» wife, but there are many variations depending on the tribe of the parties and their social standing. Not all the stages of the marriage enumerated above need
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    CONCUBINAGE
    893 18 Position Of Secondary Wives Under the heading of "Concubinage." Chapter III continues: Many Chinese do not confine themselves to one union but take ether women as concubines or secondary wives. It is necessary here to make it quite clear what is meant by these terms. The Chinese term Is
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    AMERICAN AIRWAYS
    67 18 Reuter Wireless. New York. Feb. 24. New York City has completed negctiations with Pan-American Airways and Imperial Airways for the establishment of the trans-Atlantic terminal at Northbeach Air Port. Queen's Long Island, according to the Herald Tribune, which paper adds that the Federal Goverment has decided to spend
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    97 18 Nominations For The London Elections Reuter Wireless. London. Feb. 24. Two hundred and sixty-eight candidates were nominated to-day foi l- 4 seats in the triennial elections for the London County Council and consist of 120 members of the Labour Party and 101 Municipal Reformer* Six British Fascists contest
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