Malaya Tribune, 14 December 1937

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales XXVI. -No. 292. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1937 FIVE CENTS The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1937. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES- SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1937 jJVE_ Cgfg
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      74 1 P WITH YOUlpf I BREA K1 '^9E klORrVIXCy| Kg-hi II A DOES* ME ff THANKS 1 j^J^^l y»g» wr MIILOt ITS BEST SINGAPORE'S FAVOURITE RRAXD j /7 HEALTHY BABY, I I fall CIM j I I Blue Cross Milk Is .Especially ™J*™& nt lt flj tains The Nourishing n d
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      122 1 WHISKY Sole Agents:—SlME, PARBY Co.', Ltd.^Singapore-Johore-Malacca and Negri Sembiian. ZWP S 2 "BULLDOG" m «.i b\ x wms fv?) yP^, M jjl «nd BODY BUILDER W~ ffl Sl for the whole y m f A Bulldog on the GUINNESS IS GOOD x\ §s||j FOR YOU > 559 V* (Incorp. in
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      91 1 Read The SUNDAY TRIBUNE Dominant rude sandalwood oil contains __*p_sr^l* *v**Mm_\\i substances that are not only ,<-_s£>V\© t§!S V_r* iVjl tiierapeuticaily inert but also i4^ irritating in their effect on the Sfe 1 :^r^^^ kidneys, bladder and stomach /^^.y»_tyCTA^^^^—X^^^^^ ARHEOL, being the refined \^^^x^y>^^^_vg^^ active principle of sandalwood y^ff r
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTES TRAMP SHIPPING'S NEW START
    589 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTES TRAMP SHIPPING'S NEW START "But Way Not All Clear Yet" RECENTLY the council chamber of the Chamber of Shipping waa crowded at a meeting for the preseri tatio'i of a portrait of the Right H Viscount Runciman, LL D painted by Mr R. G Eves, A.R.A. In
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    PORTUGUESE SHIPPING
    126 2 £2,000,000 Scheme For Cargo And Liner Tonnage The Companhia Nacional de Navesacao. of Lisbon, the leading Portuguese shipping line, which has a fleet of 18 steamers engaged on services to Madeira and the East and West Coasts of Africa, is reported to be planning a big programme of
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    STAMPING OFT DRUNKENNESS
    54 2 Helsinki, Finland. Although the salo of vodka is one of the chiei sources of State rcvnu* the Soviet authorities have derided lo m th? UBSR Pai againSt drunkenness The municipal administration in Leningrad has already decided to close number of the official liquor 'hops altogether, and all
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      422 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. BRITISH INDIA fincorporated m England). 1 I s O. S. N. CO.\S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Due Tonnage. Spore. 1937. CORFU 15,000 Dec. 17 BUR! 'WAN 0.070 Dec. 21 CHITRAL i 000 Dec. 31 1938. CARTHAGE 15.000 Jan. 14 SOMALI 0.800 Jan. 14 COM* >RIN 15.000 Jan. 28 KAISAR-I-HIND 11.500
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      558 2 m mJ*J** j M. B. K. i I KOKUSAI LINE (K0KUSA1 KISEN KAISHA) (Incorporated in Japan). > For JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama), j C Due. Due. Sailing Due. Penan* S pore S'pore via New York ms KONGO MARU Jan. Si Feb. 3 Feb. 5 via Keelung Mar.
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      85 2 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. 'Incorporated in England) J?V% fe 7 apan via Hongkong and to Calcutta via Penang. in J fnr^o ar f g0 thr ough Bill of LadrSpfn an on Macao Swatow. Amoy Chefo Tientsin, Newchwang Yan"tse ports Formosa, the Philippines etc FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA. HOSANG DecTlS
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      353 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINK Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have nd joining private bath Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From M.S. Spore Malacca P.S'ham P'n", UORINGIA 4-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 FIONIA 25-1 25-1 26-1 27-1 LALANDIA 15-2 15-2 16-2 17-2
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      387 2 STEAMER SAfr /N^T^ RiiOßOl lyoypj The undernoted are ntended fixtures:— OUT WAP f or MANILA. HONGKON WORTH CHIN SX "POTSDAM on China I m.s. "FULDA" HOMEWARD For HOLLAND, II AM Mr I SA "NECKAR" all seilies, Orau, rj Antwerp j U KOELN also i I -so. "ISAR" al 9 c
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    FLYING BOATS TO AUSTRALIA
    380 3 MAIL PLANS Mr. Hudson Fysh Interviewed (By Air Mailt 'From Our Oun Correspondent) London, Dec. 1. MR. Hudson Fysh, managing director of Qantas Airways, has just left for Brisbane, having finally concluded arrangements for changing from land aeroplanes to flying boats on the Singapore-Sydney section. Mr.
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    R.A.F. ARMADA
    298 3 With Lawrence Of Arabia's Crest 'By Air Mailt (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Dec. 1. "ARTA mart terras aethera trano" (Risen V from the seas, I skim the earth and £ky) will be the device emblazoned on wardroom bulkheads of the five ten-ton London type flying-boats which leave
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    28 3 Mr. J. J. A. Floor, Assistant Representative of Messrs. Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Singapore, is spending his local leave at the Asiatic Petroleum Co.'s bungalow at Cameron Highlands
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      361 3 Classified Advertisements PUBLIC NOTICES AUCTION SALE, of Freehold Rubber Estate i a Sim Chong" Rubber te in the Mukim of Sungei lacca having an area of od and 35 poles together buildings thereon erected, ores and fittings thereon Hold By Public Auction At our Sale Room First Cross Street, Malacca
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      1635 3 f °g BEST VALUt AND CHEAPWf PRICES IN All KINDS OF WATCIIES CLOCKS ALARM CLOCKS Kn,U, jS? toTlt «d from all market., r- Wholesale oni y applied. Phone 3785, write or caU at E. NASSIM SONS, til, North Bridge Road, SINGAPORE M I I M II B B fla feg
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    411 4 LONDON COMMODITIES London. DEC. 13. Previous To-day Change RUBBER Tone Very Quiet Dull Spot Buyers 7}« TV4 —Va Sellers 7M> 73 8 a Ist Forward (Jan.) Buyers 77 16 75 16 x b Sellers 7 716 —116 2nd Forward (Feb.) Buyers 7Vz 7 3 a —'s Sellers
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    PRODUCE
    190 4 Singapore, Dec. 13. R. tSiam> W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $155 R. iSiam' W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $151 R. (Slain> W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan 5147 Siam Rice "Koohvvay" No. 1 5202 Siam Rice "Koohway" No. 2 $182 Siam Rice "Koohway" No. 3 $168 Siam
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS
    50 4 The following is a list of rubber outPius for the undermentioned Estates tor the month of November 1937 Brunei 43.326 lbs IWT Bukit Timah 8,400 lbs Changkat 26.109 lbs Haytor 15,203 lbs Indragiri 110.461 ibs. Lunas 42.200 lb* Nyalas 38,900 lbs Tapah 62,211 lbs. Ulu Pandan 3.505 lbs
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    ANGLO-INSURGENT RELATIONS
    414 4 Fox-Hunting As Key To Friendliness Seville. 4 SUGGESTION that the "future of Gibraltar" may be influenced by the friendly relations which it is hoped to establish with the Spanish Natiocialisr authorities through the medium o: Foxhunting is contained in a Hunt c-ncular quoted by the Nationalist newspaper •A.8.C."
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      523 4 J j Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. j (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) I CAPITAL: Authorised $40,000,000.00. Issued and Paid Up $10,000,000.00. J HEAD OFFICE, CHINA ISEIID3NG. CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. M TELEPHONES I Managing Director 3172 Secretary 4944 i Geacral Alanaijor 3513 Accountant 3026 Telegraphic Address: "OVfclvSJiA.'* 1 j LONDON
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      158 4 MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET Sinraucre. Monday. Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co.. Singapore have received cabled news from Manila giving tiie following prices:— Lust Sale Prices Previous To-day Pesos Antamok 0.495 0.49 Benguet Consolidated 9.10 8 80 Consolidated Mines 0.012 0 011 IX.L 0.57 0.51 San Mauricio 0.475 0.42 United
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      66 4 "HERE'S NEWS" s*ys OLD HETHERS M My barley water is now ready-made exactly as before-from Robinson's Patent Barley-but you can get it flavoured either with lime or with lemon. Personally I'm partial to my Lemon Barley Water but I've had so Water that I really ROBINSON S thing about it-and
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    LOCAL STOCKS AND SHARES
    682 5  -  stations By Fraser And Co. Singapore. Dec. 13, 5 p.m. i TUNING j Fraser Co. Buyers Sellers P n 5- 5 6 imbang 32- 34. 50- 55--26 6 27 6 085 0.90 Tin 23 9 24 6 160 i.6sxd 26 27 -xd 20 9 21 9
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    MALAYAN RUBBER EXPORTS
    39 5 The Controller of Rubber reports that the export of dry rubber (uncorrected figures from Malaya. Brunei and Labuan in November was 42,165 tons made up as follows:— Mainland 41,592 S.S. Islands 412 Brunei 144 Labuan 17
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    NOVEMBER RUBBER OUTPUTS
    22 5 United Malacca Estates.—sB.ooo ib making a total of 346.340 lb. ror the even months of the current financial year.
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    THE AMERICAN MARKET
    437 5  -  Daily Report By S. E. Levy Co. Singapore, Tuesday. WE are indebted to Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., Singapore, for tha following on American Market conditions:— Messrs. White, Weld and Co., New York, report to us by cable as follows:— STOCKS The weakness of the market
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    FRASER & COMPANY.
    394 5 FRASER COMPANY. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Dpc 13 5 pjxi Total for Company Dividend Books Close financial Date Ex year Payable Date to date KIN To Patu Sel?rgor 5% Int. De~. 9 De( 17 Dcc ]0 s<; Burma Malay 6d. Dec. 11 Dec 18 Dec 13 7 i/ 2%
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    208 5 3% 1935 red. 1975-1985 $4,000,000 (-APORE MUNICIPAL: Int. Apr. I, Oct. 1 101 ft c.l. 1 red. 1940 $400,000 Int norn 3 1937 red. 1962 $2,750,000 Int. r3l SeDt 30 102 May 15, Nov. 15 99% 101 c.l. v I PENANG MUNICIPAL: 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int.
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    181 5  -  Report By Fraser And Company Singapore, Dec. 14. TIN. The three months' price of tin is 1 down 30 at £195 in London and 1' 4 at 43 3 4 in New York. Cables from London to hand this morning report that tin shares are practically unchanged
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    TIN
    17 5 Singapore, Dec. 14. The puce of tin at noon in Singapore to-day was:— $95 (down $3V4).
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    RUBBER
    18 5 The pr:ce of rubber at noon in Singapore to-day was:— Buyers 21 7 (up Sellers 251/8 (up
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    Lyall And Euatt's Share Quotations
    298 5 Singapore, Tuesday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 5,- 5 6 Aver Hitam 26 G 27 6cd Bangrin 23 24 Batu Selangor 1.60 1.65xd Cnenderiang 20 6 22Hitam 0.40 0.45 Hongkong Tin 25 6 27 -xd Hone Fait 1.12 1.16 Kdris Hydraulic 8 3 9,-xd Ipoh Tin
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    98 5 British Official Wireless. London, Dec. 13. Paris 147 9 64 New York 4.99 11 16 Montreal 4.99 11 16 Bhl&sela 29.38i0 Geneva 21 60» 2 Belgrade 216 Amsterdam 8.98' Milan 95 Berlin 12.39 Stockholm 19.40> 4 Copenhagen 22.40 OsU 19.90 Prague 142 3 16 Madrid nominal Vienna 26U
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      217 5 S. E LEVY CO. 1 Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. Investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities. Dcily I Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service. Members NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, [NC. OF X.Y. NEW YORK COFFEE ft SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. HONGKONG SHARE
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    AMUSEMENTS
    147 6 ALHAMBR/i.—"Charlie Chan At The Circus" —8.15 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL.- The Lest Horizon"—«.ls and 0 15 p.m. PAVILION Theodora Goes Wild"— G. 15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH—"Passing Show" (Hindustani) 0.)5 and 9.15 p.m. THEATRE ROYAL—"Naveena Sarangathara* 1 (Tamil! —6 p.m. and 9 o.m. GARRICK. "General Spanky" and "Miv-timr"—7.4s tc
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    139 6 Singapore, Dec. 14. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. tast Whart (Entrance Gate 1) Rajula 22: Cremer, Muinam 20. Sheers Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 2) Nankoh Mara 18; Silverfir 16; Calchas 14; Kedah 10; Glenfinlas 8; Gorgon, Saparoea 6. Empire Dock
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    A CARPET CRIME
    235 6 Ingenious Swindle On Denier Paris. py means or an ingenious plot rcminls ciP- cf a film scenario, an antique dealer hers has fcccswindled o" carpets vaiued at £500. A young man calling himself a journrented two rooms from a Mme. Nachtfcaur. Ho explained that he was carrying
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    READY NEXT SPRING
    205 6 Germany's New Helium Zeppelin Berlin. T*KE new Zeppelin, "LZ 130," which l.s being built for helium gas, will be ready in the late spring or early sftimr.r r of 1G33. The airship is under construction at Friedrchshafen. Steel tanks for transporting nelimv from the United Elates to
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    124 6 Java and Southern Sumatra: Netherlands, closing 7 pm. to-day. Hongkong, Canton, Shanghai, Kobe. Mahila and U.SA.: Imperial, closing 1C p.m. to-day. VMedan, Jaski, tAmsterdamJ and London Netherlands, closing 7 p.m. ic-day. Penan g, Siam. norma. India, Iraq: Fdlcstine, Egypt. E. ana S. Africa. Great Britain Ireland, Europe.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    203 6 Mails expected from Penang and Koala Lumpur by Air (I.itcmal Service) to-day Dtftiveri33 of boxholders' letters only 7.20 p.m. to-day and general delivery ot letters 8 25 a.m. to-morrow. Mads (xpected i'rem Indies by Air iK.N.I.L.M l to-day. De•ivenes of boxholders' letters only 1.30 p.m. and general delivery
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURES
    60 6 Mails for New Zealand orieinallv advertised for despatch by the ss. .Avartenhondt closing at 8 a.m. to-day ?SiiS7 e des Patched by the ss. Nieuw Zceland closing on Dec 21 rtt h M?iic Memnon for Phili PPine Islands a i ls P revio «?y announced as closing at
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    POLITICAL PROCESSIONS
    40 6 Reuter. y London, Dec. 13 to the Commons Sir Samuel Hoare announced that the period ol nrorhbi JS St r POl ir ical Prions in the Eas end ol London would be renewed for a further three months.-Reuter.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    170 6 Gorgon. British, 2120 tons, from Ba- j tayia Dec. LI, to Beiawan Dec. 14. Maruriu. Bntisn, 982 tons, from Sen- j •iaV.an Dec. IS, to Labuan Dec. 18. Ki.-.tna, British, 50y tons, from P. Dickson Dec 13. where bound and date of j departure unknown. Porak. British, 510
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    SELLING
    85 6 Singapore, Dec. 14. London T.T. 3J London demand jjj I,ondon 4 months' signt yjj Lyons demand Switzerland demand g* Hamburg demand New York demand li" Montreal demand ifSi' Batavia demand Samarang demand 5 Calcutta, Bombay and Rangoon demand f^ 8 Madras and Colombo demand 154j t Hongkong demand NJi
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    BUYING
    84 6 London T.T. 2|4 7;32 London demand 2;4 1 ,4 London 30 days' sight 2,4 9j32 London 60 days' sight 2 4 5jl6 London 3 months' sight 2,4 5,16 London 4 months' sight 2 4 1132 New York demand 58 15 16 New York 90 ds 59 11:16 Calcutta, Bombay
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    23 6 Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Holiday, and their two children, are passengers on the "Fionia" due in Singapore Hum Europe on Jan. 2
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    WHAT'S ON?
    115 6 Public Functions Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, DEC. 14 Hockey: Singapore State i Y.W.C.A. I v. Europea Union. Tennis: Tournament at S.c i TO-MORROW, DEC Legislative Council Meetin< 1 Rotary Club Tiffin. Adelphi Ho Major R. L. Nunn. Dso of Civil Aviation, will r>« Aviation." Rugby: S.C.C. "A" v. Combj;..
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS
    36 6 NOTICE TO untitled Stagapon M Broken water has been the master of the m.v. -Rabv Catt's in Lat. 2 de 56'S .ar.M 02 E.. <approx. I at a di miles, no degrees fron position of Cirencester
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      151 6 j JL v *m ,L> v i m MALA YA*S fc Pft EMI E R HOT.CL. A TO-NIGHT— COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 TO 8.30 P.M. S S DINNER AND DANCE (informal) 0.30 to midnight. j CABARET ATTRACTION m uif jv< oi POPULAR AMERICAN DANCERS. i NON-DINERS $1.00. S' j jIS .11
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      229 6 BRONCHIAL ASTHMA Could Only Walk a Few Yards Can Now Walk Miles Sines Taking Ephazone The amazingly parallel experience of two-sufferers once virtually crippled by A»lh«a and Bronchitis, must give vo« n»w hope Neither could walk more than L2"J£r! Wlth u out as P in for breath. Si koufbt one
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      122 6 I FAVOURITE KRONCHONG ARTISTS I 10,000 people heard Miss Dinah naO Mr. Ahmad. C.B. defend thc-lr titles as MALAYAN CHAMPIONS j at the Happy World Krone-home Competil I Dee. llih when a different set of judges awarded them 1 1% \sJ 1 if f% 1 J Miss Dinah's, glorious voice
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      336 6 j POST AL INTELLIGEN CE i 1 STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Ceylon (Parcels only) Calchas Dec. 14 1 p.m. Hongkong, China and Canada (Parcels only) Memnon 14 2.30 p.m. Netherlands Indies:—Bagan and Selat Pandjang Hong Thong 14 3 p.m. Fort de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe
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    SCHOOL PRIZE DAY
    356 7 HOIS Innocents FULL LIST OF AWARDS m i\ prize distribution o r Hi Iy Innocents' English place on Friday. As i car-General of the 1 1 able to attend Koh. the former the school, very kindly give away the prizes. Gerard Majella. the Direcning remarks, thanked for
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    "APOLOGY WITHOUT REPENTANCE"
    74 7 Britain Must Take A Strong Line Reuter. London, Dec. 13 "tfZ it state, latest outrage *Qhp away f Ven with in the strong; he must be informed there is P Sible terms that Hie B tiV t lO tne P a «ence even of iqui?ed tn S
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    NEGLIGENT DRIVING
    57 7 Court Sequd To Car Collision Singapore, Monday. On a charge of driving a car neeli--19 Mr V M 3L Braa Basah Road on Nov iy, Mr. y Johno of McKenzie Road was Barrett, the Fourth Magistrate. thi a i leged by the Prosecution that he defendant attempted to
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    PALESTINE AFFAIRS
    229 7 Talk Of A "Peace Conference" Jerusalem. A BELIEF that moderate Arabs would accept an invitation to a "peace conference" on certain conditions was expressed to Reuter by a leading member of the Palestine Arab Reform Party. He put forward the view that the British Government might now find
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    "LENIN IN OCTOBER"
    110 7 Soviet Screen "Masterpiece" For World Release Moscow. Hailed in the Soviet as a screcu "masterpiece." a new film called "Lenin i-i Octooer is beiiiK adapted for world re! ase by the Chief Administrator of ihe Soviet Cinema Industry. The film was shown in all the larger cities
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    WORLD'S SMALLEST NEWSPAPER
    328 7 Young Negro Editor's Enterprise Nassau, Bahamas. WHAT is claimed to be the smallest newspaper in the world, tne "Bimini Bugle", has been launched in Bimini, Bahamas. It consists of 16 pages, each measuring 5 1 2 by 4 1 2 inches, with a covered coloured shrimp pink.
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      185 7 \J HLT- life" k^Ja TF vou think you have an inferiority complex "-a sense that makes you sclf--1 backward, unenterprising, while others forge ahead and you lag behind-nry a course of PHOSFERINE. In nine cases out of ten this inferiority complex is no more than a state'of in nine caso
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      206 7 j WHY gOT fitVK BOOKg? j j i Come »nd Sec our snoptv of GIFT BOOKS from Ovr< rd Uulv.-rsity pm and Ward Lock of Rcgland and The Blue Fibbon Bm;k Co.. and G.-i --ft I -p.- 1 Dmlap of America. Hiey nr<; Bi"e to P'efse Picseu|s! V<". simply can't
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      206 8 GEYLANG—PHONE 5511. gg y TO-NIGHT TO-MORROW NIGHT Two Shows At 6.15 9.15. A Super Hindustani Talkie MISS MADHURI E. BILLIMORIA in "TOOFAX MAIL" Glorious Songs! Thrilling Stunts! Smashing Action! Comm. Thursday. Dec. 16. Sat. 13 Sun. 19, Matinees at 'i p.m. rwo Shows 6.15 9.15. Dlck Powell Joan Blondell in
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      180 8 Positively LAST NIGHT!! Don't miss seeing this great Adventure-packed story of forbidden Tibet! It will be the TALK of TOWN for Weeks! This year's Academy Award Winner in one of the few gnat pictures of all time "THE LIFE of EMILE ZOLA" He picked a fedf*d rose from the streets
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      225 8 "ONE OF THE MOST HILARIOUS COMEDIES TO BE 8H( I rM VI LION 6-15 SEASON h man! Upset two happ> 1 -j4 »Jf homes dn>\L W *7 »y out of his y ]j>'* landed with him rja COLUMBIA'S BIG LAUGH TREAT (■A It It 14 X To-night Last NighTl at
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    MR. DE VALERA'S DILEMMA
    544 9 Candidates For Presidency Of Eire ,fi y Air Mailt Dublin, Nov 30 afterDec/29'w^UeEir S S tate bUt I th« the e°K^ h d^ ncls U P™ Who contestPti r?r of ths Pre sident will about that it is^h« r H have been fl y""? Valera the
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    TRAFALGAR SQUARE
    265 9 Scheme To Make It A Naval Memorial 'By Air Mail* London, Nov. 25. A SCHEME la being considered hr>re tr W make Trafalgar Square a na'TLh t(> Briu h nival beroea, ofS y the r,rst >" be fommemnraiea in this way *£Ji P r d "that the new
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    "FEELING OF YOUTH" IN ENGLAND
    140 9 Praise Of Canadian Commissioner Toronto, Ontario. 1 ntam about Britain to-day. There Ls a v'illin?np<;<: Sects itSv J s S cUng 01 y°"th renews itself everywhere ir is nerhans Thisi 1« S to wne Irom overseas n lorcVn dJ3n 5? gh Commissioner hererSh?£' h LXpressed
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    FIVE PEOPLE HURT
    56 9 Singapore, Tuesday. A Chinese, his wife and I son were n hV,' 1 rX? Jli rIU in an affra y with L b. xn'f" his wif<? aL Pa Va All five people sustained injufhe baSc SO i 1 n5 SC Ping with across back and were conveyed
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      399 9 RIPPLED BY IN THE LEGS I Physical Instructor Loses Use of Limbs. rheumatism is crippii ne V m,r h l making life miserable for 1 lmbs this man obtained relipf f? reacl trouble:-. ellef fr °m the am a swimming and hi. tor. Early this vear t 2ow P^ ysical
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      90 9 STRAITS TYPL WRITER AGENCY 'Established h>l4» 14A, Change Alley, Singapore SS?- R Wirers and Stationers. „i?il 57 rt bon and Carbons, Over--uuhng &or cleaning of tr.cs in Office SSTttM Nos 1710 7532 7534 TO-NIGHT Ur ?>-0 UNTIL 12 NON-STOP DANCE Q| ®NEW HOSTESSES FROM HONG KONG J j The V.M.C.A.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES MARRIAGE.
    55 10 W. The marriage took place C the 5th Dec., 1937, between Mr. Khoo Tsng Eng of the Singapore Munici- pa ity, eldest son of the late Mr. Khoo Boo Yeow and Madam Lee Lian Oay, i and Miss Chew Swee Neo, eldest daughter cf Mr. and Mrs.
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    ENGAGEMENT.
    51 10 The engagement is announced and the marriage w'll take place on 23rd Dec mber, 1937. between Mr. Wee Tiang r i'.n nr Cashier. Oversea-Chinese Coinrra*'cn, I 'mited, Kelantan, and Miss Oci Chye arand-daughter of Mr. °rd M r .s. Gch Kean Lcke, Shroff. The Mercantil? Bank of India, Limited,
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    DEATH.
    76 10 LEE TECK HEE. aged 55. passed awav nporpfullv at his residence. No. 4. Kim K at Rend, cn December 12, 1937. H° wps survived bv lvs second wife, four sen*. Kim Ouan, Kim San. Kim Swee end Kim Krat. four daughters, o.ia son-in-law. Kang Chong Pah, three d°ii°hters-in-law, and
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    A MALAYAN UNIVERSITY
    840 10 gNCOURAGING references to the possibility of Malaya one day having its own university were made at the annual dinner of th > King Edward VII College of Medicine, and it is evident that the project is gaining mors fr'enda in high places. But it is also evident
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    CANADIAN TRADE COMMISSIONER
    126 10 Mr. B. C. Butler Returning In February T II: Trade Commissioner's office al Singapore advises that thin? t n°^ m I;ncr Mi iJ C. Butler, who eft Singapore early in May ha, diaii Industries. The princioal centrei In British Columbia Prairie Provinces the Mar times and Quebec
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    NOTES & COMMENTS China's Resistance
    176 10 NOTES COMMENTS China's Resistance j ILTHCUGH the trend of the BHdeclared war appears to be on the face of it in favour of Japan, there is plenty of evidence that the Chinese can continue their successful resistance. The Japanese are operating quite a j good distance from their base in
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    Italy's Withdrawal
    176 10 JHE news of Italy's withdrawal from the League of Nations has beet received with calmness. It is stated that even League circles have actually professed reief at the prospect. Is there nothing significant in such a step being taken at the very moment when signs of European appeasement
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    The Probable Outcome
    189 10 AT present we are not .so much <■ I cerned with the resi| as with the probable outc r, iv ar ing in mind the trend of evei has been and is still taking p; tf I international diplomacy, we j strained to arrive at the conclusions.
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    Volunteer Police Reserve
    147 10 MISCONCEPTION appear arisen with regard to the formation of the Volunteer Police R in the Colony, and a number of i suitable applications for enrolmcm have been received It is pointed out by the authority, that members of the Volunteer Force are not eligible, nor are persons
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    Topics Of The Day
    322 10  -  By "Looker On" "W ,l,y.s 7°° "The «ro»d-be vocalist at a Chit* ?<*«" mut pressing, says a writer. A counl P nt Z'Tr mhvarts h'm ought to be quite sufficient "Alleged fortune-tellta, ha* btwieht mhappmess to many people.. v The deepest gloom cemled on a small
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    GRAVE SITUATION OVER PANAY SINKING -Anglo-French Support For U.S. Action? PERSONAL PROTEST TO EMPEROR
    114 11 UNPARALLELED OUTRAGE JAPAN CONDEMNED BY HER OWN STATEMENTS U 7 L has Precipitated between America an by the wanton sinking of the U.S. nava" K u„--m the Yangtse yesterday by Japanese aircraft oniments draw a parallel
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    ?ONG FEELING IN U.S.
    996 11 Reuter. Washington, Uec. 13. i! ev?lt has conveyEmperor of Japan an of his deep concern at ns of lhe Pansy. SimulUnited State> (iovtl as transmitted to the < rernmenl a demand m pensation, apologies against the repetisn h an attack message and the Gota mands were
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    27 11 His Majesty the King is 4» years of age to-day, but the Empire celebrations of His Majesty's birthday t<ok place in June, by special decree.
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    MAILS LOST IN AIR CRASHES
    170 11 Very Small Percentage SPECIAL BOXES UNNECESSARY Reuter. London, I)cc. 13. DEl'LYINS tr» Mr. \V. Montague in regard to the communique oT Dec. 10 on the salvage of mails from the Cygnuss, Major Tryon sad the great l>ulk of mails was salvaged and the damage done
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    15 11 Capt. Preedy, the headmaster of the Chfford School, Kuala Kangsar, Is hortly proceeding on transfer.
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    FANTASTIC TALE IN ROME
    109 11 Britain To Seize Azores? A PIRACY FROM PORTUGAL British Official Wireless. London, Dsc. 13. Eden was asked in the Commons to-day whether he was aware of a statement published in the Government-controlled Italian press that British intends to annex the Azores Is.'ands, now Portuguese territory. Mr.
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    GIANT LINER LOSES ANCHOR
    102 11 Gales Sweep Coasts Of Britain Reuter. London. Dec. 13. THE worst storms of many years are raging in the British Isles. Scotland's snow storms being the worst for ten 3 cars. The liner Normandie lost her anchor while battling the gale off the Isle of Wight
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    Capital Ships For Far East Squadron?
    258 11 Reuter. London, Dec. 1". JX the Commons to-day Lt.-Com. Fletcher (Nuneaton) asked when the last joint enquiry was held by representatives of the thive defence services int > the question of defence of Hongkong and if the Minister foi Defence was satisfied that British
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    AUSTRIA LOYAL TO LEAGUE
    80 11 Italy's Action Not To Be Followed Reuter. Vienna, Dec. 13. AN authoritative statement that Austria does not consider modifying its League policy in view of Italy's leaving the League is contained in the Nouighkeit Sweltblatt, the organ of Dr. Seheaschnigg. It says there is no reason
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    21 11 Reuter. Haifa, Dec 13 Eight persons were injured, four seriously, when a Jewish bus was heavily fired on near Nazareth .—Renter.
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    JAPANESE PETROL IMPORTS
    122 11 No Returns Made Since July Reuter. London, Dec. 13. JAPANESE imports of petroleum were the subject of a question in the Commons to-day by Colonel Burton. In a written reply Captain Euan Wallace (Board of Trade» stated that according to Japanese official trade statistics Japanese imports of
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    REPUBLIC OF NORTH CHINA TO BE SET UP UNDER JAPANESE CONTROL
    462 12 NANKING'S FALL Another Victory Parade In View Reuter. Peiping. Dec. 13. ACCORDING to information believed 1 to be reliable a republic known as the Republ'c of North C hina is to be established with Mr. Tsao-Kon. the former Premier,
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    ALIENS ORDINANCE
    58 12 Bill To Tighten Up Regulations Various amendments m the Aliens Ordinance are contained in a new Bill gazetted yesterday, designed to augment the penalties for the importation in excess of the presumed limit and to prevent the evasion Jg regulations by the entry into tne colony of passengers
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    AT THE CINEMAS
    88 12 "Toofait Mail" At The Ritz Hindustani cinema-fans will have an opportunity to see their favourite stars. Miss Madhuri and E. Billimoria, act together in an outstanding Hindustani talkie entitled "Toofan Mail," which the P-itz Cinema at Geylang (opposite rorong 41) will show to-night at 6.15 and 9.15.
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    CAR ON FIRE
    48 12 Singapore. Tuesday. StatZ U n the Central Fire otauon, Hill Street, were called tn rangoon Head .shortly seven Past night where, near the Post Office they found a Fiat car which was reported to have been on tire. Little damage (Was aone to the cur.
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    27 TOO OLD FOR RATTAN!
    555 12 Accused's Plea At Johore 'From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Dec. IS. njIHT! last sitting of the Court of Appeal in Johore Bahru was held this morning in the Supreme Court presided over by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, (acting Chief Justice» who WhS supported by
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    TEXTILES ORDINANCE
    84 12 A bil providing for further amendments in the Textiles (Quotas) Or-d-nance wa.s gazetted yesterday the ESS??? Ob i ect of which is to implement the extension of the quota system rt u a iiL CIaSS6S f made-up goods: to n in? tte i Provision for the appointment of
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    MR. ATTLEE QUIETS HIS CRITICS
    189 12 Statement On Spain Viewpoint London, Dec. 13. THE Opposition leader, Mr. C. R. Attlee, made a personal statement in the Commons to-day in connection with a motion which had been tabled invitiner the House to pass a vote of censure alleging that while in Spain
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    EXTORTION CHARGE
    170 12 Police Constables In Court Singapore. Monday. l£OH SIEW BUAY, a detective constable 11 and three Malay police constables. Majid bin Abdullah. Mohamed Yassim bin Budin and Aman bin Mohamed Sved. were this morning produced before "Mr H. A. Forrer the District Judge. Criminal District Court, charged with having
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    PRESIDENT HOOVER
    74 12 Feared Ship Is Total Loss Reuter. Manila, Dec. 13. ArTER spending two nights huddled in makeshift heltc-rs cn the barren islands of Iloishoto and Iiayake th« Passengers and crew of the President Hoover are being taken off to-day hv the President. McKinlay. It is assumed that a skeleton
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    15 12 Mr. Runme Shaw, the popular cinema Bangkok* IP h 18 011 a Short Vlsit t0
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    POLICE CLERK CHARGED
    385 12 Alleged Acceptance Of Bribe Singapore. Monday. THE hearing of a charge of receiving an illegal gratification in his official capacity as a servant in the service of Government preferred against a Straits-born Teochew. Tan Seng Hong, was commenced to-day in the Criminal District Court, before Mr. H.
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    SOVIET ELECTION
    100 12 95 Per Cent. Go To The Polls Reuter. Moscow. Dec 13 AT least ninety-five per cent, of the Soviet electorate went to the pjlhyesterday and the great majority voted for the approved list of candidates, according to preliminary election figures The big surprise was when the Dames (A
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    23 12 A musical entertainment under the auspices of the Tamil Eoworth League Will take place at 1, Short Stree* on Thursday at 6 p.m.
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    THE DOG WHICH ESCAPED
    126 12 Magistrate Imposes Fine Of $100 Singapore, Monday. IN the fourth court this morning Mr. R. M. Pringle pleaded guilty under extenuating circumstances to a charge of allowing a dog to be abroad without a muzzle. Mr. Pringle j roduced photographs to show that the dog was
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    DUTIABLE TOBACCO
    204 12 Heavy Fine On A Chinese Singapore, Monday. "At 3 a.m. on Dec. 11. a stranger came to my house and left two big parcels, and informed me that he would return at sunrise to remove them." said Lim Seah. a Hokien Chinese, when he pleaded guilty before Mr.
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    SINGING CONTEST
    96 12 Results Of Happy World Competition THE tr emendous interest evinced in kronchongs and stamboels by Malavsian races and the Straits-born Chinese was evidenced at the Happy World on night, when the covered stadium was packed to hear the professional competition. Competition was keen, and in addition to the
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    EXPENSIVE FUNERALS
    84 12 -Move For Reform Among Straits Chinese miUee h of m ?h lthl^ meeting <* the comof P il toyed by members The mpii C i mese col "munity. sentativee of the strnTti V» the repre societiea to find out th lmese flmeral any. .should bn measures, if desired
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    DR. STANLEY JONES
    64 12 To Address Two Meetings In Singapore The Rev. Dr. Stanley Jones the wellsS£E eva ngelist, will arrYve at ato P a v ls t o^ b V he RaJputarfa montha. C n lasting several saoVrn" 'ESS at the M(? morial Hall at Thursday S'FFZ" &nd again on
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    ALLEGED ASSAULT
    39 12 Singapore, Monday duties, a Chinese woman nf Sned Goh reS befm ai T- ed i rlal Wiet he ?p--leaiea before Mr. E C G Rirrprt Fourth Magistrate, this aftfrnof.'n' the lor hea^;™ 5 d «»"1 Feb. 7.
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    HIGHER DEFENCE EXPENDITURE
    284 12 COUNCIL BILLS Control Of Colony's Lighting TWO important bill the defence of 11 7 event of an emergen. j introduced into the Leg cil at its Meeting to The first, which Is to a porary increase In local forces of the Coloi Local Forces (Increa Ordinance. 1937.
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    CHINA RELIEF
    102 12 $2,000 From Singapore Turf Club IN response to the appeal of he CM* 1 Relief Fund Commit;- oore. the Singapore Turf Club contribution of $2,000. The chairman of th< R recently wrote to the cha Turf Club as follows: "On behalf of my committee, la* you to kindly
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    British Air Raid Precautions MILLIONS OF GAS MASKS
    597 13 12 DEPOTS Panic Must Be Prevented Ixmdon, Dec. 13. Dl KING the debate in the House of .ds on the Air Raid Precautions r the Air Minister, Viscount Suinto the anti-gas pre- *:> n work already accomplished, ii the school for instruction
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    PELL 80 FEET TO DEATH
    45 13 Chinese Lands On Stationary Car gHORTLY be fore 1.30 p m an floor of YhJ 0f th fourth Sen? SI cc hl m «Eu Tong Tho s mgapore. foot be,cw. «oarThe JSBi ParkCd 80 a a l r^^ n but
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    SHANGHAI & POWERS
    207 13 SHANGHAI POWERS Advice Through Consular Body Reuter. London, Dec 13 Q U m T tW ED by Lieut -C°m. Fletcher n^rrf^V 1 Mun icipai tarv MMthnVi ,f m the Japanese milirepry Ml Eden Save B written Dec%n ai T d he in'ormed that on tV the ne£e representative handed jo
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    12 13 Dr. R. D. Gross has assumed duty as Senior Health Officer, Kedah.
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    NEW CARDINAL
    44 13 Cardinal Arthur Hinsley, the Archbishop of Westminster, leaving Victoria Station. London, on the way to Rome where he received his Cardinal's Hat at a special Consistory yesterday. Cardinal Hinsley, who Is aged 72, succeeds Cardinal Bourne, who died in 1935. -Planet News.
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    A NEW BRITISH CARDINAL
    148 13 Archbishop Hinsley Translated Reuter. Vatican City, Dec. 13. THE Most Rev. Arthur Hinsley, archbishop of Westminster, was created a Cardinal at a secret consistory court. He is the first Brtish cardinal since Cardinal Bourne died in 1935. Most of th" cardinals resident In Rome were present
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    BRITAIN & AMERICA
    96 13 BRITAIN AMERICA Grave Issues Involved Says Eden Reuter. London, Dec. 13. THE attacks on British shipping in the Yangtse were the subject of a statement in the Commons to-day by Mr. Eden, who remarked that the seriousness cf the incidents needed no emphasis. Mr. Eden added, but in view of
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    PERAK RUGBY BACK HURT
    117 13 Mr. A. M. Auld In Car Crash (Fig"h Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Monday. MR- A. M. Auld, the Pcrak rugby fullback, and Mr. J. B. Reid, both of Ipch, were involvt d in a nasty motorcar accident on Saturday morning on their way to Kuala Lumpur.
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    MISS MARY STIRLING
    167 13 E ngage m e n 1 A n n o u n ced 3n London THE engagement is announced of Miss Mary Stirling, only daughter of Mr. William Stirling. late of the Civil Service, Straits Settlements, snd Mr-. Stirling, and Mr. Sidney Eoulting, only son of the
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    FALL OF THE LIRA
    175 13 Heavy Selling In London Reuter. London, Dec. 13. UOSSIBLY in anticipation of Mussolini's speech and possibly owing to increasing nervousness concerning Italy's economic position, there has been fairly heavy selling of the lira in the last few days. The Italian authorities did not prevent the rate
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    RUBBER REPORT
    282 13 Review By Messrs. Lewis Peat Messrs. Lewis and Peat, Ltd.'s weekly rubber market report from London, dated xNov. 30, stales: It was with considerable relief that the market heard the decision of the International Rubber Regulation Committee at the Meeting to-day to reduce the permissible exportable allowance of
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    Draw For 3rd Round Of F.A. Cup
    274 14 To Be Played On Jan. 8 Reuter. FIRST and Second Division League teams join in the next round of the F A. Cup competition, the draw for which took place last night. The games will be played on Saturday, Jan. 8. Sunderland, the
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    BORNEO CO. SOCCER XI
    61 14 Borneo Co.. Ltd.. soccer eleven vs. t'.'e Asiatic Petrolem Co., Ltd.. to-morrcw at Paya Lebar: Ng Eng Kee; Seor* Khiam Chuan. W. R. Ravie; E. E da Silva. C. C. Webster. Harry Tan; Koh T'an Hock, Teo Teck Soon, Wun Y'cw T'm. G C. Ashworth. D.
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    NOT PLAYED
    41 14 The R.A.M.C. were due to meet the S.C.R.C. at hockey yesterday at Hong Lhn Green but the game did not take place owing to a misunderstanding about the date of the match. Sergt. Kelly of the R.A.M.C.. is indisposed.
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    S.C.C. PAIR REACH FINAL OF INVITATION TENNIS CHERRINGTON & SMITH QUALIFY
    226 14 S.C.C. PAIR REACH FINAL OF INVITATION TENNIS CHERRINGTON SMITH QUALIFY CHOON LEONG &> CHOW TAT PUT UP GREAT FIGHT PLAYED in a drizzle at Hong Lim Green, the semi-final of the S.C.n.C. invitation tournament open doubles bct'.veen R. Smith and E. Cherrincion and Chua Choon Leong and Woon Chow Tnt
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    BRENNAN GETS FIVE GOALS
    177 14 For Skins v. S.CC. In Tanglin Hockey FIVE goals all scored by Cpl. Brennan. was the feature of the hockey match played at Tanglm yesterday afternoon when the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers first XI met the Cricket Club at hockey and maintained their unbeaten record for the
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    MALAYA CUP
    241 14 M ALAYA CUP Final Eliminator In Southern Half fiTHE deciding match in the Southern half of the Malaya Cup rusby football competition takes place on Saturday at the A'iscn Road Stadium when the tv:o unbef'ttii sides, Singapore and t ip A:my meet .or the right ro challenge Selangor, holders and
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    HOCKEY HONOURS SHARED
    307 14 Ceylon S.C. And Royal Air Force IN a fine game of hockey played at Balestier yesterday, the Ceylon Sports Club drew with the Royal Air Force t.Seletari I—l Though the game was played In an incessant drizzle it did nothing to reduce the quality of the game.
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    INDIAN CRICKET
    82 14 Last Day Of Unofficial Test Match I I j Reuter. Bombay. Dec. 13. i-CORLo at close of play to-day in the "test":— Ul-india. Ist. Inns:—ls3 (Gover 5 for lo Tennyson's XI, Ist. Inns:—l 99 (Parks 44. Ednch 42, Bannerjee 3 for 47» All-India. 2nd Inns:—2o3 'Nankad a 22-year-old
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    GUNNERS BEAT Y.M.C.A.
    57 14 Playing on the Oldham Hall ground yesterday, the 7th Heavy Battery <Blakan Matn defeated the V.M.C.A. by four goals to two in a hockey match which was keenly contested throughout. The Gunners led by 2—o at half time. They combined effectively and fully deserved their victory. Lee
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    R.A.F. BEAT CLERICAL UNION
    27 14 In a keenly contested game of hockey at Balestier yesterday afternoon the Royal Air Force iTown Office' defeated the Clerical Union by 3—l.
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    S.K. Wong Wins Captain'S Prize
    160 14 Island iuiy Golf S. K. Wong won th I tain's prize compel p Rtaplcford reckoning ov< with a total score of 31 About 60 (.aid pen the following were som< turned:— S. K. Wong 31 F. G. Aplin 32 S. F. Ho 24 T. C.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    75 14 The Singapore Golf Club tf. monthly mixed foursomes c for December will be play< d on i Sunday afternoon. The following is the dra semi-final of the Captain Prize mapetition to be played not Sunday next: ICC. Bain v. R. Craik G. R. Rape v. J. ftfarkh
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    Entries For Taiping Skye Races TO HORSES AND PONIES
    205 15 I DEC. 17 18 Giill ring Star To Make Debut Own Correspondent, la i pint,. .Monday. ling are en tries for the turf Club December on De*. 17 and 18:— .S, CLASS 4 Ist 2nd run run G furs 6 furs
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    SPORT CANCELLED
    14 15 arranged to be played R.C and elsewhere yes cancelled owing to the
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    WYATT'S SUCCESSOR
    293 15 p eter Cranmer To Lead Warwick T ll w,c G ksh^ a V Co^ mittee the Wartheu V m^ n r g 'Cricket Club, after ing statement J ISsued lne followcommntee SB* r£3£ the executive ™ade aod adopted 1 mendation was serai the ca P tain committee. unanimously
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    AUSTRALIAN BOXING
    451 15 Alf. Blatch Beats Hockey Bennell ALF. BLATCH, Australian lightweight boxing champion, in his first en &agem'ent since his return from America, received the decision against Hockey Bennell in the twelfth round oi' thel.* contest arranged for 15 rounds at Jie Rushcutter Bay Stadium, Sydney. The releree stopped the
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
    22 15 The paga l at the Chinese Swimming Club will be lit to-night and to-morrow from 7.30 p.m. weather permitting.
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    Fine Marksmanship Of Maj. R.L. Nunn
    139 15 In N.R.A. Postal Match the Singapore Rifle Association season 1 closed oi) Sunday last with the shooting of the N R.A postal match. This match, instituted in 1934. is cpen to teams of eight British subjects, resident and stationed in the Colonies, Protectorates and
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    EFFECT OF A TONIC Y. P. \Vec In play ::• >he invitation tennis tournament at the S.C.R.C. (Tribune).
    1098 16 EFFECT OF A TONIC Y. P. \Vec In play >he invitation tennis tournament at the S.C.R.C. (Tribune). 3 MONTHS' REST Lawn Tennis "Down Under" THE very last tournament of the year en the Palace Covered Courts at Tornuav. gained considerably in interest from two reasons, writes F. K. Burrow in
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    GOLFF IN SYDNEY
    89 16 Professio I Cha.-PMo-v^l C HO WING <-i t one nori h Oolt Course, s 3 and N. Vc,vi K: i *ofri' f 'TV Of IyV <" aggregate of 143 by eight strob W Thomson. The winners ha< 69, the latter beii lyne of play. Br.th J\ida are
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      248 16 THE ACCURATE WATCH FOR EVERY MAN WOMAN 'O V° —WHEN THE ALL IMPORT- ANT FACTOR OF ACCURATE 0 \**&jßr TIME PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL PART IN A REGULAR Jf> ROUTINE. Agents for Malaya* THE SUCCESSORS OP ldEl 7, fa *i+°m i FA MAAS iIU 3 1 11\| BIG SEVEN (jou. buy
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      34 16 BATTERSBY BRITISH FUR f fELTS ARE OBTAINABLE ,W IM AIT LONDON STYLES 1§ ibi AND VAR,OUS WEIGHTS T PLEASE D,SCR,M,NAT,NG BATTERSBY HATS i~ I SENSATIONAL RECOVERY th a n Ie s /^^^MB wp.s i
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      18 16 t> Refreshing and co 1 E in- Freckl< s, I D anri MackJu I a moved. BEDAK VIKGIS
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      207 17 Eland Discovery Restores Youth In 24 Hours From loss of vigour, ne»» weak body, impure blood. v, ;wid who are old und before their time will be d to l< m of a new gland &Uh American Doctor, discovery makes it possible easily restore vigour to lands and body, to
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      60 17 MALTED RUSKS 2 APE 19 1930 "His Master's Voice" AMERICAN RADIO LEADS AGAIN. Sole Agents: Kee Huat Radio Co. 122.124, Orchard Road, Singapore Phone 4566. V. P' MAPTKLL'S COGNAC and for it's :^|lS' V woriti-wido sale. v?Jf C.tgnac cannot be imitated. Ctk>ru falsi \forrinrlii POP. GONNO I S S E
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      166 17 I TW1 TUMI t^^jffj RADIO GIVES 1 COMFORT PVI7 AND I I fr S\ SATISFACTION I lIOF BOON LBONQ RADIO DEPT., 62, Selegip Road, Singapore. I SPECIAL XMAS OFFER /T j TO PRESENT YOUR FRIENDS A j DEPOSIT FROM i*AYMENT j j I j *TA* D ARD JfCYCLES I i
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      1021 17 Malayan Listeners Radio IS SS^^sr MICIUIU Hungarian Orchestra, with Louise Hay PROGRAMMES OF A*i£SU& 8.M.8.C. l>n/£5 EMP IRE Leslie Bally. Produced by Charles an^ chma S n rr Riu l •El S U PROGRAMMES a^rth ,H»# F Station On 225 The Birthday Of HM Metres l "V dy UI ««M.
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    SOVIET GENERAL ELECTION
    107 18 Competition To Record First Vote Reuter. Moscow, Dec. 13. THE Soviet generai election was marked by unprecedented enthusiasm, according to the official Tass Agency. Over 100,000 polling stations were open from 6 a.m. to midnight, but so keen were voters to vote early that In a number
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    SIR JOHN ANDERSON
    97 18 Times' Tribute To His Governorship British Official Wireless. London. Dec. 11. On the occasion of the return to London to-day of Sir John Anderson, who of r; cc H ed D in the governorship pi Bengal by Lord Brabourne. the Times to a leading article reviews his
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    114 18 v Arrivals and departures by X.L.M. by the Oehoe.Bertrandias Mr p q and Mrs v E. schupf r E Mr. w. s. mATfV'Th NE I by lhp Buizerd Fo nr v„ C Ac l'i ms Mr sv Braam. Mr. M M Mm 1 Ml H L Mr.
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    EURASIAN COMMISSIONERS
    86 18 Members of the Eurasian Association. Singapore, have been invited to nominate a member to serve on the Municipal Commission. The present nominee. Mr. G. E. N. Oehlers. is due to retire on Dec. 31. and is eligible for re-appoint-ment. The annual general meeting of the Association will be
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    MAJOR J. S. DRENNAN
    116 18 MALAY EDITION Of "A Chinese Sees The World" Following the success of A Chinese Sees the World,'' by Mr. C. S. See, a new edition will soon be published' in Romanised Malay. The translation was undertaken by Inche Osman Yusof, who is part-time Malay teacher of the Cambridge Classes at
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    MALAY EDITION
    98 18 X'MAS NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS The Shipping Office and the offices of the statistics Department will be open on Saturday, Dec. 25. 1 >37 Monday Dec. 27. 1937, and Saturday, Jan. 1 1938. for one hour only (from 10 a m to 11 a.m.t. The Master Attendant's Office will be open
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    X'MAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
    6 18 FRANCE YUGOSLAVIA Desire For Friendi, Collaboration
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    FRANCE & YUGOSLAVIA
    483 18 Paris > Dec 13 M Stoyadinovitch in the Jl conversation with m r, firmed the Yugo-Slav Gc decision not to sign th( pact, according to the I M. Stoyadinovitch is insisted that his jo in return for Coin.t r Belgrade, and WJ visit. li Speaking at an official reception here.
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    163 18 MAJOR J. S. DRENNAN Death Of Officer Formerly in Hongkong NEWS has been received of the death in Ireland of Maior J. S. Drennan, M.C., R.A., who was recently stationed in Hongkong. The second son of the late Alexander Drennan, of Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, Major Drennan was educated to Fettes College.
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      308 18 i Aerated Waters Ice Manufacturers. CHEONG KOON SENG CO., LTD. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE Without Reserve A large rich collection of various pieces artistic marble works just arrived from Europe To be held at The Showroom of Messrs. Frankel Bros. No. 101, Victoria Street ON SATURDAY 18th. DECEMBER, 1937 AT 2.30
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      253 18 CLUB DIA RY There arc numerous Club in Singepore members of which are readers o; the "Malaya Tribune." This Diary is provided specially for them. Secre tarics are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest will still ot included in the "Diary of Events."
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    HE OWES $1,000,000
    122 19 And Has A Year To Make A Fortune Detroit, Michigan. A Scotsman has been given one year in which to make a fortune here. He is Mr. David A. Brown, a native of Scotland, who came to the United States as a boy. amassed a fortune, and
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      123 19 T 1 I What will he be like i when he's five? i Folks wonder where all his i energy comes from. They scarcely believe their ears when J they're told his mother didn't i j feed him herself and he's i sure to be a healthy child be- 1
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      273 19 8 oul of 10 Of omen want CUTCX /j MAN,CURE SETS jgNQUIRIES have revealed that the some small in price though large in chic; contain every single thing necessary for a complete manicure—plus the best nail '^Sj^^^y^^jß^ CITtX 4§3f MANICURE Gli\t Jfetl *y */l CUTEX FIVE MINUTE SET M Blsck,
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      675 19 51.2lavaii lt».i- liclflllfb I, ~V, m A 1: sorts "< people ol lrom page "I K?2g. stores 5 OcrNIftOM STATION XT v ,f 2o P- m News and Economic Reo am News in Spanish IV" En S lis h and Dutch. netr* (15.15 mcs) and 820 Pictures' 11 Tc da
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