Malaya Tribune, 21 January 1938

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales \xvii No. 17. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1938 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Friday, Jan. 21, 1938. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1938 FIVE CENTS.
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      82 1 j WITH YOUlsj| A. rick -lid mellow wine with a delicious flavour for all occasions. No better value SOLE AGENTS: GunipjE c <Sb (INC. INS.S.) W.r.S. 50A Mill AT ITS BEST SINGAPORE'S FAVOURITE BRAND I >7 HEALTHY BABY, j jL.fi .mppymmiy j Blue Cross Milk Is Especially Made For Babies.
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      158 1 Read The 1 Sl7 XI» AY I Till BE XE jk Dominant 11-, //i Malaya WLz- Sole Co., Singapore Johore Malacca and Negri Semh.lan 1 W.F.S. 6 j Toilet FORGET-ME-NOT LOTION PERFUME L^^f 7^ A woman's crowning glory—is her hair. Why la Jill so popular W*&3*JL j 4 in the
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    SHIPPING NEWS & NOTES HIGH-SPEED MOTOR CRAFT
    505 2 SHIPPING NEWS NOTES HIGH-SPEED MOTOR CRAFT Their Usefulness In Mfiny Spheres THE range of Utility of fast motorboats or hydroplanes was discussed by Captain David Nicolson in the paper 'High-Speed Motor Craft," which he lead at a meeting of the North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders. They were
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    THE QUEEN MARY
    100 2 Over 100,000 Passengers In 35 Round Voyages Over 100,000 passengers have been carried by the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary since she entered service on May 27 in 1936. This is a record which has never been surpassed in the annals of trans-Atlantic shipping, and is
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      407 2 STEAMER BAILINGS. p*o and BRITISH INDIA flncorporated in England). A\l\ vl P. O. S. N. CCVS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tannage. Spore 193^ COMORIN 15,000 Jan ?S KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 Feb. 11 BANGALORE 6,000 Feb. 12 NALDERA 16,000 Feb. 25 RANPURA 17,000 Mar. 11 BHUTAN 6.100 Mar. 12 BEHAR 6,000 Mar. 21
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      78 2 8.1. (APCAR) SAILINGS. For HONGKONG. AMOf ft JAPAN. Leave SAMTOT Singapore. SANTHIA 8.000 Jan. 27 I m a 10 0 00 Pe *>- 10 oIKDHANA 8,000 Feb 24 1 RANGOON CALCUTTA. SHTRAXA 8,000 Feb. 5 TILAWA 10,000 Feb. 19 p*o BRITISH INDIA PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES For all information apply to*
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      561 2 M. B. K. 1 KOKUSAI LINE 1 (KOKUSAI KISEN KAISHA) Ij Jr<~ iaik a x' (Incorporated in Japan). I tor JAPAN, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK (via Panama). Due. Due. Sailing Due. msKnvrn uiniT Penang Spore Spore via. New York 1 m'! £°i££2J?; A, J U FeD 3 Feb 5 Keelung
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      501 2 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. From From From From M.S. Spore Malacca P.S'ham P'ng FIONIA 25-1 25-1 26-1 27-1 LALANDIA 15-2 15-2 16-2 17-2 JUTLANDIA 8-3 8-3 9-3 10-3 MEONIA
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      433 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. §NORDDK|| R (Incorpor;.Vrj j n Germany). The lindernoted are the I intended fixtures:— OUTWARD. For MANILA, HONGKONG, SH NORTH CHINA and JAPA QHA Due S'pon s.s. "wTEGAND" for Bai onl y PM. S.S. "GNEISENAU" omits Nort'i China HOMEWARD For HOLLAND, HAMBURG Sails r, s.s. "POTSDAM" also calls Genoa
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    GREAT YEAR ON CLYDE
    118 3 Many Big Vessels To Be Launched British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 19 THE launching of a 6.300 ton cargo I vessel to-day from the yard of Barclay Curie at Whiteinch marked the beginning of what Is likely to be an excellent year for Clyde shipbuilders. Others
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    44 3 Mrs. F. Nattrass, Master Nattrass and her daughter. Mvs. W. R. Taylor, are sailing for Perth, Australia, shortly Master Nattrass Is enrolled as a student of Christ Church College, Claremont. Mrs. Nattrass and Mrs. W. R. Taylor are returning to Maiaya late in March.
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    MORE FREEDOM IN RUSSIA
    209 3 New Decree Controls Party Bosses Reuter. Moscow. Jan. 19 A DECREE ordering the immediate cessasion ol indiscriminate and wholesale expulsions from the Communist Party is explained in the newspaper Pravda 'I he decree provides tor the disposition within three months of the cases Of teiui r
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    ILLICIT SAMSU
    267 3 Surprise Raid By Customs (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Jan. 19. THE house of a Chinese named Poon 1 Seak Meng. at No. 7, Jalan Dngku Puan, situated in the heart of Johore Bahru town, was paid a surprise visit by the Customs authorities on the night
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    LABOURER CHARGED
    217 3 Samsu And Still In His House (From Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru. Jan. 19. When the train from Singapore arrived in Johore Bahru Railway Station at 7JO p.m. on Jan. 7, a Chinese alighted from a compartment. On the platform he was stopped by a Customs outdoor
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    MALACCA NOTES
    74 3 (From Our Own Correspondent > Malacca, J;m 1». Mr. C. F. Smith manager of Messrs. Sime Darby and Co., Ltd has returned to Malacca from Home leave. Mr E V G Day, the Collector of Land Revenue, Malacca, has returned to Malacca, from a holiday in Brastagi. At
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      624 3 Classified Advert isements PUBLIC NOTICES Singapore Municipality TENDERS. ERS ara now invited for the rials or service. For Municipal Tender Room 7.500 tons of than or English al, shipment date Ive delivery at the Works between SI and 6.6.38, 4 p.m., Feb. 2, li>3B of Sulphate of i lor period
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      586 3 PUBLTC NOTICES NOTICE. Trade Mark. i 4 Notice Is hereby given that the TrackMai k depicted above Is the exclusive property of CHOP TAI SENG COMPANY of No. 15, Cress Street, Singapore. The said Trade Mark is used by Uie .said Company in respect of Invitation Cards printed or imported
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      433 3 POSITIONS VACANT WANTED experienced and qualified male teacher. Apply Box No. 35 c j Malaya Tribune, Singapore. ENGLISH speaking salesman requiied by paper-makers. Previous experience and sound knowledge, market essential. Applications must give full details or will be disregarded. Apply Box No. 30, Maiaya Tribune, Singapore. WANTED— A typist with
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      119 3 bssrit live here any more' take 1 Carter's Little Uyer Pie before .nd 1 :iltcr meals and ,«et rflief. —m—— >u»i B>___m__»<_i EBERHARD WATCHES combine accurate timekeeping with beauty. Large selection of wrist and pocket models at THYE CHIANG CO., LTD., 100, North Bridge Road. "DTIrT lim's lIEItB TOXIC 4
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      216 3 FUL-VUE eyewear offers y*« -%f!*| HANDSOME APPEARANCE j iFOKT, i jir'' vision. L HIGH TEMPLES. CONSULT NEW CHINA OPTICAL CO* it. UUta Street. SLngaxM*. I SWISS WATCHES. SWISS WATCHES for Hospital Doctors, Nurses, etc. with large second in centre, high grade Swiss 15 Jewels Lever Movements with good quality leather
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    429 4 LONDON COMMODITIES London. Jan. 20. RUBBER Previous To-day Change Tone Dull Quiet Spot Buyers 7 1116 7 3|16 +JJ Sellers 7 3,16 7V 4 J 6 3rd Forward (JulyjSept.) Buyers 7 1;16 7 3116 Va Sellers 7 3116 7% +116 2nd Forward (Apr.] June) Buyers 7 3
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    176 4 Prices Realised At Sale Yesterday THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1365 th auction yesterday when there were: Catalogued 1,7*5,692 lb.. 779.33 tons. Offered 1.373.299 lb.. 613.08 tons. Sold 1,001,046 lb., 445.90 tons. Spot. London 7Vsd. New York 14 5 8 cts. PRICES REALISED
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    102 4 British Official Wireless. London, Jan 20. 1 Paris 151 1 j.; New York 4.99 Montreal 4 99 13 16 Brussels 29.54-4 Geneva 21.62 3 4 Amsterdam 8.97 Milan 95 Berlin 12.41 Prague Belgrade 216 Copenhagen 22.40 Stockholm 19.40 Oslo 19.90 Madrid nominal Vienna 28 V 2 Lisbon 110
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    92 4 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. Thursday noon No. I.X.R.S.S. in (F. 0.8. Jan.' 23 716 23 1116 Good F.A.Q. in bales (F. 0.8. Jan.) 22 11,16 *****G No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-IOG c> lawardable Spore' 23 v. 23 do. Feo.Mar. 23 7 !5 'J4 do. Apr.
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      441 4 1■" I ..J J I. ~11 L-IU.I I Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) CAPITAL: AuthnnVr r! $10,000,000.00. Issued and Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING. CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONES: Managing Director 3172 Secretary 4944 j General Manager 3513 Accountant 3926 Telegraphic Address: "OVERSEA" LONDON BANKERS:
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      157 4 ™r I EASTERN BANK LIMITED. in England! SINGAPORE BRANCH I 6. D'Almeida Street. Authorised and Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital £1,000,000 Reserved Fund 500,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Branches: Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi, Madras, Amara, Baghdad Bahrein, Basra, Klrkuk. Mosul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money received on Fixed Deposits
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      76 4 The Malayan Service ilm-e^t OPERATING J A MODERN SYSTEMATIC MERCANTILE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU (UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENTI Are you out of a job.' Do xou nan! a job.' Let us help you. Nunes Bldg.,—Malacca S'tre.>l RMS 26—27- 28. i 1 THING IN THE JL PAINT I (B pai nt /pe^nrfni^M Also obtainabl?
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    LOCAL STOCKS AND SHARES
    773 5  -  (flotations Kjr Fraser And Co. Singapore, Jan., 20, 5 p.m. MINING Fraser Co. Buyers. Sellers. Tin 4 6 5'- Kumbang 32 34 -cd al Malay 50- 55'-cd iiitam 25 26Wcn'-' 0.75 0.80 Tn 24 25S>\a lit.' or 1.52Mi I .57 Malay 28 9 29 9 ,d'-;ang
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    PRODUCE
    195 5 Singapore, Jan. 20. R. I Siam I W. Coast No. 1 per Kovan $153 3, (81am) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $153 R i Siam» W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $114 1 Siam Pice "Lowhway" No. 1 $200 Piam Rice "Lowhway" No. 2 $130 riam Ri.-e "Lowhway"
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    THE AMERICAN MARKET
    490 5  -  Daily Report By S. E. Levy Co. Singapore, Friday. II7E are indebted to Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., 'Singapore, for the following on American Market conditions:— Messrs. White. Weld and Co.. New York, report to us by cable as follow.-:: STOCKS While the volume of pi
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    MANILA GOLD SHARE MARKET.
    37 5 Manila, Jan. 20. Last Sale Pries. Previous. To-day. Antamok 0.53 0.53 Pesos Benguet Consolidated 9.80 unquoted Consolidated Mines 0.012 0.012 I.X.L. 0.64 0.64 San Mauricio 0.49 0.485 United Paracale 0.47 0.46 Masbate 0.14
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    211 5 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Jan., 20, 5 p.m. Total for Company Dividend Books Close financial Date Ex Div. year Pavable Date to date TIN: To Asam Kumbans; 1|- No. 61 Jan. 21 m j an 28 Jan 22 Tft% 6d Bonus. Austral Malay 9d. 5% 3d. Bonus.
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    223 5 d A Co. Ltd., $30,000 Int. Oct. 31 95 105 nom 'ORE MUNICIPAL: 1940 $400,000 Int. 31, Sept. 30 ~..102 104 nom 1947 $1,600,000 Int. 31, Sept. 30 10« 110 nom 1955 $1,000,000 Int. 31 Sept 30 113 115 nom 1903 $2,000,000 Int. i. Sept 30.... 109
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    TODAY'S MARKET POSITION
    316 5  -  Report By Fraser And Co. Singapore, Jan. 21. MINING. Tin three months £184.15.0 up 10 Spot £183.15.0 up 5 and New York 4is 8 cents up 4 cent. There is again very little news to report this morning and although Overseas marked seem a trifle firmer locally
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    TIN
    17 5 Singapore, Jan. 21. The price of tin at noon in Singapore to-day was:— mv 2 (up
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    RUBBER
    19 5 The price of rubber at noon in Singapore to-day was:— Buyers 23% (up J4); Sellers 237« (up ft).
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    Lyall And Evatt's Share Quotations
    305 5 Singapore, Friday MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 46 4 IQI/ Ayer Hitams 25 3 26 3 Bangrins 23 9 24 6 Ba.u Selangors 1.50 1 57 Chanderiangs 20 6 22 Hitam Tin 0.40 0.45 Hongkong Tin 25 3 26 3 Hong Fatts 1 06 1 11
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    UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY
    49 5 Singapore. Thursday. Further evidence from the fourteen Chinese rioters was taken to-day before Mr. F. V. Duckworth, second police magistrate. They are charged with continuing in an assembly after being commanded to disperse and for contravention of rules regarding processions. The case is expected to end to-morrow.
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    Cable And Wireless
    42 5 The following index numbers represent the estimated trafhc receipts ot Cable and Whole Ltd., as retai 1 to comparable traffic in the year MRf based at 100: December. 1937 82 5 Average for 1936 74.4 Average for 1937 78.9
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      317 5 S. E LEVY CO. Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore. I Investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities mnd Commodities. Daily Foreign Market Cable and Quotation Service Members: NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. OF N.T. NEW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE, f CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE. SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE.
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    AIR MAIL DESPATCHES
    115 6 Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly: Qantas. closing 10 p.m. today. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Internal *ir Sen ice. closing. 6 a.m. to-morrow. Siam. Hongkong, 'Canton, 'Shanghai, Kobe, Manila, and U.S.A.: Imperial, dosing 6 a.m. to-morrow. vMedan. Jask§. and •Lcndcn§: Netherlands, closing 7 p.m. to-morrow. Java
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    171 6 Mails expected from Penan? and Kuala Lumpur by Air (Internal Service) to- iiay. Deliveries of boxhoiders' letters enly 7.30 p.m. to-day and general delivery cf letters 8.25 a.m.. to-morrow. Mails expected from Europe etc. (London) by Air (Imperial) to-day. Deliveries of boxhoiders' tetters only 8 p.m to-day and
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURES
    53 6 The s.s. Teucer for Hongkong &c. Mail i previously announced as closing at 2 p m. to-day will no .v close at. 8 sua. to- morrow. The sj& Bauerland for PhiHpoine j J lands. Mails previously announced i closing at 7 p.m. yesterday will now close i it
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      330 6 f®Mhs IMA] MALAYAN PftEMIEQ HOTEL A To-night—Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. i Dinner Dance (irforma!) 9.30 to midnight J Popular New Cabaret Attraction HrSTBvIt A FLO L&htlling lap Dancers. Non-diners si.oo. rnoM:'s3Si! i S GALA "VICTORIA THE GREAT" BALL t J HANDSOME PRIZES FOR TIIE BEST COSTUMES REPRESENT- S
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      169 6 "Watching For Talker" Healthy Children Make Happy Homes. How cheery is father's home-comlns when the little ones are awaiting him with rosy chubby faces and joyous -.miles! And how s?d when mother greets him with the news that one or other of the dear ones is sick. Now-a-davs in innumerable
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      78 6 111 i"" 1 8BBI Powered for Profit JJ™ BUSES TRUCKS Throughout these new low-priced safety chassi •mm^-mw you'll find convincing evidence of traditional Reo If iKw P Quality-full-floating rear axles, internal expanding hydraulic brakes and a host of other advan engineering features. Reo's famous Gold Crown engine are designed to
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      297 6 I f POSTAL INTELLIGENCE L i STEAMER MAILS DISPATCHES TODAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Ceylon Conte Biancamano Jan. 21 noon Rengat and Tembilahan Eanka 21 1 PmJava, South-West Sumatra, S.-East Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas and Timor Dilly Plancius 21 230 PmFrance (Parcels oniy) Exolorateur Grandidier 21 2.30 p.m. Muntok I'tf
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    PEACE AND THE CHURCH
    300 7 TWO PLEAS Co-operation With U.S. And Berlin British O fficial Wireless. London, Jan. 19. PRESIDING at the opening session of the Convocation of Canterbury to-uay the Archbishop of Canterbury said they could not contemplate the present uvrld situation without grave anxiety and indeed dismay. The war
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    HEALTH OF THE TOWN
    163 7 Statement Of Singapore Municipality THE Singapore Municipal health state- ment for the week ended Jan. lo vs that there were 254 deaths, corr. ci with 2G2 in the previous d with 223 in the corresponding wee'; last year. The chief causes of d?ath weif beri 2G:
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    31 7 Mr. J. S. untitled Senior Executive Ipoh, has been appointed puts Director of Public Works, S.S. will leave Ipoh shortly, \vh?;n he will ved I;v Mr. L. C. Chassey. rsfrom furlough.
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    EUROPEAN FINED $380
    516 7 Sequel To Orchard Road Crash Singapore, Thursday. "I WAS on the balcony of my house. and when I heard a smash on the road, I turned round and saw a motorcar pushing a ricksha," said Mr. J. W. Van Daatselar, a merchant, during the course of his
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    FOUR YEARS FOR CAR DRIVER
    267 7 Echo Of Hold-Up Of Abattoirs Cashier Singapore. Wednesday. SENTENCE of four years' rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell at the Assize Court to-day on Wong Chee Seng, a young Chinese motor-car driver who was found unanimous! guilty by a common jury on
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      48 7 AVOID 1 HARSH GARGLES that irritate tender j mouth and throat j membranes/l j soothing and healing j action G!} f o-Thy- j molint is the effective j way to aid in preventing colds and sore throats. Doctors have recommended it for ever 40 year*, j 'S3 —X
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      50 7 CHICKEN AND TONGUE )MĔMM 'CHICKEN, HAM AND TONGUE *GAME AND HAM 51 HAM AND TONGUE CARTRIDGE *TONGUE I Made from the fines: I "TURKEY selected English Meat. 'TURKEY AND HAM TTh^ h and fouItry"TURKEY AND TONGUE pSvatTves of any WILD DUCK ETC. JM*?. Sole Asents:— EASTERN AGENCIES LTD. WP.S. 6.
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      58 7 Alcoholic fermentation in the production of TIGER BEER is ensured by the use of pure, fresh g EiAIJ 1 microscopic these tanks ensure a hygienic I **lV i product second to none. r-r O Pure fresh yeast, imported from to ,V? °t£ I Europe, for the finest beer- Tiger Beer.
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    "TALK" FILMS IN CHURCHES
    340 8 Bishop Withholds General Permit (By Air Mail) London, Jan 8. rE use of the cinema in churches is discussed in a letter to his diocese by the Bishop of Winchester (Dr. Cyril Garbett). Stating that he has no intention of discouraging its rightful use, he adds:—
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    THEFT CHARGES
    106 8 Case Against Chinese Postponed Singapore. Thursday. I EE SOO LIM appeared before Mr. W. G. Reeves, third police magistrate to-day, on four charges respectively of committing theft of a cheque, a gold watch, a gold brooch and a wrist .watch, all being the property of Mr. G. Francis.
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      229 8 l A Grand Girl-filled Musical Rompshell of LAUGHS, SOXG and BEAUTY Produced by the man who gave you VOGUES of 1938 n i| TO-NIGHT at the CAPITOL jj j ANTTC C °Mtfi r *yv j j •It's a story with rhythm... I mi %m C Fift y" Second Street the
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      149 8 r cm Two Shows Fcr One Payment fcecond Sl.ow: Eleanor Powell Queen Of Taps In "80-tN TO DANCE" M.G-M.'s New Mammoth Musical Hit C, r 71 Yea~l Fim_Snow: Charlc Ruggles, Mary Boland Others to "SIX OF -V KIND" tix Funsters In The Funniest Cojiedy pf All Time! Pri j 10c
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      146 8 To-Night 6-15- 9-15 ll exciting thrills in a stoe PAVILION I■» 'I AND GIRLS UP HE GOES AND DOWN HE A Positively (he '^pP^^fir■ *vor/d's dizziest J *JB II p//o( tearing fwSwh\ «4^r the sky nride f JlntiSi mWmw > open for the f lifetime! l GUY KIBBECS3^^IIi| FLORENCE RICE
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    NURSE WHO BEGAN TO GET FAT
    200 9 Worried Because It Spoiled Her "Figure." This nurse was proud of her figure und when she began to put on weight she was naturally worried about it. sSe i tarted taking Kruschen, and in a few months she got rid of 18 lbs. of
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    MR. PAUL McNUTT IN SHANGHAI
    128 9 High Commissioner Of Philippines Reuter. M Shanghai, Jan. 20. R. Paul McNutt. High Commissioner of the Philippines, who is considered a possible successor to Mr. Roosevelt, arrived from Manila aboard the U.S.S. Augusta to confer- with Admiral YarneTl who is unable to go to Manila
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    ANTI-GAS CLASS
    244 9 Examination At Medical College Btagapora. Thursday. HAVING undergone the prescribed course, over '0 members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, including a number of women, sat for the Anti-Gas Instructors' Examination at the Medica» College i his afternoon. They were also given a practical idea of the effects
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    THEFT ON TROLLEY BUS
    77 9 Singapore, Thursday. Charged with committing theft in respect of a purse containing $5 from one Denois by removing it from his pockec. while he was a passenger in a trolley bus, Tan Hua Choon. was produced In the Criminal District Court, before M*\ H. A. Ferrer,
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      265 9 I DIAMOND j I AT FACTORY PRICES CTCIEt •atirrty of Brlttah pan*. mmti to Kym. land b» Im kak.n First alk S f^W™S^ •»«•1 ci.rrrxm.nt». accuracy mactunii, iuin m CIS •*»r nrnnwf and an-lynnf itnMfc AD jf M rST^ nmm m -rJnro«i>n balatvad Chromlw. _KJ #L*»V alaiad parta. T>.~ c.rrtra
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      401 9 EMPIRE TALKIES (Tanjong Pagar) 7.00 P.M. TO-NIGHT 9 15 P M BOBBY BPvEEN, The Big Little Star »i) "RAINBOW ON THE RIVER" with MAY ROBSON CHARLES BUTTERWORTH. SIX TALKIES (New World) 7.30 P.M. TO-NIGHT 930 V M One of the truly great tirama of all times "Come Get If with
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      326 9 j "VICTORIA THE GREAT" was awarded ihal j CUP of ALL NATIONS at the International j Film Exposition at Venice, being adjudged the BEST FILM 0f_1937. j The Whole Town's waiting for NEXT WEDNESDAY'S GALA MALAYAN PREMIERE j at THE CAPITOL j 3p.m. 6-15 9-15 j i tsE 5 mi
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ENGAGEMENT.
    21 10 CHIA— The engagement is announced of Mr. Chia Cheng San to Miss S'eet Chye Har, both of Singapore
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    BRITISH MANUFACTURERS AND THE EAST
    740 10 rpllE war which Japan is waging in China has given a tremendous opportunity to the manufacturers of other nations, and British manufacturers in particular. Most of the trade which was previously in Japanese hands has gone elsewhere, for naturally the Chinese people, in whatever part
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    CHINESE MERCHANTS PROTEST
    150 10 British Usp Of Japanese Ships Reuter. Hongkong, Jan. 20. PHINESE merchants in Hongkong and Canton have circulansed British exporting firms, threatening to step all sales to British firms, irrespective of losses to themselves, if they continue to ship Chinese goods in Japanese ships. The position is mat
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    CHINA AND SOVIET
    110 10 Significance Of New Relations Reuter. Moscow, Jan. 20. DIPLOMATIC circles attach great importance to the arrival of the Chinese delegation, headed by Dr. Sun Fo, who has already had several conversations with Soviet authorities with the aim of extending Sino-Soviet relations. Dr. Sun Fo has not yet
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    OILFIELDS DISPUTE
    48 10 Raise Wages Or Face Embargo Reuter. New York. Jan 20. According to a Mexico City the Labour Board has ordered British and American oil companies to pay onethird of wa?e increases ordered on Dec. 18 or face legal consequences, mclrd'ng nn embarcro on the companies' properties.—Reuter.
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    NOTES & COMMENTS Disinheritance
    191 10 NOTES COMMENTS Disinheritance rpKE law of inheritance in England [3 peculiar in one discreditable fact, says a commentator. It permits a man to disinherit on his death the wife and family for whom In life he is held responsible. In this it differs from the law of Scotland, which derives
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    The Remedy
    174 10 JT does not attempt the straightforward Scottish method of prescribing what shares of an estate a widow and children must have, but it empowers the courts, if a petition is lodged within six months of the testator's death to order that such reasonable provision as they think fit
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    Naval Competition
    230 10 messages contain striking news of naval competition among the great sea Powers. Italy is said tc> be feverishly building up a strong n In order to dominate the MMHtenar.can. Japan is reported to be ieen constructing several 43,000-ton battl ships in order to be mistress of tn< Pacific.
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    Japan's Credit
    181 10 rjpHE Japanese industrial interests an trying to establish a credit of Offj million dollars with the United Stall I Government for the purchase cf machinery for the development of Ifanchuria. Later it is reported irom Washington that negotiations for the said credit are not likely to be successful
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    Topics Of The Day
    349 10  -  By Looker On A WOMAN writer says that a crowd of women seldom get on together. Expect on a bus. 5|C Then there was the professional musician who insisted that both his n°w shoes must squeak in the same key. ft ft 4t A A man
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    Time Bomb On Japanese Liner
    65 11 Reuter. Seattle, Jan. 20. THE Japanese liner Hiye Maru was fr.-.m »ts moorinsrs after >| cc bad reported the detention 11 .1 man who sad a bomb had been ;1 aboard the Hiye Maru with ime < lot k to blow up the vessel. friend
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    DEPUTATION TO PREMIER
    164 11 BOYCOTT PLAN Labour Pressing The Issue Reuter. London, Jan. 20. THE National Council of Labour has 1 decided to organize a deputation to Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Mr. I den to urge the need for sanctions in order to halt Japan's war in 4 hina. 1. This
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    BUILDING ACTIVITY IN BRITAIN
    109 11 i irst Rise Since Last April British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 20. t of building plans approved in I 1» cember rose by 12.5 per cent n. i.ed with a year ago. Tit- rise, amounting to £1.087.000. t:> months total being £9,764,400—is 'r.e first since April
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    19 11 Reuter. Hankow, Jan. 20. Liv Hsiang, governor of en, died in hospital here this on after a long illness.—Reuter.
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    FOUR DEAD IN BRITISH SHIP BOMBED OFF SPAIN CAUGHT IN RAID ON TARRAGONA
    327 11 THREE LOST, SEVEN HURT FIERCE ATTACKS ON VALENCIA AND BARCELONA Reuter. Paris, Jan. 20. {TOUR of the crcw of the Britis'i steamer Thorpeness were killed when bombs fell near the vessel as she lay in harbour at
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    NEW INFANTRY DEPOT IN IRELAND
    85 11 Ulster Rifles To Have New G.H.Q. Reuter. London, Jan. 20. THE War Office announces that sarction has been given for thi purchase of a site near Ballymena, in County Antrim, for the construction of a modern infantry depot with recreation grounds, etc. A sum of
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    NO MORE WAR FUNDS?
    231 11 Split In Tokyo TOO HEAVY A BURDEN Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Jan. 21. rpHREE Japanese Cabinet Ministers, Mr. Yoniuchi, Mr. Kaya, and Mr. Sugiyama, who are appointed members of the sub-commit-tee for the drafting of military expenditures during the year, met yesterday in the residence
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    REFUELLING IN MIDAIR
    110 11 High Speed Tests At Southampton British Official Wireless. London, Jan 20. CIR Alan Cobham is co-operating in series of refuelling In the air tests beinjr carried out over Southampton Wa f er with the Imperial Airways long range flying boat Cambria. According to reports, when flying at
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    LONDON SHIPPING
    57 11 Biggest Traffic Ever Recorded British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 20. i ONDON shipping, according to preliminary figures issued by the Port r.f ondon Authority, increased during 1937 by 497.683 net register tons and was the greatest in the history of the port The net register ton of vessels
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    After nearly six months' delay through engine trouble which developed during trials, H.M.S. "Warspite," 31,100-tons battleship left Portsmouth to become the flagship of Admiral Sir Dudiey Pound, Commander-in-Chief. Mediterranean Fleet She was to have left earlier but weather conditions prevented this. Since 1934 Warspite has been reconstructed and modernised at a cost of £2,362,000. Photo shows the ratings cheering from the upper decks of the warspite, as the ship left Portsmouth. (Topical Press).
    73 11 After nearly six months' delay through engine trouble which developed during trials, H.M.S. "Warspite," 31,100-tons battleship left Portsmouth to become the flagship of Admiral Sir Dudiey Pound, Commander-in-Chief. Mediterranean Fleet She was to have left earlier but weather conditions prevented this. Since 1934 Warspite has been reconstructed and modernised at
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    Drive Against Terrorists In China
    34 11 Reuter. Shanghai, Jan. 20. THIRTY terrorist suspects have been arrested in the International Settlement and the French Concession to-day following raids last night in which 98 were arrested. Reuter.
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    IRISH QUESTIONS TAKEN UP
    436 11 No Delay In London PARTITION ISSUE IN ELECTION Reuter and British Official Wireless. Dublin, Jan. 20. ]Y|R. De Valera and his colleagues received a rousing reception on arrival at Dublin. Mr. De Valera told Reuter that as the approach of the two sides on some of
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    New Ambassador Admires Modern Poets
    209 11 Reuter. London, Jan. 20. PIR Archibald Clark Kerr, the new Ambassador to China, has altered his rJans and will fly to Baghdad on Jan. 24 to wind up one or two affairs which were uncompleted owing to the suddenness of his transfer to China. He
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    JAPANESE DEFIED AT TIENTSIN
    211 11 Ultimatum Incident BRITISH TROOPS STAND FIRM Reuter. Shanghai, Jan. 20. AN acute situation between the British and the Japanese arose in Tientsin owing to a virtual ultimatum by the Japanese military authorities. threatening to remove from the British Concession by force a Chinese who was alleged
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    NO MORE AIR DISPLAYS
    260 11 UNSUITABLE Air Day Will Be Developed Reuter and British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 20. THE Air Ministry announce that it has been decided to discontinue the Royal Air Force display held an- nually at Hendon since 1920. It is pointed out that Hendon aerodrome, owing to
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    KING FAROUK
    31 11 Royal Wedding At Cairo Reuter. Cairo, Jan. 20. I/ING Farouk wa; married to-day, a royal salute of guns announcing the conclusion of the ceremony at 11 a.m. local time.—Reuter.
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    20 11 British Official Wireless. London, Jan. 20 Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, the famous actor who died last November, eft £8372.—British Official Wireless.
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    AIR FORCE MACHINE CRASHES AT KUALA LUMPUR TWO SLIGHTLY HURT
    358 12 BROKEN RIB Plane Overshoots The Aerodrome (From Our Ou n Reporter* Kuala Lumpur. Thursday. THREE occupants of a R.A.F. bomber, flying with two others from Singapore to Penang, miraculously escaped death this morning when their machine, in coming down for
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    ROYAL WEDDING
    52 12 Greetings From Arabs In Singapore THE following cable was sent by the members of the Arab Club. Singapore, on the occasion of the wedding ot 11. If. King Farouk: "Please convey our humoie congratulation and joy to His Majesty on his wedding. Our best wishes for the Kinc
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    RED CROSS IN CHINA
    347 12 Visiting Doctor Tells His Experiences Singapore Friday. DED C. osa work «n China is proceeding very satisfactorily, thanks to the financial and technical assistance of the International Red Cross Society," said Dr. A. Tarle, who arrived here this morning by the Con:e Biancamano on his way
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    CHANDU IN WARSHIP
    218 12 Young Chinese Sent To Prison Singapore. Friday. AFOOCHOW Chinese named Feng Chow For was produced in the Criminal District Court, before Mr. H. A. Forrer. District Judge, this morning on a charge of possessing 3,000 tahils of non-Gov-ernment chandu valued at $24,000. on board R.F.A. Appleleaf at
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    MAIL LATE
    71 12 Couplings On Goods Train Part Near Bekok The night mail train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore arrived 55 minutes late at 7.39 this morning, having been held up at Bekok by the parting of a goods train. A retort was received from Bekok at 12.33 this morning that
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    WOMAN HURT
    68 12 Singapore, Thursday. The wife of a Sikh watchman is alleged to have been attacked shortly before eleven o'clock this morning. The woman had both her ears served and she also sustained a large incised wound on the head. Her nose and n.outh were hurt and there was profuse
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    RIOTING SEQUEL
    56 12 fll#J Singapore, Friday. Judgment was reserved till Feb 8 at the conclusion of the hearing to-day of the case in which 14 Chinese stood h v {oTe Mr F v Duckworth. second police magistrate, with knowingly continuing in an assembly after being commanded to disperse and for mfnngement
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    The wrecked R.A.F. plane which crashed when it overshot the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club field in landing on Thursday morning. Two of the three occupants were slightly injured while the third man escaped unhurt. * The engine was torn from its mou nfing*—Tribune. «
    43 12 The wrecked R.A.F. plane which crashed when it overshot the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club field in landing on Thursday morning. Two of the three occupants were slightly injured while the third man escaped unhurt. The engine was torn from its mou nfing*—Tribune. Tribune.
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    AUSTRALIAN GIRLS IN JOHORE
    147 12 Entertained To Tiffin By The Sultan Singapore, Friday. TJ.H. the Sultan of Johore entertained I 40 girls of the Young Australia I-eague to tiffin at the Royal International Club yesterday. After lunch to the music of the Johore Military Force band. His Highnes, said that it
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    MONEYLENDERS' TEST CASE
    190 12 Judgment In Favour Of Plaintiff THE Chettiars' system of accounts L. perfectly legal. This was established in the case of P.A.L.R.M. Ramasamy Chettiar who sought to reverse or vary the Official Assignee's rejection of his proofs of debt in the bankruptcy of W. S. Bee and Co.
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    62 12 Model Of Premises For Glasgow Exhibition THE model of the Singapore Harbour Board's premises which has been prepared for the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow can be inspected by the nub I'c between the hours of 10 a.m. "and 4 p. m. on Saturday and Sunday next. The model
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    NORTH CHINA
    41 12 Reuter. Peiping, Jan. 20. Generr.l Terauchi. commander-in-chiel cf North China has transferred his headquarters from Tientsin to Peining. General Teraucm issued a statement that he is resolvrd to annihilate the Kuomintang Armv and co-operate In building a new China.—Reuter.
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    SHARP FINE FOR EUROPEAN
    629 12 ROAD TRAGEDY Negligent Driving Conviction Singapore, Thar day. "T WISH to e:.press mv ipprecia--1 tion at the fairness of the pr*. secution case put forward by the Chief Court Inspector, and aJn ihe fair manner in which the Investigating Officer investigate: the case," said Mr. G.
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    22 12 Reuter. Paris. Jan 20 Count de Fleurian. ex-Ambasss Great Britain, died at bmaitta day evening following an opt i Reuter. STOP PRESS
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    Japanese Navy Building Programme IS SECRECY A MENACE
    404 13 TOKYO'S VIEW Misconception By Third Powers Reuter. Tokyo, Jan. 20. r t NAVY Ministry spokesman, RearAdmiral Noda, interviewed by K< iitrr on the allegation that the Japanese Navy may be responsible for starting a tonnages and gun- alibres naval race, replied that
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    The pitrol pump at Tanjong Malim where Wednesday's fire originated.
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    PREHISTORIANS IN SINGAPORE
    164 13 Three French Delegates Arrive Singapore. Friday. THREE Indo-Chim, representatives foi 1 the Prebiatorians Congress to be held here next Monday arrived by the Explorateur Grandidier this morning They were Mile. <Dr.t Madeleine Colani M Levy and M. Saurin. M. Saurin has made a geological survey of Indo-China,
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    33 13 Mr. and Mrs. A Ferego returned to Singapore this morning by the Conte Biancamano, after a holiday spent in various parts of the Far East. Mr Perego Ls the Italian Consul for Singapore.
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    BLOOD-DRINKING RITE DESCRIBED
    1250 13 ASSIZE COURT Alleged Counterfeiters Charged Singapore, Thursd.iv. A GRAPHIC ietrtpUow of a blood drinking ceremony he was alleged to have participated in at Mount Emily, which was followed hv his taking an oath of secrecy, was given by a Malay named Hashim bin Ibrahim at the Assize
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    Race Selections By "Argus"
    48 14 SELECTIONS by "Argus" for today's Taiping rates are as follows: Race L —JACKIE MAC. Etona. Race 2. —PEONY HILL. Lover' Idol. Rare 3— LEONIE. Valkyrie. Rate 4.—OCTOBER. Sure Cure. Race a -GLAMOUR. Empennage. Rare <;.—RAWANG. Udicon. Kace 7—MISS SINGAPORE. Woovei. Race B—REPUBLICAN. Silver Buckle.
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    MALAYS' TENNIS
    265 14 Tournament Semi-Finals At The V.MX.A. Singapore, Thursday. IT only requires two final ties to bring the Second All-Singapore Malays Lawn Tennis Championships, to a successful conclusion. Ev virtue of hi victory to-day on the V M C A eour s over H. A. Abdullah, A. Sujak will met
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    MALAYS BEAT R.A.
    71 14 Soever Match At Pulau Brani IN a hockey match played at Pulau Brani yesterday the Malays defeated the R.A. <Blakan Mati) by two goals to nil. The Gunners were handicapped by the absence ol several of their regular players who were unable to make the trip. The
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    S.C.C. Seven-a-Side Rugby Tourney
    465 14 Wins For Club R.A.F. TWO quarter finals in the S.C.C. seven-a-side rugby tournament were played off on the padang yesterday: The S.C.C. "A" team gained a decisive victory over the Inniskillings in the first match by 13 points to three, and the R.A.F. "A" were at
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    HOCKEY TOURS
    67 14 The Singapore Colts are expected to meet the Selangor Colts and the Perak Colts at Kuala Lumpur during the Chinese New Year holidays. The key fixture will be between Mr. Jumeaux' XI and tne Malayan Colts. The Girls Sports Club will be visiting Kuala Lumpur during the Chinese
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    SOMPONG BEATEN A SECOND TIME BY RUSH MILLING JOHNNY MORTELL ALSO TASTES DEFEAT
    848 14  -  LAST NIGHT'S BOXING THRILLS AT THE NEW WORLD (BY REFEREE RUSH Milling won a close decision oyer Sompong at the New World last night. The referee (Mr. F. C. Johnson) and the judges were all in favour
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    Results At A Glance
    42 14 Rush Milling beat Nai Sompong on points, 10 rounds. Little Abayan beat Johnny Mortell on points, 10 rounds. Kid Amat beat Nai Vee Chan on a foul, second round. Bud Walley beat George Smith on points, four rounds.
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    Soccer Season Starts At Tanglin
    259 14 Skins R.A.M.C. Draw I—l1 1 IN an exciting football match played at Tanglin yesterday, the R.A.M.C. and the Inniskillings drew I—l. Play opened with the Medicals pres-' sing and Murphy opened accounts eight minutes after the start. Curlin equalised in the second half. The game
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    Islingtonians Programme
    44 14 THE following matches will be played by the Islington Corinthians in Singapore: Jan. 26 vs. Straits Chinese F.A. Jan. 28 vs. Combined Services. Jan. 30 vs. All-Singapore Feb. 2 vs. Singapore Civilians. All matches will take place at the Anson Road Stadium.
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    SOUTH v. ARMY "A"
    192 14 Attractive Match At S.C.C. To-Morrow AN attractive game of rugby has been arranged for Saturday at the S.C.C. when the South XV will have a serious try out against a strong Army XV. The ground will be enclosed and the usual admission arrangements will be in
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    143 14 V.M.C.A. team vs. R.A. (Changi) on Monday, at 5.10 p.m. on the Anson Road ground: V. N. Pillay, P. C. Sands E. Ebert, Kam Gjm Lock, E. A. Joy, R. Lyne, Dr. V. Xavier, Lee Fong Lim, K. Leembruggen, M. Kohloff, I. Suratta. Reserve Thong Sing Chlng. V.M.C.A.
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    Women Teachers Field A Hockey XI
    297 14 vs. Girls Sports Club HEAVY rain hampered play in the hockey match at the G.S.C. ground yesterday between the Girls' Sports Club and the Women Teachers' XI, which the former won. after a keenly contested game, by I—nil. Missed chances were frequent on the
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    JUVENILE AMATEUR W.L.A.
    95 14 Members of the Juvenile Amateur Weight-Lilting Association who have taken part in the Body Improvement contest, are asked to assemble at the Association premises on Sunday <30th> at 3 p.m. to have their final measurements taken. These who might be on duty on that day are requested
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    WAR DEPT. B.P.
    95 14 The Tan Joo Soon Badminton Party beat the W. D. Badminton Party by 4—o on the latter's court on Monday last. Playing for the first time against an experienced team the W.D.B.P. put up a good show. Scores (Tan Joo Soon B.P. mentioned first): H. P. Tay
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    Farr Favoured To Beat Braddock To-Night
    97 14 Reuter. New York, Jan 20. TOMMY FARR, the British chainI pion, is favourite for to-niurrou night's fight against Braddo< k he tv. oyer ten rounds. The odds are H-5 to 8-5. Dr. Walker, of the New Y»,rk Mute Commission, said that Farr was the
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    TO-DAY'S BOXING
    79 14 "Prelim" Card At The Happy World Singapcre. Friday. A REMINDER is given of to-nights "preliminary" boxing promotion at the Happy World covered -tadium. the main event of which wifj be a six three minute round contest between Speedy Pancho, junior flyweight champion ol Penang and Mehd. Awang of
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    GENTLE B.P.
    145 14 Playing at the Clerical Union hall last Sunday morning the General B P. beat the Sphinx BP by 4 games u> 3. Scores (Gentle B P. players named first» SINGLES: M. Hodri beat Julian de Souza 15—6. 15—7: Suadi b:at Lim Thye Gan 15—7. 15—17: Ahmad fail! beat
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    91 14 Th? Yayu Athletic Aasociaticn hfeW its arm ml peneral meeting '> :i ia>;t, and the followh.fr Were elect* -fi*.ie-bca:u-.s for 1533: President, *r Weng Pan Van- Vice I vl Wone Sau Chin.- ar.d Mr Ken ting:' hon Chinese were:a-;. M fik hon. secretary w Weng; Sh.
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    S. C. C. BEAT GORDONS
    514 15 AT HOCKEY Good Goalkeeping By Gibb A COAL scored in the closing stages of the game gave the Singapore Cricket Club a well-ile-red victory by I—o over the Gordon Highlanders in their hockey itch played en the Padang yesterday. phe game was played at a
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    HOCKEY CANCELLED
    22 15 key match between the P.W.D. Police Depot, arranged to be al the P.W.D. ground yerterday ioon did not take place.
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    Australia's Test Cricket Dilemma
    868 15 Opening Bats Must Be Found IN at least one respect Australian cricket is suffering an embarrassment not of riches but of famine. The country that produced Trumoer and Duff, Collins and Bardsley, and, mors recently, Woodful and Ponsford has not now an established opening pair to
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    F.A. TOUR TAKINGS
    50 15 Australian Soccer is in its strongest position, financially, for fifty years, mainly as the result of the tour by an English amateur team. Gross receipts for the tour were £11.371. Of this amount £2.200 goes to investors who financed the tour, the rest to the State associations.
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    Islington Corinthians In Malacca VISITORS WIN BY 2-1
    351 15 HEAVY RAIN Tourists Missed Two Penalties (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca Thursday. DLAYING in a heavy downpour 1 throughout, the lslingtonians defeated Malacca by 2—l here today. A water-logged ground and a heavy ball made accurate play impossible. The hijrh spot of
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      97 15 HAPPY WORLD (COVERED) STADIUM. iO-NICHT at 9 pm. PANCHO vs. Mohamed AWAMi J y wright Paya Lebar's apian of Penang Midget (Malay* 'Indian) 6—(3' Rounds. < YOUNG vs. Baby CHOCOLATE (Chinese} Katorg Eurasian G Rounds. LITTLE MY DIN vs. ALADIN :oo!i Rd. Joo Chiat «t Indian* (Malay; 4 Rounds. HAROON
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      588 15 stomach smim "One Mats of Bones" There is nothing like continu >! atom trouble tar "getting you down Mr* I I for instance, lost weight mort a! rxn f and suffered excruciating pain With hard work and cooking, in hot, underground kitchens," she write*. I got indigestion ami gastric trouble,
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    VICTORIA'S ROMANCE WITH ALBERT
    580 16 MOST AUTHENTIC DRAMA OF QUEEN'S CAREER IJL'K to the co-operation of the v British Government, which extended htherto unheard of facilities in the production of KKO Radio's feature, "Victoria the Great," the lavishly produced drama of the revered British Queen, to have its local showing at
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    115 16 .Toba, Du'ch, 584 tons, from Djambi Jan. 20. to Djambi Jan. 22. To'coali. Dutch. 662 tons, f;om Bengkalis Jan. 20, to Bengkalis Jan. 22. Belawan. Dutch. 715 tons, from Koema' Jan. 20. to South Borneo Jan. 23. Van Den Bosch, Dutch, 1 430 tons, from Bali Jan. 20
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    49 16 Mr. J. A. Harvey, M.C.S., will shortly relieve Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, M.C.S., as Collector of Land Revenue, Penang. Mr. Harvey is going home on furlough. On his return, he will be Chairman o f the Rural Board. Penang, and Chairman of the Mohamedan and Hindu Advisory Boards.
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    EDDIE CANTOR'S RISE TO SCREEN FAME KICKED AND MAULED BY BRUISERS
    568 16 A WINDOW SMASHER NOW IN "AU BABA GOES TO TOWN" AN urchin was grabbed by the seat of his trousers and bcisted out of a door. He was kicked and mauled around by brui twice his size. But because
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    THE PAVILION
    195 16 AT THE CINEMA Singing \nd Dancing T i Spy Film ris very rarely that one find spy drama elements of entei such as singing and dancing, an< ses into the night life of Paris Such a film, however, began a season at the Pavilion last night in Cafe
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    TABLE TENNIS
    78 17 Commentary On Finals Of Tournament A commentary on the finals of the table-tennis tournament for the SwaySwaythling Cup, which will take place in the Royal Albert Hall, London, will be given by F. H. Grisewood in the programmes from Daventry. This tournament—approximating in the table-tennis world to the
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      1594 17 fl 1 _jL b j W _t ~_T_l Dittersdorf. The Breronel Quartet. jlalayan _Listoners Hadio cc Rev,ew W 935 p.m.—To-day in Germany. Sound Pictures. PROGRAMMES OF IiRITISH EMPIRE Bian p;anks. a o ivi T> f! nmi_nn Moto Perpetuo (Yorkßowen). En bateau musica i varlety hour wKh an jnnocent 8.M.8-j. PROGRAMMES
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      34 17 (Continued from previous column' Opera—one act. News in Italian. TO-MORROW 6.20 p.m. Opening announcement. News in English. News in French. Concert of foltr music. News in Japanese. News in Italian. {Continued on page 19)
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    Australia's 150th Anniversary BROADCAST FROM SYDNEY
    758 18 PROGRAMMES Speech By Governor Of N.S.W. A SPEECH by Lord Wakehurst, K.C.M.G.. Governor of New South Wales, at the opening of Australia's 150 th Anniversary Celebrations, and a message from »he Rt. Hon. S. ML Bruce. C.H., High Commissioner for Australia in London, will
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    OVERSEA ENTERTAINER
    243 18 Another edition of the new series of programmes from Daventry, The Houst in ,he Country,' will be broadcast during the week beginning Jan. 23 Written by Billy Bray and presented by William MacLurg. these programmes reconstruct the en'ertainment and hospitality to be found in an old English manor
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    "VICTORIA REGINA"
    146 18 Two Episodes As Short Plays TWO episodes from the dramatic biography Victoria Regina, by Laurence Housman, will be produced by Joh.i Richmond as short, plays in the programmes from Daventry soon. The plays are courtly in setting, but domesticity and intimacy are their note. The first, entitled 'Enter
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    TELEVISION
    146 18 Broadcasts From A London Circus Television broadcasts on five successive days from the Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia, London —the first occasion on which the 8.8.C.'s mobile television unit has transmitted pictures direct from a London place of entertainment—will be included in the 8.8.C.'s programmes from Alexandra Palace early
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    PARAGUAYAN MUSIC
    90 18 Songs and dances popular in Paraguay to-day will be heard in the programmes from Daventry on Jan. 2G, when Frank Rough will give a lecturerecital on Guarani music. Rough, who has travelled extensively in South America, will talk of the places he has visited and will illustrate his
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    ROBERT BURNS
    234 18 Broadcasts Based Upon His Works lAN. 25 will be the 179 th annivej J the birth of Robert Burns ai occasion will be marked in the h. programmes by a number ol br< based upon his works. Florence Macoiidt (Violin i a Smith (Tenor). Robert Watson tone), and
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    SOCCER COMMENTARY
    140 18 Portsmouth vs. Stoke City T. B. Woodrooffe will describe In tin transmissions from Daventiy on 29 the second half of the Association football match between Portsmouth ant Stoke City at Fratton Park. Pqi :nouth's ground. The match is a First Division Rxtute and brings togetner teams that ha
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    THE CAIRO CONFERENCE
    133 18 The International Telecommunications Conference, which is held < five years, will ooen at Cairo on Ja:. 31, 1938. The Conference to which practically all nations throughout the world send delegates, will discuss the Radio and Telegraphs Regulations agreed at the previous Conference heid at Madrid in 1932.
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    "THE WAY OF PEACE"—3
    97 18 The Constitution of the Leagu. be the subject for discussion In the third of the series of talks from Datei try, "The Way of Peace.' Sir Alfred Zimmern- listeners will member hearing him in the first talk of this scries— and H. Wilson Ha will be
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    A NEW VIEW OF BIG BEN.—Inside the Clock Towtr of (ho lli.uvcs Parliament. London, ihrwin* l>»( position of the microphone centre) used for picking op th* chimes of Big Ben (right >, R> courtesy B.B.C.).
    34 18 A NEW VIEW OF BIG BEN.—Inside the Clock Towtr of (ho lli.uvcs Parliament. London, ihrwin* l>» position of the microphone centre) used for picking op th* chimes of Big Ben (right >, R> courtesy B.B.C.).
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      883 19 Malayan Listeners Radio 1120 pm close (Continued from page i 7) TO-MORROW SUNDAY Wavelength 25.60 metres (11 720 Kcs) USA. SHORTWAVE a.m.-Two ft*** symphonies. Sto Parfs' 3 m C Cen Rela^d KadioPROGRAMMBS LS" Pm^lectim from W»f Pa" 5 1 nCert Relay6d fr m^ lo 7.35 a.m. News ft, French MarkeJ
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    Coronation Memorial Park
    55 20 Group taken at the official opening ceremony of the Jasin Coronation Memorial Park in Malacca, founded by the Chinese community of Mai acca. The Hon. Mr. G. W. Bryant, Resident Councillor, is the central figure. (Tribune). The New World Dance band, whose weekly biosdcast is very popular
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