Malaya Tribune, 5 May 1939

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    39 1 The Malaya Tribune Malayg's National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales VOL XXVI- No. 106. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Friday, May 5, 1939. The Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939. rtVE cp*
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      270 1 TiiTu sea PROVISION STORE M hauls and Bar. Choco* .inrl Sundry soods. old rv. d all da\ from 7-30 a.m. to ii p tfi >H til BRIDGE ROAD, PHONE 2133. Sh ky T" 1 Flfm &r fljEaW HIGH WIDE S HANDSOME Mi -haky teeth firm again. Stops blsedin© and strengthens
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      243 1 IDEAL DIET I FOR DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES The big problem with suilerers [ion gastritis or other digestive disturbances is how to avoid pain and discomfort when eating. The inflamed stomach walls are so sensitive that solid foods can't be retained. Even liquid foods are often vomited. Yet the patient must get
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      157 1 MADAME PAGE LATE 92, PICCADILLY, LONDON. Top Floor, Battery Bldgs. CASH SALE ONE WEEK ONLY. Commencing Ist May. DAY EVENING GOWNS. WhU no other |/Vv\. insecticide f has the killing-power of Flit is sure death to insects because ft is qy'ft M r a combination of potent killing agents J\
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    Misses Cue Gets A K.O.
    113 2 gEC A USE she got mixed up in another person's fight, Shirley Ross was struck to the floor by the swinging fists of Lloyd Nolan. The blow was intended for J Carrol Naish, but Shirley got mixed up in her cue, and rushed in at
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    37 2 Cecil B. De Mille sa y s h e will have a pa:t for his newest grandson-offspring Pacifi? 1 1 wh c Mille in pacific which he is now preparing The baby was born in May. tIJdUI
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    LAST NIGHT'S FIRST NIGHTS
    222 2 "Zm" At The Pavilion 4 PRODUCTION which ha> been eagerly awaited by Singapore cineznagoers is "Zaza," which opened at the Pavilion last night, and not one of the large audiences who were present at the initial screening can have been disappointed. 'Zaza." made by Paramount, is
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      436 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. P& BRITISH INDIA {Incorporated in England). I\ S. N. CO. S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due. Tonnage. Spore. 1939 RANCHI 17,000 May 5 1 BHUTAN 6.100 May 9 RANPURA 17 000 May 19 I BEHAR 6,000 May 20 RAWALPINDI 17,000 June 2 t SOUDAN 6.500 June 2 CHITRAL 15.000 June
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      497 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. SNORDDEUTSCHER (Incorporated in Germany). The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARD. For MANILA, HONGKONG. SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA and JitPAN. Due Spore. 1939 s.s. "SJHARNHORST" emits North China May ll S ss. "NECKAR" omits Manila May 17 I m.s. -COBURG" omits Dairen and Japan May 26 HOMEWARD. For
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      482 2 THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1932) LIMITED. Regular fortnightly between Rangoon, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Hongkong, Gwatow, Amoy, (Kulangsu) and Foochow. Special cheap return tickets to China for short holiday trips. NEXT SAILINGS: For CHINA For RANGOON "Hong Peng" May 8, 4 pm. "Hong Kheng" May 6 'Hong Kheng" May
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      141 2 Jk HAMBURG-AMRRIKA LINIE o Deutsch-Australfeche Dampfschiffs Gescllschaft (Companies incorporated in Germany) PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE OUTWARD. HONGKONG, SHANGHAI. NORTH I CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. Due Snore 1939 I t m-s. SAUERLAND via Manila May 14 s.s. PREUBSEN Direct May T t m.s. LEVERKTO3N Direct j un 11 HOMEWARD. HOLLAND, HAMBURG
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      267 2 f DAILY CROSSWORD 1 CLUES ACROSS: CLUES DOWN: 3. Small weed. 1. One who is kin to us. 8. Make off 2. A man of no account. 10. Festival of song. 4 Unfriendly. 11 In old days these boats carried th-; 5. A mercjful man. one wouv, mails. imagine. 12.
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    Reuter's Commercial Service
    486 3 LONDON COMMODITIES HCBBER Previous To """j*^ Steady idle bpot 2S2 I ***** 7 ***** Z Sellers 8 8 t j rward (June; Buyers 7 15 16 8 tl Z_ Sellers 8 1 16 8 1 16 j forward (July,Sept.) Buyers 8 1 16 8 lj'l6 Sellers 8
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    FRASER AND COMPANY
    79 3 List Of Current Dividends Singapore May 4, 9 p.m. Dividend Books n v close Amal lUd. May 12 v Kong Tin 2» /2 less tax 2 ta "»3 Tin 5% int. Apr. 29 Z% May 6 Total foj financial Date Rx. Dlv. yeas Payable Date •o?*^ May
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    LOCAL STOCKS AND SHARES
    842 3 Quotations By Fraser And Co. MINING Singapore. May 4, 5 p.m. Fraser ana Co. Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin 46 3!6 Austral Amal 4 9 5 3cd Austral Malay 33 42 Ayer Hitam 18 3 19 3 Ayer Weng 0.00 u.'i'u Bangrin Tin 18 6 19^ Batu
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    142 3 Singapore, Thursday. MINING: Tin at midday was $*****, down ft. With improved conditions on both the London and New York Exchanges yesterday, there was rather more doing in the local share market to-day, although the volume of business was not large. Southern Kintas were again enquired for,
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    EXCHANGES
    234 3 Singapore, May. 4. The following are the exchange stock this mormng according to the daily circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T. 2 3 3 4 London demand 2 3 34 Lyons demand 2040 Switzerland demand 240 114 Hamburg demand 133 3:4 New Ycrk
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    TIN
    16 3 Singa|x>rc\ Friday. A'»e price oi tin at noon in Singapore to-day was:— *115! i (up
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    RUBBER
    19 3 The price of rubber at noon iw Singapore to-day was:— Buyers 27ft (down Sellers 27 > 8 (down M|
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    244 3 6% Maynard 8z Co.. Ltd.. 130,000 Int Apr. 30. Oct. 31 100 norn SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL: t% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int Mar. 31. Sept. 30 ....„100 101 norn 1907 red. 19*7 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31, Sent 30 106 108 norn 4k% 1909 red. 1905 i 1.300,000 Int.
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    PRODUCE
    160 3 Singapore. May R (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $128 R. (Siam) W. Ccast No. 2 per Koyan $125 R. (Siam) W. Coast No 3 per Koyan $121 Siam No. 1 $230 Siam No. 2 $21o 1 Slam Broken Rice No. 1 $111 Siam Broken Rice No. 2
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    APRIL TIN EXPORTS
    32 3 The estimated total exports, from Malaya, of tin, and tin-in-ore based on an assay value of 75.5 per cent, for the month of April 1939, are approximately 4,600 tons.
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      34 3 THE EASTERN UNITED CORPORATION. LIMITED 5? D E MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLE. \RV. PERSON ACCI Say WORKMEN'S COMPENSA. ,iu a AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. BEAD OFFICE: ;£iJ CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. F. W. HALL, General Manner
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      503 3 IBAXK OF <LIIIX A Incorporated In China by Special Charters 12, Ceoil Street, Singapore Managed Office 6444. "Asst. Manager's Office 6442. Exchange Dept. 6441. General Office 5188-a Cable Address: M CHUNGKUO." Paid Up Capital .h. $40,000,000 00 Reserve Funds in Excess of Ch. t 5,200,000 90 Total Assets approximately Ch
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    Domestic Occurrences DEATH.
    131 4 WEE—Majoor Wee Boon Teng passed away peacefully at his residence, No. 5, Kim Yam Road, off River Valley R/>ad, on Tuesday, May 2, at 8.05 a.m.. aged 75, leaving behind his two beloved wives, two aged sister**, 5 sons. Wee Sin Wei, Wee Sin Choe (Managing Director
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      616 4 [LBSsiiiip-HniSa^ig WANTED Other as-Lstant state experience and salary required iiox <*64, Maiaya Tkioone, fc&ngapore. (1090) SALESMEN WANTED, good emolument and liberal U-iin.. Apply P.O. Bex 121, Singapore. <1093j WANTED chine: S tor rubber factory in Batavia, knowledge of manufacturing of rubber goods. Apply to Box 487, Malaya Tribune, trinfrmrs (10^4)
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      549 4 AN R.R.I, mined Conductor with good rcterence Irom Commercial Estate Managers, seeks position M general or epecial conductor. Apply Box 475, Malaya Tribun?, Ipoh. (1069) EXPERIENCED TELEPHONE OPERATOR, knowledge of General Office works with good handwriting seeks position. Accept reasonable salary Excellent testimonials*. Reply A.Y.T., 85-F, Lorong Limau, Fingapore. (1035)
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      647 4 &ATAY —EVERY SATURDAY commencing 6th instant, You can now hate your favourite supper at "The Snack Shop" opposite "The Roxy" Katong, open until 2 a.m. Fish Chips—Ham at Eggs—Our Specialities. (1*70) EUROPEANS want small Fur. or Unfur. flat or bungalow, 2-3 rooms, bathroom, ftitehett. State full particulars to Box No.
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      586 4 Astrology PROFESSOR. ILMUDDIN, Artro Palmist and Horoscope Reader. You will receive reliable and instructive advice regarding business, lawsuits, financial difficulties, health, examination, voyage, domestic and love affairs, lucky and unlucky periods, etc. HLs precise predic-. tions have astonished Rajahs, Counts, Governors, Councillors, etc., from Egypt, Malta, India, Switzerland, French Indochina*
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      436 4 ENGLISHMAN. 30, lonely, would like meet similar'y placed Eiuopean Lady fcr companionship. Any reasonable age. B >x 479, Malaya Tribune, Singapore. *****» STRAITS CHINESE DESERTED GIRL, 26. Respectable, Genteel, Elegant, Domesticated, Diligent, Thrifty, Sociable, English educated, Government employed. Particulars Phot''graphs available. Matrimony decent, understanding, wifeless gentleman. Nationality Domiciliation immaterial. Snquiry
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      419 4 GURU YOGI Cim spiritually. Consultation Road. Singapore PRIVATE DETECT! vr Civil and commercial dertakcn by, and under experienced retired police officer. N 0 n debt collecting, sir vice, Butterworth 1 _L FOR SCIENTIFIC E MINATTON call on C S Optometry, Everb right q Chulia fetraet, Singapore. mmmm FIFTY SHASESof [niiai
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    DRIVER NOT TO BLAME
    158 5 Songsters' Mishap (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 4. JAN KENG CHENG, alias Tan Ah Kow, well-known Singapore War Department contractor, was this morning discharged by Sheikh Abu Bakar, the Second Magistrate, on a charge on negligent driving an.i thereby causing hurt to his own
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    Tapper Kills Wife, Alleges Infidelity
    407 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. SENTENCE of death was passed this morning at the Selangor Assizes on Ratnavelu, a young rubber tapper, who was charged with the murder of his young wife on Tanjong Rhu Estate in January this year. "Not a single man
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    Failed To Report Accident
    323 5 Singapore, Thursday. JOHN WILLIAM HOFLIN, an employee of the R.A.F. Base Ssletar, was to-day fined a total of $20 on two traffic charges by Mr. C. H. Whitton, Traffic Judge. The charges were of negligent driving and colliding with a car at the junction of McPherson
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    AUSTRALIAN STEEL FOR SHELTERS
    34 5 Reuter. Sydney, May 4.—Britain has ordered in Australia over 50.000 tons of steel plates and 10 000 tons of galvanised iron for air raid shelters, according to the Sydney Herald.—Reuter.
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    Dishonest Collector Sentenced
    231 5 Singapore, Thursday. gTATING that it would have had been much better if, in the first place, the accused had made a clean breast of everything from the very banning instead of coming to court to fight out the case, his lordship, Mr. Justice Maiming sentenced Mohamed Shah
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    33 5 Mr P. H. Steed, Manager, British Malaya, of The General Electric Co., Ltd is sailing on Home leave by the "Canton to-day. Mr. H. D. Crisp will act for him during his absence.
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      671 5 irn:ON mortgagees SALE OF tn XISI* iF.iSEHOLD, FREEHO' J »lm STATUTORY LAND GRANT V> 1 v ,MM»RE PROPERTIES. To be held at ih? sale-room of r. Edwards Co., Ltd., ilacca Street, Singapore. Nx tICRSDAY, 11TII MAY, 1939 \T 2.30 P.M. Valuable 99 veers' leasehold NOS. 11. 12. 13, 13-1, 14,
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      588 5 NOTICE. THIS' IS TO i\on* xf that MR. R. Han is no longer in our service and that ne na s consequently no further connection wiih the demonstration or sale of luord Photo Materials in Malaya. Dated thlc 4th day of May, 1939. DIETTIELM CO., LTD., Singapore—Kuala Lumpur—Penang. Estate of
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      25 5 i CROSSE BLACKWELI/S PROVISIONS POTTED MEATS W'\ 8 GALANTINES I SPS! MUSHROOMS Co., Ltd. i SOLE AGENTS. i L. ;——l wr;i l j i S
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      167 5 Beware Of Imitation Standard Sarsaparilla means The Genuine Blood Builder It Is The Quality That Counts j CAftSAfttnU T«aic o wH r Trade Registered Ĕs^^Mi^ -VO f W Mark. 9BLm Imitation Iv. colour, labels and shape cf bottles can be done bv.t the quality cannot be attained by anyone as
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      9 5 —w Timmrmmr'-mM' m j BBEBBBBBI Qammefer Opposite Clifford Pier
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    King And Empire Broadcasts
    189 6 VLIK have received the following letter from the secretary of the British Social Club, New York:— [To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune] Sir,—The British Social Club, an active group of British and Empire Subjects, residing in and near New York City, U.SA., is sponsoring a
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    77 6 .Arrived from Saigon by the "PKAFJ":—Mr. Ridley. Mr. Ells. Mr. Cooper. Miss Bertrand. Mr. Alcan. Left for N.E.I, by the "PK-AFJ"--Mr Ridley. Miss Bertrand. Mr. Hashimoto. Arrived from Europe. India and Medan by the "PH-ALW:—Mr. H L. Skinner. Mr. Khoe Tjong Teng. Mr. J. A. van Woerkens,
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    137 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Singapore, Thursday, noon Buyers. Sellers. No. IX R.S'.S. Coot locs-* 27 5 a °7 3 A No. IX R J'S. 1.0.8. in cites May 71 15 16 28 1 16 GFA Q. RJExJU. FOB. in Laic, 27* E 273,; F
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    Malayan Buddhists Celebrate Wesak Festival
    267 6 WESAK. the anniversary of the birth, enlightenment, and passing; away of Lord Buddha —»vas celebrated with great reverence and splendour by Buddhists at the shrine of the Malayan Buddhist Syndicate at Lorong, 20, Geylang, on Tuesday niffht. The premises were tastefully decorated with an abundance
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    EDAVA MADRASATHUL ISLAM ASSOCIATION
    310 6 THE Edava Madrasthul Islam Association, which was recently registered under the Societies Ordinance, was formally declared open last Sunday. The club-house. No. 19. Bernam Street, was decorated for the occasion. More than 200 members and guests were present, the opening ceremony being performed by Mr. V.
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    CHICKENPOX PERSISTS
    61 6 THERE were 204 deaths within tj* Municipality of Singapore m jg week ended Apr. 29 compared wi m*» in the previous week and 268 a corresponding week last year. The chief causes of mortality were phthisis 25. pneumonia 19. ConvulMonj and beri-beri 12. Thirteen cases chickenpox were reported
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    MALACCA RUBBER
    61 6 The Malacca Rubber Plantation 1 recommend the payment ol a aiwu' of 7»/ 2 per cent, on the Preiereiice awe*, payable June 9, in respect of tne m cial year ended Dec. 31. A ri £42.076 is to be carried forward su to audit and the usual adjustnu-nr
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    APRIL RUBBER EXPORTS
    17 6 Estimated export of dry rubbei Malaya. Brunei and Labuan month of April 1939-30.000 ton-v
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      341 6 ARE YOUR fe s EYES WEAK? QBw Avail yourself of the expert services of a skilled qualified Specialist with over 35 years' European clinical experience. Moderate cost for modern individually panned and built practical glasses. Thompson Optical Co* 4, Arcade Bldg., Phone 3002. K. A. Thompson, Dr. of Ocular Science
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      42 6 1 INSIST ON "GARRARDS" THE PERFECT AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGER $65.00 With Special Crystal Pick-up $73.00. SUITABLE FOR ANY MAKE OF RADIO Obtainable from all radio dealers or direct. Sole Agents for Malaya: KEE HU AT RADIO 122-124, Orchard Road, Singapore. Phone: 4566.
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      840 6 To-day's Radio I OTvrr 1 A DHDr i tralian Pianists NIROM I BERLIN 11.50 New Georgian Trio* ZHL 225 metres (1.33 mc/s> YDC 15.15 Mc/s (19.8 m.) ,5 M s <»•' m, ZHP 30.96 metres (9.69 mc/s) U.W BpOttM new. M»** BOtet. «X ,2.50 S^n S ProSr?mmfS S3 Opening News
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    FATAL SCUFFLE IN SHOP
    516 7 CI UNESE ON HOMICIDE CHARGE AT ASSIZES Singapore, Thursday, i i IGHT between two Chinese in a room on the second floor of a furniture dealers* shop, resulting in the death of one of them. w ls described to-day at the Assizes when the trial began
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    Govt. Pensioners' Union & Provident Fund
    239 7 Govt. Pensioners' Union Provident Fund JHE fifth annual general meeting of the Government Pensioners' Union and Provident Fund of Malaya, was held on Monday, at the office of the Secretaries and Treasurers, Messrs. Walter Grenier Co., Kwong Yik Bank Chambers, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. C. Jolomb presided at the meeting, and
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    EXPELLED FROM BELGIUM
    26 7 Reuter. Brussels. May 3. The Government has expelled the German Journalist, Ehlcit. who was also head of various German organisations in Belgium. Reuter.
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    BARRYMORE'S PETITION
    32 7 Reuter. New York. May 4.-Mr. John Barry* more the film actor, has filed a suit in the New York Supreme Court asking for a legal separation from his wife. Renter.
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    ALLEGED SUICIDE OF COMPLAINANT
    126 7 I From Our Own Reporter] Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. DECAUSE the complainant in, the case is alleged to have committed suicide this morning, three Chinese who were charged with theft of one fish were granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal by Raja Abdul Hamid. Third
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    India Government's Labour Demands
    221 7 I From Our Own Reporter] Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. JT has been officially confirmed in Kuala Lumpur to-day that the report by the Government of India containing their proposals for the settlement of the question of immigration ol India labourers to Malaya, has oeen received by the
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    INSURANCE AGENT'S LAPSE
    157 7 Singapore. Thursday. IIM Chin Aik. 39, was bound »vcr k in the Third Polite Court llus earning en his conviction for criminal breach of trust in respect sf Si 1. Accused was ordered by the Court to execute a bond for S2OO for six months, and also
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    GERMAN EXPERTS IN BULGARIA
    35 7 Reuter. Sofia. May 4.—Eighty German engineers and specialists have arrived by invitation to a fortnight in Bulgaria. The visit is connected with plans for improving Bulgaria's roads and other communications. —Renter.
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    SUICIDE VERDICT IN FIRE TRAGEDY
    159 7 Singapore, Friday. VERDICT of suicide was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, at the conclusion 01 the inquiry into the death ol a 45 I year-old unemployed male Chinese Heow Kwek Hian, whose charred I body was found among the debris of
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    Indian Artist's Exhibition
    234 7 TJRAWINGS on canvas, in watercolour and in pencil by the Indian artist, Mr. Dilip Das, who ar rived at Singapore from Calcutta in December last, will be exhibited at the V.M.C.A. premises from to-day to May 0. The exhibition will commence at 4 p m to-day when
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    31 7 Reuter. London. May 3.—British acknowledgment of the German note terminating the Angle-German Naval Agreemen 1 was sent to Berlin yesterday. It Is expected thai the aovernmeat'i rep'y will follow shortly.- -Reuter.
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      79 7 When first they knew They were quite overjoyed at the prospect of an heir and, Lcing wise, they wrote tor a cony of 'Wi*e Babycraft. If you are in the same happy position may we send you a copy? ALLENBURYS foods are obtainable at all chemists. Send coupon for free
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      160 7 t C V A WEEK AGO man NOW THRIVING ON THE m%m>fmm W\ V 3 Ah* the strength and fight had if RL/ gone out of him, deserted by his self- WMltk vim confidence, he was left prey to gloomy yfl Wm/fAM muEm* depressions and dull forebodings. IWmVrMmm WfL Heat«
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      566 8 I PAVILION 615 9-15 TONrGr? THE MOST FAMOUS PLAY OF THE AGE—NOW r>\77i v DARING SCREEN SUCCESS! 1 N( '< CLAUDETTE COLBERT in the title role of the theatre's greatest love story HERBERT MARSHALL BERT LAHR, HELEN WESTLEY. GENEVIEVE TOBIN LATEST PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL ii VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL I TO-NIGHT AT
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      419 9 ■i• t f i '"tt TotNi S»t T-ltforrow L \!l IllVlm Two Shows For One Payment A The Thrilling Animal Serial With Rex—King Of The Rin-Tin-Tin Jr. performing Stunts Never Before Attempted A i rs In "THE LAW OF THE WILD" (Concluding Chapters 7 12) i T hn Wayne in
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      194 9 I NEW WORLD DANCE PALACE (The Largest Air-Condlftoned Cabaret in Malaya with Bar and Restaurant Attached.) TEL. No. 2477. NIGHT DANCE NIGHTLY AT 9 30 KM. TEA DANCES (FREE ADMISSION) Every Tucs., Thurs. Saturdays. I SUNDAY TIFFIN DANCE FROM 1.30 P.M. TO 4.30 P.M. SAT MAY 6 ItAC BALL EXTENSION
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      141 9 I93fi FI X INNOVATION. ..WITH THE YEAR'S Greatest FUN-COMBINATION OPENING TO-DAY I 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. I I II i II It It A SATURDAY SUNDAY 4 SHOWS DAILY im. Mj MM rm, ITM MM MM. i J EVERYTHING TO MAKE YOU LAUGH EVERYBODY'S IN IT iLonaon Critics Are Whole-hearted
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    FRIENDS OF BRITAIN
    672 10 "T have been amazed and touched to the quick by the depth of the sympathy and generosity throughout the length and breadth of this whole island." So said Mr. Quo Tai Chi, the Chinese Ambassador in London, in a speech at the banquet of the China Society
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    "Let Us Serve Our Land"
    1229 10  -  GIVE MALA VAN-BORN CHINESE A CHANCE! By Lim Keng Hor CONSCRIPTION for Britons is an assured fact. What about conscription for those British subjects of other races, who have no other home than those British possessions in which they live? Should they have it, or
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    To-day's Bright Thoughts
    52 10 JHE nroblem in China how to ke*» draught door Pen WlthoUt th. su'i? in aVC Ti y b Ught one r eady-made su t m my life. I remember the jacket htted me like a glove." It must have been like our last onewaerm T Ur handS
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    POLAND WILL NOT CLOSE THE DOOR ON DANZIG
    410 11 Beck Makes Vital Speech To-day Reuter. V >PE S attention is concentrated on the resignation of Litvinoff, the Russian Foreign Minister, and the reply i' Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, will make i Herr Hitler's claim for the inclusion of Danzig in
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    Beck Will Be Firm
    203 11 Reuter. Warsaw, May 5. ons are that Colonel Beck's will be firm but not provocative. Poland does not intend to close Colonel Beck is expected to iinter-proposal to the German demands.—lenter. Budapest, May 5. Axis Powers told the Hungarian Minister Csaky, during his revisits to Rome
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    Chamberlain Knew
    222 11 Reuter. London, May, 5. Asked in the House of Commons last night if the terms of the proposals made by the German Government to the Polish Government relating to the Polish Corridor and Danzig, and the Polish Government's intended reply to them were known to the British Government
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    MORE BOMB OUTRAGES
    44 11 Reuter. London, May 5. TWO more bomb explosions have damaged business in Kuston and Charing Cross Roads, and three employees are hospital. Another young Irishman has sentenced at the Old Bai**y to ten years' penal servitude Jpr opssession of evplosives.— •teuter.
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    GERMAN TROOPS MARCH NORTH
    46 11 Berlin, May 4: Storm Troops and army units, with anti-tanks guns and other artillery, have been leaving Munich in a northerly direction. Only comparatively few troops remain in town. The movements are officially described as in no way out of the ordinary.
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    GERMANY EXPELS BRITISH WOMAN
    47 11 Reuter. Berlin, May 5. YJISS Barbara Henman, secretary in ifl the Berlin office of the Daily Telegraph, ha~* been ordered to leave Germany within fourteen days. No reason is given. Miss Henman is the first woman amcng the present series of expulsions —Reuter.
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    Russia Drops Censorship
    49 11 Reuter. Moscow May 5. IT is officially announced that censorship of despatches sent by foreign correspondents which has been in force since the Revolution is now abolished. If subsequent examination of their published material reveals "flagrant hostility" the Government reserves the right to expel correspondents immediately.—Reuter.
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    Actors Join The Territorial Army
    91 11 A movement among actors to join the Territorials (Britain's citizen has started with a number of young members of the Green Loom ?Tub, Leicester Square, London, who are joining the Queen's Westminsters, with whom Ihry can train in the daytime. The photo shows (right to
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    LITVINOFF RESIGNATION SURPRISES LONDON
    362 11 Reuter. LONDON, MAY 4. SOVIET CIRCLES IN LONDON HAVE SO FAR PRODUCED NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF M. LITVINOFF'S RESIGNATION SAYS RE LITER'S DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT BUT tt ts STATED THAT NO CHANGE IN SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY IS IMPLIED. The resignation came as a complete surprise
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    BRITISH PROTEST TO JAPAN
    59 11 Reuter. London, May 5. QUESTIONED in the HoiUe oi Commons about the seizure oi the British vessel Sagres oh April 8 Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that representations had been made to the Japanese naval authorities in China and to the Foreign
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    U. S. Naval Challenge To Japan
    104 11 Reuter. Washington, May 4: It is announced that the of Representatives Appropriations Committee has approved the naval estimates totalling 5770 millions including funds to start construction cf two 45,000-ton battleships, 21 other warships and 500 planes. Admiral Leahy (chief of naval operations), testifying before
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    Hungarian & Yugoslav Peace Pact?
    85 11 Hungarian Yugoslav Peace Pact? Reuter. Berlin, May 4. Qftieial quarters in Berlin emphasise that no concrete decisions or developments are expected as an immediate result of Herr yon Kibbcntrop's Italian visit. It is naturally important that Germany and Italy should discuss possible developments in connection with Danzig and Poland, and
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    Japanese Troops Are Pouring Into Shanghai
    328 11 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, May 5. JHOUSANDS of fresh Japanese troops are reported to have arrived in Shanghai during the past two weeks from Japan, and these reinforcements are to be despatched to the interior for re plenishment purposes. In view of the
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    JAPANESE DEMANDS
    206 11 Reuter. Shanghai. May 4. JAPANESE officials called to-day on the British and American Consuls Gene ral, and handed them copies of the nroposals for the reorganisation of the Shanghai Municipal Council and revision ol the land presented to the British and American Ambassadors in Tokyo yesterday.—Reuter Shanghai, May
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    LIBERALS AGREE TO CONSCRIPTION
    281 11 Reuter. London, May 5. THE Liberal Opposition bus decided not to oppose further thi Military' f raining Bill and will no* s -ppcrt the Labour Party when a division i:: taken In the second reading on Monday. The Liberal Opposition express the V that as the
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    Reception Of King & Queen In Quebec
    116 11 Reception Of King Queen In Quebec Reuter. Quebec, May 5. IT is announced that Mr. Mackenzie King, Canadian Prime Minister, will be the first to greet Their Majesties on May 15, boarding the liner Empress cf Australia immediately she arrives at Wolfe's Cove, in Quebec Harbour. The Prime Minister will
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    Bombing Horrors In Chungking
    113 11 Reuter. Chungking, May 4. THIRTY-SIX bombers raided Chungking to-day. The casualties are estimated at between 800 and I,ooft. Ons Japanese plane was shot down The bombers came in two groups, each of 18. and concentrated on certain military establishments which were moved some time ago. The
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    M.P. Threatens Labour Strike
    148 11 Reuter. London, May 3. IN the House of Commons, during the debat? on the second reading i of the Military Training Bill, Mr. David Kirkwood (Labour) said that mm of the Clyde would rather strike than yield to conscription. Mr. D. R. Grenfell, winding up for
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    GENERAL'S DEATH
    36 11 Reuter. BerUn, April 5 —The is announced of General W»lhcim Gorener. Defence Minister in the period before the Hitler regime. He was always known as the man who warned the Kaiser to abdicate Router
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    SOVIET MINELAYERS DUE AT SINGAPORE
    206 12 Passing Through To Vladivostok REUTER message from Tokyo quotes a statement by the Asahi Shimbun to the effect that four Soviet minelayers which left their Black Sea base early in April en route to Vladivostok are now r nearing Singapore, where they are expected to
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    GOVERNOR LANDON SUPPORTS ROOSEVELT
    122 12 Peace Plea Reuter. Kansas City. May 4. POVERNOS Alfred Landon. the Republican candidate who was < feated by Mr. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential contest, has declared his support for Mr. Roosevelt's peace conference appeal to the Dictators, tating be is "crossing party lines" ake sides
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    Eden Wants Churchill In The Cabinet
    159 12 Reuter. London, May 4. MR. Anthony Eden, in a speech at Leamington, said he was convinced that the nation would wish to see Mr. Churchill's "exceptional talents" employed in its service at this time. Trie foreign policy upon which the Government was now engaged
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    U. S. MINISTER TO CANADA
    48 12 Reuter. Washington, May 3.—ln regard to th( appointment by President Roosevelt of Mr. Daniel Roper, ex-Secretary of Commerce, as Minister to Canada on Monday, it is stated that the appointment is only temporary, probably for the duration of the Kinp-s visit.— Re uter.
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    AIR MAIL
    37 12 The air mail duo last night was delayed in Penang with engine trouble and will be brought to Singapore by train to-day. A second air mail due to-day has also been delayed until this evening.
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    FRENCH CONSULS IN S'PORE
    142 12 Singapore, Thursday. WO French Consuls—M. Depeyre from Kobe, and M. Bouffanais from Tientsin—were among ibt many passengers travelling houie, aboard the 44 Jean Laborde" which arrived in Singapore to-day. M. Depeyre is going home on six months' leave, and this is his eighth passage through Singapore.
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    WOMEN BUDDHISTS
    127 12 Under the patronage of the Yen. Narada Thera and the Yen. Bhikkhu M. Mahaweera, a meeting of Buddhists decided to form an association for Buddhist women of Singapore and Johore, to be regarded as the ladies' section of the Singapore Buddhist Association. The following office-bearers were elected:— Patrons:
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE
    119 12 IT is hoped that Farrer Park will again be available for the Kings Birthday parade on June 8, though final choice of the venue has. not yet been made. The GO.C. will arrive at the saluting point at 7.40 ana. and will be received with a general
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    Obstruction Of British Interests By Japanese
    441 12 Commons And China Reuter. London, May 4. QUESTIONED in the House of Commons as to whether the Whangpoo Conservancy Board had yet been allowed to resume dredging the approach to Shanghai, Mr. R. A. Butler (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) replied in the negative, adding
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    BRITISH-ITALIAN TALKS IN EGYPT
    56 12 Reuter. Cairo, May 4. MARSHAL Balbo, Governor of Libya, is arriving here on May 8. The Italian Minister has invited the British Ambassador, Sir Miles Lampsdn. the Com-mander-in-Chief of the Britlsn forces In Egypt. General Gordon Fima\son and Air Marshal Sir William Mitchell to dinner to
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    Anglo-Soviet Talks Must Aim At Defeat Of Aggression
    410 12 Comments On Litvinoff's Resignation Reuter. London, i M. LITVINOFF, the Soviet Foreign Minister, is given th, prominence in all the morning newspapers, but the neu resignation arrived too late for editorial comment, nininmatic correspondents in the course of brief comments declare that
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    U. S. DEFENCE BILL
    62 12 Reuter. Washington, May 3. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has signed the $153.000,000 Defence Bill. The total will be immediately available in appropriations and contract authorisations for "critical" defence items for Army, sea coast defences and Fleet expansions. Meanwhile the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives recommends legislation
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    COAT WORTH £3,500!
    65 12 A girl wealing a chinch ill: worth £3,500 and containing dred skins, holding a liv< chinchilla. The animals art v £360 a pair. As it U: Ist skins to make an a vera ccat and the chinchilla mcus, the bretd in its natural state is becoming extinct.
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    FURTHER BOMB OUTRAGES
    95 12 London, May 4. PURTHER alleged Irish Republican Army outrage;-? occurred during the night. A bomb exploded in High K shattering shop windows. 1 1 found another bomb in a in the same locality but rem i time to prevent an explosion Four bomb explosions oe Coventry, considerably
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    Ipoh's Samsu Makers Hide In Hill Caves
    261 12 {From Our Oicn Reporter] Ipoh, May 3. marble cliffs of Gunong Cheroh have often proved a hapny hunting ground for Customs officers in search of illicit "moonshine" distillers and many were the raids conducted in this difficult and rather dangerous area. This spot
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    Norway Wants Neutrality
    71 12 Olso, THE attitude 01 Nors thern states is a d I right to maintain n I possible, declared 1 M. Koht, in a deb. "Nobodv thinks ot d< Qi Even :f the League ol Na help us, there is no reasoi membership because th the centre of
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    Prophet's Birthday Celebrations End
    390 13  - MUSLIMS GIVE TEA PARTY E.ttZTP UMe at ,he Muslim ~«PM»» Thursday at Kamponf OI»m Mrh tne c,,u fflf ,ne honour of the birthday of the Holy Prophet.—Tribune. Prophet's Birthday Celebrations End (By N. Mamat Singapore, Friday. Ilil series of celebrations organised by the All-Malaya Muslim Mis|..nary Society of Singapore in
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    STAB WOUNDS
    56 13 A man named Hong Peng, aged about 35, was taken to the General Hospital yesterday afternoon following an alleged knif° attack on him by four men in a coffee shop at Bukit Pasoh Road The attacked man sustained two stab wounds over the forehead and an injury to
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    WILD BOAR ATTACKS CHINESE
    192 13 'From Our Oun Correspondent > Tapah, May 4. I AST week-end as the result of an attack by a wild boar, weighing about 150 catties, on the Kachon Road a few miles from here, a middle aged Chinese rubber tapper had lo be removed to the
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    To-day's News Review
    454 13 |j RSION by Japan was a pro I w clays ago in this i (it mands now made by r drastic revision of the adof the International promise fulfilment. Pre* lon i in this direction ade by the local Japanese 1 in Shanghai. This time ;i1 pul
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    CHINA HAS NOTHING TO FEAR FROM THE AIR
    392 13 Ipoh Boy Back From War Front Says IFroyn Our Own Reporter] Ipoh, May 1. £N COUItAGED by the recent numerous Chinese successes on land, the aerial fighting strength ol China has increased by leaps and bounds having been given considerable material assistance
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    NOTED AIRMEN MISSING
    35 13 Reuter. Rome, May 4.— Two well-known Italian pilots. Colonel Miglia and Colonel Carducci, have disappeared on a flight from Tripoli to Tobruk. Tney accompanied Marshal. Balbo's AUantic flight In 1930 and 1933.—Reuter.
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    44 13 Pastor W. W. R. Lake and Mrs. Lake returned to Singapore from America via Europe on Apr. 3 by the "President Doumer." Pastor Lake will preach on "Dark Clouds in the World" at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Penan» Road, at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow.
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    AMERICA SPEEDS UP NAVAL RE-ARMAMENT
    135 13 Reuter. Washington, May 4. ADMIRAL Leahy, testifying before the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, which had approved the naval estimates •I' $770 millions, declared:— "The prospect of internatioral disturbance in the near future has made it imperative that the United States complete their naval rearmament
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    Tin And Rubber Barter
    277 13 Reuter. London, May 1. IN the House of Commons to-day, the Prime Minister announced that negotiations had been opened with the United States for the exchange of certain raw materials, required as strategic reserves in both countries. The initiative in the matter came fiom the United
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    HEARD TIGER -FELL FROM BICYCLES
    128 13 [From Our Own Correspondent] Segamat, Wednesday. TWO Chinese cyclists were approaching each other on the Singapore-Segamat road, eighteen and a half miles south of Labis, one evening last week. It had rained heavily and the road wa* wet. Suddenly they heard tht roar of a
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    Fort Canning Beat R. A. F. (H. Q.) At Cricket
    190 14 j cricket inalch played at Taugttn yesterday. Fort Canning eaaUj accounted for R.A.F. (H.Q.) h«-;it• iithen by five wickets and 84 runs. Foil rwlng are the scores: R.A.F. (H.Q.) Jamea stott 0 Giles Ibw b Turner 4 Marchbanks Ibw b
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    106 14 THREE lies played on Hong Lim «irecn estridav resulted as fallows: Mook Kirn t*cr.) beat Tan Chin (scr.), 6—4. 6—4; William Tan 121 beat Goh Keng Swee (—l2). 6—3 6— it Doubles Handicap:—Ng Wing Choon d Chee Kong Tek <scr.> heat Tony Low and Tec Alone Joo (scr.),
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    S. R. C. Tennis
    51 14 Only one tie was played in thi SJt.C. lawn tennis tournament when G B N Oehlers and Miss B. Oehlers 3) beat Mr and Mrs. N. S. Hogan (—3) 6 4, 6—4, in the semi-finals Mixed j doubles handicap. No ties will be played to-day and
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    Royal Air Force Asiatic Club
    50 14 Ihe following players are selected to i present the above club against the P.W.D. Sports Club on Saturday on the litter's ground (McPherson Road* ng Hee, Dollah, Basir, Ho Lian Seng, < hang Chang Kwang (captain>. Sapari, mail, Chua-Tian Sin. Mosman, Johari. Uat, Slamat and
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    SOCCER PUBLISHERS SCORE 5—0 VICTORY OVER SIGNALS
    469 14 One Sided Game At The Stadium Singapore, Friday. Publishers 5, Malaya Signals nil. pf a one-sided Div. 2A. fixture played at the stadium yesterday, the Publishers trounced the iMalaya Signals by five goals to nil. All the thrills in the game were supplied
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    Basketball Players Entertained
    122 14 Singapore, Thursday. Members of the undefeated Far Eastern University Basketball Team now touring Malaya in a series of matches with Malaya's best in aid of China Relief Fund, were entertained .at a dinner and dance by the Singapore Filipino Association at l-A Kirk Terrace last Tuesday evening.
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    S. G. R. C. Soccer
    104 14 Following arc S.C.R.C. soccer teams: To-day vs. Moravia at Farrer Park. Weo Aik Chan. Yeee Cheok Wah, K.T. Ooi, Chua Boon Unn. Tan Huck Wan, Low Huck Yang Lee Chee Hee, Anthony Choon. Yap Mook Kirn, Sebastian Then, Tan Choon Seng. Reserves: Wee Teck Beng,
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    R.N. Beat Ordnance In Div. 2A Soccer
    232 14 Singapore. Friday. It. Navy (Malaya) .1, R.A.O.C. 0. JN a last and interesting game witnessed at Alexandra last evening, the Royal Navy (Malaya) beat the R.A.O.C. in a division %h game by one goal to nil. The game started with the Navy raid
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    Y.M.C.A. FOOTBALL
    48 14 The following have been selected to nlay football for the V.M.C.A against the G.E.C. on Tuesday. May 9 at 5 p.m. on the Prince Edward Road Ground: Wee Aik Cifan, Swyny. Leerabruggen. Moxon, Vaughan, Orton. Jackson, McBeath, Kite, Leigh, Tan Guan Kiat. Reserves: Johari, Edward Wee.
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    35th- Fortress Hold Straits Trading Co. To A Draw
    127 14 Singapore, Friday. 35th Fortress Co 2. S. Trading Co 2. THE 35th Fortress Company held the Straits Trading Company to a draw ol two goals all in a friendly game played yesterday at Pulan Brani. During the early stages oi the
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    Singapore Amateur Boxing Assn. To Meet On Monday
    449 14 A Committee meeting of the Sinjapore Amateur Boxing Association will he held at St. Andrew's School nu May Bat .'{on in for the puipose of making final arrangements for the Championships, due to take place between .May 22—27. The Special Suh-Committcc appointed
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    Eclipse B.P.
    64 14 and friends are duly notified that the third anniversary Celebration of the above Party will take place tomorrow and on Sunday at the Residence oi the Late Mi Chua Kah Hai at No 54-F Tanah Merah Besar Road (Changi) Transport will leave No. 25 Sea Avnue to-morrow at
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    Mortell-Jimenez Fight: Letter From Referee
    128 14 117 F. have rcecived I Utter from W MT. M. Sullivan, who referred the Mortell-Jimenez conte' at the Happy World on Anlil 28. explaining why Mortel! was disqualified in the eighth lound. tA 4 Mr. Sullivan writes: it nas been stated that no one under-
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    Y. M. C. A. TENNIS
    220 14 rIF. following were the results of the ties played yesterday in the V.M.C.A. Open Invitation tennis tournament. Aim's Doubles Championship: R. Na than and J. Manai.seh heat H. BalhaC chet and P.F. de Souza. f»— 4: 4—6: 6—2 M'xed Doubles Handicap: Miss Abec and M
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    To-night's Boxing
    175 14 (By ruTi;*) p<)\lN<; fans are reminded of the v small fij-htv (hat are to fake place to-night at the Happy World Covered Stadium Battling Samy meets Kid Carpeitier in the nun event over six (S) rounds. The Indian lad from Penang has preparing very hard for this meet
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    S.C.C. Cricket
    62 14 The following members have actte/.ed t' nlay for Public Sarvioes mid Lav vs Merchants on Sunday at 11 a.m. at I C C/ P. Bnrlram. Dr. J. A p. Cameron. T. D. g. A Cooper, A Gilmour, Dr J M A. Lowson. F. K. ricNaftiara J B Patter.
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    Loyals Beat Y Juniors At Cricket
    161 14 Si ii" iii Till-: Loyah M 1 M i Mv and 70 run i„ ed at the V.M The were tl c i day LOYALS Lc Clancy run Pte. Cooper c and b 'H L.Sgt. Fret mar. c Gim f Cpl. Bolton not out
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    S. C. R. C. Cricket
    106 14 The this week-end: On Saturday, at S.C.R C id 2pm —VS. Khalsm. Chua Boon Unn, I Han, Kam Gim L ck On Lv hia Keng Hock. Gj X Kirn Hoe. Chen Jan J Pong Kirn Wah On Sunday, at S.C.R.C —vs. St. A.0.8.A. i Evan
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    I. A. Cricket
    72 14 The Indian Association rii'kul for the week -end will to On Saturday against the RArj i Balestier Road Icaran iCapt i, Sil zir Singh. B. S Singh. Th: 1 Dharmaraj, M. S Dho tid Nw j Reserves:- Nakhoda and Asghai J On Sunday again I the i
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    KEPPEL G.C
    78 14 A match "Over 40" !t JJJ «9 holes, will be !V (1 en May ;> commencing j t Members wishing I BT2 requested Lo eni r l» :he list posted up in tn< l send their names to th l" 1 as seen as possible. tf r Xr»*
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    Kho Sin Kie Enters British Tennis Final
    131 15 London, May 4. r Davis Cup player, Kho T" 1 day entered the final hard courts tennis t,u unships at Bournemouth h3 Phail ii— 3. 6-3. 6—3. brilliant form, playing I in the first and thirc npion, with delicate id hard forehand il
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    Weights For First Day Of Extra Meet At Singapore
    305 15 I wing arc weights for thj? first day Summer Extra professional meet he Singapore Turf Club on May IORSES— CLASH 4—DIV. I—7 FIRS. ilxril Gray 9.4 Lspnrtou n 9.1 Ifcutbeta ff 8.11 [»it\ti*n 8.8 fcitvena* 8.8 rhetkj 8.7 mithrntir 8.6 AchUks
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    TURF FINAL EXERCISES FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES
    344 15 Slow Work For Cup Candidates (By "Marcus Superbus") uc **Z h rses out ~amin on th iraek at Bukit PURE GOLD was the first out. He was confined to a canter once round. The same would hold for GANDERDOWN. The latter, however, was given
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    New M.C.C. President
    38 15 Reuter. London. Mr. Stanley Christopherson has been elected president of trie Marylebone Cricket Club in succession to Earl Baldwin. The new president played against Australia in 1834, and, was Kent's chief bowler for some years.—Reuter.
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    Weights For To-Morrow's Races
    262 15 Weights for the fifth day are as follows: Governor's Cup HORSES—CLASS 1, DIV. 1, H ICRS Lure (iold 9.4 Blue l'eter 8.13 Golden Glimpse s 13 Tonroe Sir Theobald 8.12 Lcmbus 8.8 Empiric 8 <; Hybla 8.5 Stuart Tartan 8.1 Aerial Post 7.13 Miltondale 7.7 HORSES—CLASS
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    Pro. Golf At Sanwell Park
    81 15 Reuter. Birmingham. May 4. Three pairs tied in their aggregates of one. four and two for the £36,000 professional golf foursome at Sanwell Park. There will be a replay to-mor-iow, over eighteen holes. Robson of Addinton and Burton of Sale had rounds of 71 and
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    CYCLING
    113 15 The long awaited speed hill climb at the Gap, the first of its kind in the history of local cycling, will take place on Sunday. May 14 at 7 a.m. Entries eloie to morrow (Saturday*. Five prizes are offered, including a bicycle. This is no race for the beginners,
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    NEW LIFE B. P. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
    194 15 AT the second annual general meeting of the New Life Badminton Tarty, held at the residence of Mr. Teo Seng leong. the following gentlemen were elected officebeared for the ensuing year:— Patron:—Mr. Cheah Beng Chiang; President:—Mr. Chiang Seng Oeok (reelected*; Hon. Secretary:—Mr. Teo
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    Inter-Club Tennis
    92 15 The following will represent the Perhimponan Stia Club in a friendly tennis match of 4 .singles and 7 doubles against the Japanese Club captained by Mr. Kobava.shi at the latter's courts on Sunday at 1.30 p.m.: H. Khamis, A. Hamid Kassim, Osman Faraj, A. Sujak. H. A. K.
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    English County Cricket Results: Sutcliffe 125. N. O.
    67 15 ENGLISH county cricket results are as follows: Surrey beat M.C.C. by 99 runs. Surrey:..22l and 139 (Sims 5 for 61). M.C.C: 140 (Gover 5 for 43, Squires 4 lor if) and 121. Yorks beat Oxford University by 10 wkts. Y0rk5:..322 (Sutcliffe 125
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    AUSTRALIA READY
    29 15 Reuter. Canberra, May 4: "Australia's plans in the event of war are complete to th? minutest detalLs,' 1 declared the Defence Minister <Mr. street) in a broadcast.--Reuter.
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    What Readers Are Saying THE TIN QUOTA
    592 16 We welcome intelligent letters on any subject from readers, but in publishing them we do not necessarily associate ourselves with the views expressed. [To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune] Sir The general public may not have'realised the precarious position in which some
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    A SINGAPORE CHURCH
    439 16 [To the Editor of the Malaya TribuneT Sir,—With reference to the report ot an interview which appeared in the Sunday Tubule of April 3G, please ai- \i tip nee in the columns of your "valuable paper to express my viewsmuch" among churTh authorises over the design 5
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    MAIL CAR CRASH
    57 16 <Frcm Our Own Correspondent? Johore Bahru, May 4. TAN Ah Lai, the driver of the mallear 1 which plunged into the Straits of Johore while attempting to avoid a cyclst. was this morning fined in al». $80, or in default 3 months' and 20 ctoys' rigorous imprisonment,
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    TRIO SENTENCED FOR CAR ESCAPADE
    265 16 Singapore, Thurso THREE young Chinese, Teo Hock Kee (17), Ong Ah Liat (22) and 1 Ah Kiat (33) were convicted by Mr. L. C. Goh in the fifth court this afternoon of dishonestly taking away a Mo :> valued at $450, from the possession of
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    Alleged Theft By Rickshamen
    112 16 j Singapore. Thursday, j IM Giok Leng. 20. and Ec Chong i Yin, 25, rickshaw-pullers, were 1 produced in the Third P C this morning in answer to a charge of theft of property belonging to a Mr. W. M. Lawrence, of the Royal Air Force.
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    What The Stars Foretell
    306 16 TO-MORROW FOR ALL READERS, A day of mtxed'nfluences Be conventional. p on depart from the beaten track. Ycu will do little or no good experimenting, altering plans, or rnakino changes. Think twice o Tore you decide on a journey, and if you do travel, be cautious
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    First Fatal Plague Case In The East This Year
    228 16 FE League of Nations Health Organisation, Eastern Bureau, Singapore, health bulletin for the week ended Apr. 29 read:— One fatal case of plague, the first in the present year, was reported from Fnom-Penh (Indo-China), which has been free from the disease
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    ALLEGED THEFT
    63 16 Singapore, Thurso* PHEW LIM KAN. a 20-year-old t ne,o. claimed trial I the -econd police court before mt rad Oldham on a charge that w Jj about April 27 committed tne bicycle, valued at $75, from KaWUK ihe property of Mr. Urn Pi On the application of Courl
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    Second Penang Woman China War Front
    184 17 [From Our Oion Reporter] Penang, May 4. mechanic volunteers who will be leaving Penang for the front on May 15, will be another young woman. She is Miss Ta* Keow Tin, music and drawing teacher of the Fukien Girl's School. Miss Tan will be
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    LOITERER SENTENCED
    69 17 Singapo*-*?, Thursday. RAMASAMY, a 22-year-old Aamil, was, to-day sentenced to three weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Conrad Oldham in the second police court when he pleaded guilty to a charge of loitering between sunset and sunrise and not being able to give a satisfactory account of himself in
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    3 Boys Drowned
    67 17 n Reporter] i Lumpur, Thursday. Chinese boys lor a swim in a near the incineraRoad are believed t'li drowned. I) was first disa Chinese passer-by bodj oi one of the on the surface, j ice were informed, tor Mussain, who inI noticed the clothes boys lying on
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    BUS DRIVER FINED
    121 17 .ingapare, Thursday. delivering judgment lie ease in which Ong I eck, a Traction Comofnnibua driver, was with negligent driving colliding with another car m Road on Feb. 28. If. Hhitton. Traffic rd Inspector C.rabriel to place before him •jsnrements. in which the pro that accused in attemptlie
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    U.SUA BETONG
    32 17 Sua Re tong Rubber nmend a final diviist financial year of able on June 2 making ol 12 per cent. To £30.000. To various reCarried forward i 54, r <io.
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    Malayan Mechanics In China Ask For Winter Clothing
    244 17 Ipoh, May 4. to the local China Distress Relief Fund Committee, the second batch of motor mechanics, who left Perak to serve in the China War Front, gave a brief account of their activities in Yunan where they are serving at present.
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    YOU NEED A PERMIT TO SAY "GOOD-BYE"
    169 17 In Kuala Lumpur To-day [From Our Own Reporter] Kuala Lumpur, May 4. THE usual custom of gathering at the station to see one's friends off has received a slight set-back in Kuala Lumpur. The only way now of enteiing the departure platform is
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    Britain Sends More Food To Madrid
    110 17 London, May 3. OIR Maurice Peterson, British AmbasX sador to Spain, recently visited Bilbao to superintend the handing over of 500 tons of provisions and foodstuffs, constituting a gift from the British Government to the Spanish Government, The consignment arrived in a convoy of
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    Sunday's Organ Recital
    149 17 |L|R. Werner Baer, the noted organist, has arranged with the Singapore Municipality to give a scries of recitals at the Memorial Hall, beginning on Sunday next at 9.15. Prices of admission will be $1 and 50 cents. The programme on Sunday will be: Preludio by Frescobaldi. Aye
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    PILGRIMAGE TO LOCAL SHRINE
    85 17 Singapore, Thursday. MEARLY 2.000 devotees visited the Kramat Habib Nocr in Palmer Road, off Anson Road, yesterday on the occasion of the 76th anniversary celebration of the shrine. Innumerable offerings were brought Lo the shrine by the devotees who in some cases came from great distances
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    B.M.B.C. To Consider The Question Of Resumption Of Indian Broadcasts
    911 19  -  INDIAN OPINION BEING SOUNDED SUGGESTIONS TO THE CORPORATION By G. S. Muthukrishnan, B.Sc. rji, reliabh understood that the B.M.B.C. authorities are sounding J ftprestntativc Irdian opinion in regard to the question of the of broadcast of Indian programmes. It is
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    Indian Students In Japan
    93 19 (United Press). Tokyo. A MEETING was held by Mr. Rash Rehari Bose to hid farewell to four Indian students who will return to India after graduation from colleges and universities in Japan. The students were scholarship-holders of the Japanese Government. Mr. K. L. Nanjapoa. one of
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    News Brevities
    221 19 (United Press). patna, Apr. 24. THE Working Committee of the 1 Bihar Provincial Congress Committee after prolonged discussion cave their opinion regarding the Congress site that either Phulwari Sarif in the suburb of Patna or Sonepur, district Saran, may be selected for the purpose and empowered Dr. Rajendra
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    REFORMS IN TRIPURA STATE
    132 19 (United Press). Agartala, Apr. 24. IN pursuance of the proclamation 1 made by His Highness the Maharaja "Manikya Bahadur of Tripura on the first of Baisakh a Durbar was held last night in the Palace Durbar Hall in which a "Robakari" appointing the Mantri Parisad wa«
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    KHADI CAPS BURNT!
    132 19 (United Press). Jamnagar, Apr. 21. IySTURBANCES a S ain occurred U here though on a smaller scale. Yesterday morning the Girasias, the Muslims and Harijans took out a procession with sticks in hands shouting various slogans. They, it is alleged, burnt khadi caps and flags and committed
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    EFFORTS AT SHIA-SUNNI SETTLEMENT
    196 19 (United Press). Lucknow. Apr. 22. UNITED PRESS understands that Sir Sultan Ahmed, ex Member of V* Viceroy's Executive Council, intervtewcd HE the Governor, Premier Go\ma Ballav Pant and Ministers Dr. Katju, Mr Raft Ahmed Kidwai and Mr. Ibrahim, in connection with the Tabarra agita tion and
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    Toll Of U.P. Riots
    87 19 (United Press). Lucknow, Apr. 24. 'TN Benares 51 persons were killed, A 210 injured and 1,597 arrested while in Cawnpore 65 were killed, 217 injured and 1.951 arrested in connection with the recent riots at those places." So said the Hon. Premier Govind Ballabh Pant In
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    Holy Prophet's Birthday Celebrations
    102 20 The photographs on this page were taken when the Muslim Community in Singapore celebrated the birthday of their Holy Prophet Muhammad, on Tuesday. The above picture shews the archway of the ANJunied Islamic School which was especially decor;»led and on the right, Capt. Irving, (marked with
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