Morning Tribune, 4 February 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 3. SINGAPORE, -TTUESITAY, 'Feb. 4, »36. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 355 1 DEFENCE PROPOSALS OPPOSED PROGRAMME POINTS < ovntoviitsiAi education REFORM rrO-DAY the British Parliament concludes its Christmas holiday and returns to work, and the session which is about to begin promises to provide some most spirited debates. There is an exceptionally full programme before the House
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  • 60 1 New R usso Jap Incident Moscow, Feb. 3. ANOTHER border club between Mancbvkuan and Soviet troops is reported from tbe headquarters of the Sqriet £ar Eastern army. Two M*fto|»ajt«sn companies ap- prosched the- border on Feb. 1 and sent a patrol Into Soviet territory which was driven away by firing
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  • 74 1 Visit To Duke Of Gloucester London, Feb. 3. QUEEN Mary, who had not hitherto left London since the death of the late King George the Fifth, yesterday, accompanied by the King of Norway, the Princess Royal and Earl Harewood, left for Aldershot to take luncheon with the Duke
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  • 54 1 TO ACT AS DEPUTY FOR GOVERNOR Singapore, Monday. .1 GOVERNMENT Gazette extraordinary ft published this evening notifies that His Sxcpllency the Governor has appointed \Mr. -A. S. Small, actir.R Colonial Secretary,- to be his deputy during the time of his tour on the West Cbas't in the
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  • 142 1 ADMIRALTY WRIT NOT SERVED London, Feb. 3. THE Admiralty Marshal gave instruc--1 ftbns for a writ to be issued for the arrest of the Italian steamer Fedora which came into collision with the Russian ship Pravda south of Dungeness during a fog. Both ships were damaged and limped
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  • 62 1 SMITHFIELD WHOLLT DISORGANISED London, Feb. 3. A strike of the shopmen who unload meat from the vans at Smithfleld meat -market took place shortly after midnight and the business of the famous market was disorgarlsed. The strike, which was called without sanction of the union concerned, is aimed
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  • 151 1 Elected In Scots Universities MR. Ramsay MacDonald, former premier in the National (government before Mr. Stanley Baldwin took over, and who was rejected by the electors of his own division. Seaham, last November, has succeeded in getting back to the House of Commons. He was (states Reuter)
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 71 1 To-dav*s i\en§ Burglaries in Singapore page t Speeding up the law 2 Cost of floods in Britain a Financial news .4 News of the films 5 New airports in U.K. 7 Around Malaya 8 Singapore memorial to Geo. V. 9 lord Nttfflcld leaves 9 for women ,12 s hopping guide
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  • 489 2 BRITAIN'S BIG BILL Wet Autumn The Cause IJEAVY rains in England are again causing some anxiety in reganj to flood risks. This winter has been the worst for several years in the matter of floods and huge areas of the countryside have been under water for
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  • 59 2 Geneva Meeting Yesterday JrN pursuance of the decision in principle which was reached by the committee in November, to extend the sanctions policy against Italy, the committee of technicians is meeting in Geneva to-day. It is expected that the committee will present its report to the committee
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  • 86 2 Paris, Jan. 30. TERMING itself a Government of Republican conciliation and vigilance, the Government, in its declaration of policy, says its obvious task is to assure fair and free elections and there was no time for a wide and constructive programme. The statement declares that an An-glo-French agreement
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  • 71 2 20 CONVICTS BURN TO DEATH Scotsboro (Albama), Jan. 31. •TWENTY negro convicts, locked in a wire cage in a lorry, met with a fearful death when a drum of petrol caught fire. They were unable to escapd and it is expected that two others will succumb to their
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  • 246 2 CHINESE ASSAULTS HIS MOTHER Singapore, Monday. "THE accused is rather an impossible young man. He asked his mother for 20 or 30 cents and because he did not get it he struck her with his fists on her face and temple, kicked her on the shin and knee,
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  • 118 2 RIVER DROWNING FATALITY Singapore, Monday. VERDICT of death by misadventure A from drowning was returned by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, this afternoon, at an inquiry into the death of a 54 year-old Hokien Chinese sampan man named Soh Ah Kow who lost his life in the
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  • 98 2 Controversial Proposals London, Jan. 30. THE Royal Commission on the Despatch of Business at Common Law, and for suggesting an age limit for Judges, makes drastic recommendations for the accelerating of legal procedure. The report strongly criticises the present organisation of business in the King's Bench
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  • 36 2 Judges Retire At 72 London, Jan. 30. A ROYAL Commission report which had been issued suggests that future appointment to the King's Bench Division should be subject to a fixed retiring age of seventy-two. Reuter Wireless
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  • 20 2 air-mail in the service of documents abroad. The Commission was appointed by Mr. Ramsay Macdonald in November 193±- Reuter Wireless
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  • 53 2 ANOTHER RULING BY COURT Washington, Feb. 2. |»HE verdict of the Supreme Court on I the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley authority is expected to-morrow. Supporters of the New Deal have Fmall hopes of a favourable ruling, but it is thought possible that the court will avoid a
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  • 241 3 MALAY DRIVER CHARGED Arrested In High 9&Tree+ Singapore, Monday. A SERIES of daring burglaries in the residential area beyond the village of Keppel in recent weeks, in which property worth a considerable sum has been stolen, are alleged to have led to the arrest of a
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  • 56 3 Singapore, Monday. Pleading guilty to a charge of rash and negligent driving and causing hurt to a ricksha puller in Kampong Bahru Road on Jan. 26, a European motorist Mr. H. E. Brown was nned $60 and ordered to pay $15 as compensation to the ricksha puller by Mr. E.
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  • 182 3 Few Fatalities In 1935 London. r BOTH in the Air Force and in civil flying the accident mortality in 1935 estimated in relation to the greatly increased aggregate flying time and flying distance, was less than in previous years. In our expanding Air Force, serving at home and
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  • 380 3 only a few day's before the date on which the girl fell sick there had been a case in the kampong and everybody had been vaccinated, except the deceased, who had come to the kampong for her confinement later. His lordship, in dismissing the appeal, said that it
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  • 167 3 Holland's Recovery GOLD RESERVES BACK TO NORMAL London, Feb. 3. TO-DAY'S reduction to two and a half per cent, brings the Netherlands bank rate to the level at which it stood In April last, prior to the currency crisis in the gold bloc countries. Since the end of September, when
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 46 3 Si}viyrln Prevents falling hair Removes dandruff overnight Grows new healthy hair Makes the hair soft, silky, glossy and wavy Many thousands of people owe .to Silvikrin the abundance, health and beauty of their hair. From all chemists and High Class Hairdressers. Sole Agents: RAHAMIN PENHAS Singapore.
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    • 7 3 J* Daily Lunch $1.00 Phone 4906 PEARS
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  • Up-To-The-Minute Finaneial News
    • 349 4 STEADY TOME MAL\TAl\i:i> Singapore, Monday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 24*4 cts., up Va ct. Market Tone: Very steady. Tin (Singapore) $101 down RUBBER The market here closed quite firm on Saturday and this morning with New York again showing a slight improvement buyers are again in evidence at
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    • 87 4 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Singapore, Monday, noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1.X.R.8.8. in cases (P.0.8. February) 24 1116 *****16 Good FAQ. in cases (F.0.8. February) 24% 24% No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) awardable S'pore) 24V 8 24 9 fc do. February 24^ 2V /4 do. March 24*4
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    • 60 4 LONDON TIN RUBBER Market Remains Firm (From Our Financial Correspondent) London, Feb. 3, 6.30 p.m. The closing prices were as following: LONDON RUBBER Market Tone: Firm. Spot ***** (up 116). Apr.June 7 532 (up 332) LONDON TIN Spot, £204%, previously £208 2 Apr.Uune, £197 3/ 8 previously £198%. CROSS-RATE London
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    • 165 4 49 YEARS ON STOCK EXCHANGE London. THE death of Sir William George Rice means the loss to the Stock Exchange of another Father of the House He became a member 49 years ago, and was head of the firm of Smith Rice and Co. To the younger
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    • 322 4 London, 6.30 p.m. Feb. 3. ♦New York prices quoted in U.S. currency. The above are dealers' middle price; jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Share of £1 denomination unless --who-, pi<*» nr Fall otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or Fail War
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 63 4 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established in 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) Y.100,000,000 Reserve Fund Y.127,450,000 Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Manager, h. UNAGAMI. Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., (Incorporated in New
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    • 16 4 lit SjuJ^k Known <3:^ worScS over Bf^yM EVERYONE OF THEM IKiJU MASTERPIECE in modern watchmaking history!
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  • 65 5 Serious Position In New York New York, Feb. 2. U£W York faces a strike of lite-opera-tors, chai women, skyscrapers and 2U,0U0 millinery workers. ie strike of che millinery workers -eheduled to start at 10 a.m., but e time for the foimer strike was kepi ret and sealed orders
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  • 125 5 U S. Neutrality VIOLENT ATTACK ON NEW BILL Washington, Feb. 2. A\'S\TION baa bcui caused in political circles by ttie violent delon of the Neutrality Bill by T hn Ba:ssett-Moore, a leading ci States authority on internalaw, b-;iore tie Foreign Affairs D tittee of the Senate. Ba ;U -Moore described
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  • 82 5 TIME LIMIT FOR EXCHANGE EXTENDED Nanking, Jan. 16. THE time limit set lor the exchange of silver dollars for legal tender note* has been extended until May 3. 1936. stead of February, 1936, according to announcement by the Ministry of i nee to-day. This decision, it is stated,
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  • 67 5 THE Speedwell Colliery— the pit which Bristol subscribed £3.000 to "save" years ago -is to be closed. Nearly 1 miners arc employed in it. The chairman o'" the controlling pany, Sir Frank Beauchamp. seated the colliery was being abandoned to the "enormous lasses" susined by the demand of
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  • 88 5 To-day In Singapore CAIITOL.— "Without Regret," with Ba Landi. Frances Drake, etc. Also Pictures of the scenes at the death of George v. PAVILION.— "Every Night at Eight,' Ith George Raft, Alice Faye, etc. Also ictures of the scenes at the death of rgi V. ALHAMBRA.— "Speed Wings," with Tim
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  • 87 5 MR. J. D. Hodgkinson, of the Malayan Civil Service, and Miss Peggie Anley were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral this afternoon. The Ven. Archdeacon Graham Whit- ifllriated. Mr. L. V. Taylor performed the dutieof best man, and the bridesmaids were Miss Diana Huggins and Miss Karen
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  • 262 5 TAMIL LABOURER'S REPLY TO HOMICIDE CHARGE yrow Our Own Correspondent} Johore Bahru. Feb. 3 I WAS fully drunk at the time and do not know what happened" was thf defence of Ramasamy. a Tamil labourer employed on Tanjong Langsat Estate, when charged with having committee. culpable homicide
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  • 85 5 Cnverte. Perm. Jan 23. Charging hrr hu.sbnnd with (lV u lv Mrs Joseph James Ralston askrcl ludge to plvp her a divorcv Shin evidence that hrr husband dropned r-ffrp wounds on the Boor, swept in^m up and out them back in the <-of>c not so that she couldn't drink coffee:
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  • 117 5 FUNERAL YESTERDAY AT BIDADARI THE funeral of Mr. Harold Stamford Eber. a popular member of the Eurasian community, and assistant choir master at the Cathedral of the Goon Shepherd, who died on Friday night at the General Hospital, took place yesterday at Bidadari. Mr. Eber was employed
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  • 119 5 Shipping Line Chairman On The Future Of Germany Berlin "Without prestige on the high sen > and without room to live in overseas. th^ future of Germany, the country without room, is not secure," so said Dr. Rudolph Firle, chairman of the North German Lloyd, in a
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  • 34 5 Nanking. Feb. 3. The Anti-Opium Commit^ h*« adooted sever* 5 measures to deal with traffickers and erowers of opium. Those convic^d are liable to rrftlve capital punishment— Sin Ch r 111/ X \JL I
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  • 114 5 Millions Will Be Spent London, Jan. 30. »T is estimated that millions win bj S5 S'r Phmp Sassoon of the first aerodrome equipment exhibition arranged by The Aerodrome Owners' Association. Ei^htv firms exhibited. i report is expected shortly on the survey of aerodrome requirement, which has been made by
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  • 150 5 SEQUEL TO BUGIS'S RUNNING AMOK Singapore, Monday. AN alleged knife attack by a Bugis named Madar bin Bedra in a pilgrim lodging house in Palembang Road in the early hours of the morning of Nov. 23. 1935 in which seven others were stabbed had' a sequel in the
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  • 63 5 DEFINITELY PROCEEDING TO NANKING Shanghai, Feb. 3. MR. Hsu Sung Chie, one of the Nanking delegates sent to welcome Mr. H; Han Min. says that the Kuomintang leader is definitely proceeding to the capital. It is understood that Mr. Hu will send Mr. Liu Lo Yen
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  • 74 5 The following arrivals at the Raffles Hotel are reported: Mr. A. J. Aitken, a British planter, arrived from Riouw. Mrs. H. Alice Squire Smith, from Batavia. Miss Betty Mitchell, from Batavia. Mr. W. C. A. Freeman, a merchant from Batavia. Mr. P. B. Marriott, a British tin miner
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  • 46 5 A cablegram has been received that Mr. Ong Soon Ann of the Municipal Treasurer's Dept.. and a student of the School of Accountancy through its reoresentatives. Home study Agencies 01 Malaya, passed the Intermediate Examination of the Corporation of Ac-nun fits Glasgow, held in December last.
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  • 9 5 The Executive Yuan in Nanking haapproved the Szechuen construction
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 145 6 l NEW SONG HITS IN A GRAND NEW- yHHnHU| STYLE MUSICAL COMEDY STUDDED Hj^^^^^^^^^^^^^H WIIH S'i-ARS, LAUGHS, GIRLS AND fS^^^^^^^^^^^H MUSIC! TO-NIGHT 6.15—9.15 J^^^^l^^^lBP ALICE FAYE "EVERY NIGHT AT EIGHT" With FRANCES LANGFORD, PATSY KELLY AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS \LSO SPECIAL PICTURES RECEIVED BY AIR of A, THE PASSING OF
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    • 155 6 See this Sensational Story of A Beautiful GMT* AAttßlavw in Chinal Tfy ««dlS«iv« a murder mystery that baffled London's Pblk«{ Lood^s ExthwWt MAVKAIH stuiui«d by a crime WHO WAS THE GUILTY .MURDERER? |CAMTOLII °™Z Km ElUfflißll Out ml Dnmatic H uitt Uk^kmht^^^^^^^kw^ Production WITHOUT lIECHIET ii ■■■■■■■■■l in, i. iiii
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  • 468 7 PIECE OF GL ASS HIS MOST TREASURED POSSESSION Cape Town. >pHE man who "shot" the Great War —as official film photographer at the front here tells the story of his most treasured possession a piece of jrlass. He is Captain Geoffrey Malins, and was appointed
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  • 181 7 Appreciated By Indian People OTAGE and screen productions of two of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies are being acclaimed in widely differing parts of the world to-day as these Reuter messages shew: Bombay. A film of Hamlet has been produced here for the Indian masses in their
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  • 115 7 Belgrade A permanent market for English ballet shoes in Yugoslavia has been assured as the result of a visit to London by Dr. Milojevitch, Yugoslav music critic The craft of making good ballet shoes is a highly-skilled one and Yugoslav dancers prefer those made in England. A number
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    • 21 7 A 1 VO9 I i Opening Ma -jSy X" JH j 1 To-night HllnUH I WHEELER j WOOL§EY in "Kentucky Kernels"!
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    • 192 7 ANOTHER BIG BIT Screening Simultaneously at Ihe GRAND THEATRE 7.30 p.m. (NEW WORLD) 9.30 p.m. and EMPIRE TALKIES 7 p.m. (Tanjong Pagar Rd.) 9 pm. The Great all Talking, Singing and Dancing CANTONESE HIT Presenting two well-known screen personalities LUM KUNG SUN of (Country Gtntleman) fame and (who had several
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  • Article, Illustration
    524 8 THERE may be a new appointment to the Bench from the ranks of practising advocates in Singapore before long. With the departure of the Chief Justice again there is a shortage in the ranks of the judges. Mr. Justice Whitley, acting Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell,
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  • 311 8 The MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1936. AN ARMS LOAN rpHE War Office and the Cabinet are getting down to brass tacks. The proposal to float a loan of from £100 millions to £150 millions for the purpose of building up Britain's defences to normal strength a proposal first
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  • 135 8 Mr. H. C. Rendle of the Federal Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur, well-known in rugby circles, has returned from Home leave. Mr. J. T. Chappel, the well-known Perak rugger player, will shortly be going on leave. Inspector R. H. Yorke, of the Penang Traffic Branch, who has been in the Police
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  • 38 8 The first world performance of Mr. Bernard Shaw's comedy. "The Millionairess," in the Vienna AkademieTheater, was an outstanding success *Vt ten minutes after the Derformance the audience remained in the theatre to applaud the play and the acting.
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  • 46 8 Nlnety-elßht retired officers were found employment last year by the War Office Employment Bureau and the Information Bureau at Army Headquarters, India. Both at home and in India one-third of the appointments are under Government. Little headway has yet been made in placing officers in business.
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  • 265 9 A SINGAPORE SCHEME To Be Put Before City Fathers Singapore, Monday. A PROPOSAL for the erection of a permanent memorial in Singapore to His Late Majesty King George the Fifth is likely to be put before the Municipal Commissioners at their next monthly meeting, the Morning
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  • 117 9 London, Jan. 21. A NEW decoration— the "Order of the Silver Star"— has been adopted by the Salvation Army for world-wide use. It will be given to every mother whose son or daughter is an officer in the Army. Mothers of children who have died whilst serving as
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  • 39 9 Shanghai, Feb.*2. The postage rate for mails to foreign countries has been increased by 25 per cent, with effect from yesterday. The increase Is due to the change in value of the franc- Sin Chew Jit Poh
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  • 13 9 Nanking has assigned Szechuen Province to be the centre of China's national defences.
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  • 36 9 The directors of Humber, Limited, announce that at the company's works at Coventry, early in January, the company completed the ten-thousandth car of the 1936 Hillman Minx model, which came into production on Aug. 28, 1935.
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  • 420 9 Lord Nuffield Leaves Singapore, Monday. ORD Nuffield was given a rousing send-off by the friends he has made in Singapore during his brief stay here, when he left this morning by the s.s. Marella for Java. His visit to Malaya will long be remembered in Singapore and
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  • Article, Illustration
    160 9 Engraver's Proof Sold For £94 London, Jan. 21. THE engraver's proof of the Penny Black, Great Britain's first postage stamp and the "mother" of all postage stamps, has been sold in London. It was bought— for 80 guineas— by Mrs. Weatherley, great granddaughter of the man who drew
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  • 214 9 AMERICA THRILLED BY RESCUE Sydney, Jan. 20. GRATITUDE and praise for the Australian Government's rescuing feat in the Antarctic comes from Lincoln Ellsworth and from the United States Consul in Sydney. In a radio to the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. J. A. Lyons, from the Discovery n, Lincoln
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  • 186 9 Alleged Against Storekeeper Singapore, Monday. THE discovery of a shortage of about 14,000 piculs of copra in the godowns of Messrs. Boustead and Co.'s godowns at Robertson Quay has led to the arrest of a wellknown Chinese storekeeper Chiok Guan Leong, on a charge of criminal breach
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 36 9 "Tolliuia" Vermouth ITALIAN TYPE $1.35 IB U Another per bottle rll W\ Tolley from all pfH||Kfl QUALITY \mß> '"•VM^^flHl wP tvwir'S^s^^^Bl g'fr -it- ko" ••^''VtHl H c il° Jji| Sole Agents for Malaya: McALISTER CO., LTD.
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  • 919 10 A sigh from a long long time ago but nevertheless very true of us to-day "My face is my fortune. Sir" she sighed, and I wonder how many of us eternally feminine creatures are hustling and bustling our way past one another to win through to that
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  • 657 12 tion* white henna and other Welches for turning dark heads to blonde or After adventures In trying to change the colour of their hair, bruneUes usually realise that its natural shade is really more becoming after all, and far less trouble. There te ia natural harmony between the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 51 12 I!^T gXr^ STUDY YJ^ttP^TlIK \I I lIS OF Write to our Beauty Correspondent, GRETA CUMMIN G,c/o The Morning K- Tribune, for any question of beauty I treatment about which you would like further information,enclosing a stamped address envelope for reply. >lAISO\ I'EIOI LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS. 79 Stamford Road. Tel. 4610. CORNER
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    • 14 12 Have you sent your\ coupon for 1 PRIMA I Eau lie Cologne S J
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  • 449 13 FXTRFMES SHOUI P BE AVOIDED Start With Simple Routine THE complexion and makeup problems of a girl still in her teens sometimes proves quite vexing to her mother. This is a trying and sensitive age for crirls, and mothers should exercise a vast amount of
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 111 13 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE j LUGGAGE i CARRIER CO. Baggage Contractors Forwarding Agents. Booking Agents for F.M.S. Railways. Bageage Agents for:— Blue Funnel Line East Asiatic Line Nederland.Une I 8.1.5.N. Co., Ltd., S etc., etc. i Tel. Address:— "LUGGAGE" PHONE 2428 or call Union Bldg. STATIONER JL m^^^* PQP We stock
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    • 129 13 A TOURISTS I SHOPPING GUIDE i BOOKSHOP NOVELS AT Sl.OO EACH. Henry VIII and His Wives —Walter Jerrold The First Seven Divisions Lord Ernest Hamilton Kabluk of the Eskimo —Lowell Thomas Tahiti: Isle of Dreams —Robert Keable The Jutland Scandal —Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon. Mata Hari: Courte'san and Spy Major
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    • 75 13 EYES Qualified Eye Specialists. Eye Examinations. Eyeglasses. Exclusively. Phone 3002. HAIRDRESSER T jHM Maison B^H Uarcelle j J I nie Best Add- i I ess for modern I Hairdressinf Stamford Rd. Prof: Kooy, Tel. 4807. CURIOS i Here's the place you can get j Camphor-wood chests, Nest-of- tables, Linen Handkerchiefs
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    • 113 13 RESTAURANT ltoal European j Food Come and have your steak cook- ed as you like it on an open I charcoal grill by JOHN, Singa- pore's leading Chef. J J OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT I Arcade Restaurants Collyer Quay, Phone **Z5J^ TAILOR j A NEW 1 TAILORING SHOP OPENED AT S
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 458 14 f <■ BRITISH INDIA p. <& o. s. x. cits sailings, OUTWARDS. Due o Dwe Tonnage S'pore. Tonnage Spore. 1936 1936 <rt SOMALI 6.810 Feb. 12 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Apr. 10 CORFU 15.000 Feb. 14 BEHAR 6.000 Apr. 19 RANCHI 17,000 Feb. 28 CHITRAL 15,000 Apr. 24 BANGALORE 6.000 Mar. 12
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    • 394 14 j "V^ TO FRENCH PORTS V-j^-ik. |^Dl& HOMEWARDS. j I TORBIT** For Marseilles, Havre Antwerp Dm*U* 7 TOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes St^alre nl^^ Mar 4 OUTWARDS (from Marseilles). ig36 i For Saigon, Tourane Haiphong. i CAP ST. JACQUES Mar. 6 J ANOO Mar. 11 J j CAP PADARAN Apr. "TARESntOMANTP^MALA^TOMAKSBimS^
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  • Singapore Harbour -New Of The Day
    • 220 15 REVIEW OF SHIPPING IN 1935 London. -rAIRPLAY," the weekly shipping T journal, in its Annual Returns Isue states that the results shown by British shipping companies in the acroi'nts which have been published in 1935, are again ot a very unsatisfactory few companies have, it is added,
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    • 145 15 NEW DEVICES FOB SAIFETY TESTS lately carried out in London 1 through the medium of deep water tank! have now assured the safety of those who belong to the hazardous unit cr- water service. At the premises of Messrs. Siebe Gorman, whose governing director is sir Robert Davis, constant
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    • 92 15 TO-DAY K'arimon (Hang Yon) 9 a.m. mangkat Sambas and Sing-r-awang (Tomohon) 9 ajn. P'"ngerang (S. Soon Hene) 9 ajn. Tandjong Pinang (Hong KeaU 10 a.m. Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Diomed) 2 p.m. China (generally), Holhow (Diomed) 2 p-ni. Hongkong (Diomed) 2 p.m. Japan (Diomed)
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    • 25 15 The Messageries Maritimes liner "tucchal Joffre is du? at Singapore to- 1 i; '.v at 10 a.m. and will sail for Colombo at 4 p.m.
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    • 80 15 THREE square rigged sailing ships, I carrying timber to the Balkan States, recently passed down the lower Thames. Lovers of sailing vessels collected on Southend Pier watched this unusual sight, with the greatest delight, as with sails bellying in the wind, they parsed out together. That
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    • 121 15 THE steamer Stanley Dollar, which arrived in Manila from Shanghai recently, has been sold to Madrigal and Company, Filipino interests, Vincente Madrigal of the company having confirmed the sale, states the Manila Bulletin. The price for the veteran steamer of the Dollar lines was not made public. Som>
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    • 269 15 German liner Aids Distressed French Trawler Captain Ferdinand Kahlbetzer, commander of the German liner Westernland, told a graphic story of the rescue of two of the crew of the French trawler San Tanicle when his vessel arrived at Southampton. He first heard of the trawler's distress
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    • 66 15 Mails expected from Netherlands Indie" by Air (Netherlands), time or de'ivery of boxholders' letters only 1 p.m and general delivery of letters and parcels 1.40 p.m. to-day. Mails expected from Holland etc. by Indrapoera, due at Singapore, today, i. Mails expected from Europe, etc. (Amsterdam) by Air (Netherlands),
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    • 84 15 SHIPB ARRIVING TO-DAY Godown. Entrance Gate. Deucalion 13 J Diomed Poylpbank 32 3 Indranoera f Kajan* 39 3 Katong 15 3 Kedah J J Kinfcasam Maru 2 4 Larnt 37 J Lima Maru 50 Marechal Joffre 1J J Mati Hari JJ Shyo^en Maru 30 J Silverwillow 4 KEPPEL
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    • 192 15 Singapore, Feb. 3. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $111 R. (Siam* W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $107 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan Ob Pace, B. Siam, No. 1 per Koyan $108 Rice, B. Siam, No. 2 per Koyan $104 Siam, Rice,
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    • 54 15 The air mail (Imperial) despatched fr«a Singapore ox* Jan. 23 was delivered in London on Feb. 3 (11 day*). irheaSTmail (Norlands) despatched from Singapore oftlwi. 25 was**livwed in London on Fek 1 (7 days). Mail despatched from Singapore on Jan. 10 by Karoa was delivered in London on
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    • 119 15 SIX NEW VKSSEIS LAUNCHED Stx pew vws*l», including tla« lOiOOO ton liner "Comanchee" w#t« launched eariy last month fiom Button bnipbuiiding yards. w Trie first launch of the yea* on the Wear took place at Bunderlaad on the bame day. The vessel was the motor ship Rueeley, built by
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    • 99 15 Tokio, Jan. 23. r)-ESTABLISHED companies operating larger passenger liners across the Pacific will soon consider measures to be taken against the rapidly- growing cheap passenger service offered by freight vessel, it was predicted by the Hochi Shimbun to-day in a survey of Pacific Passenger traffic. The Nippon Yusen
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    • 88 15 The N.Y.K. has been the hardest hit, according to the Hochi, but the prediction was made that there is little Remedy for the situation because the business of the freighters is entirely 16 As 1 a result, is it believed that thy regular passenger lines will attempt to
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    • 114 15 Owners and masters of shipping are reouSSd to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the gun pracUce a Ihich P wiU take place .from Changi Area on Feb. 10, 11 and 25 (alternative days 12 and 26), commencin rid' flig^iU be flown
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    • 40 15 ,ffT J^^llN- Telegraphic Address: The most charmingly situated Hotel in the Island. Ideal for permanent residents REST\URANT Table d'hote and a la carte. COCKTAIL BAR LOUNGE-TENNIS. Special Dinner Dance on Thursday 6th DINERS 51.50 NO AFTER-DINNER ADMISSION CHAR G E.
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    • 662 16 i ON THE RADIO I a <%> IK ■•■a* ifell l< ai<lß«iVit Rcund the Sky; Sea Fever (John Ire■»l lilSll B,dCl^tk« lan(|) ow Motner Hubbard (in the i r p*iM^*lllMUl^ l: ol Handol> (Hely-Hutchinson). 1 rO2»rtl 111 lilt 102 0 pm. The Torquay Municipal Orchestra; leader Harold F. Petts; con-TO-DAY
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    • 299 16 teners!" TA 10.35 p.ra. Nfews in German on DJA. DJB DJN. Close down DJB. 10.50 p.m. 10-day in Germany. Sound Pictures. 1" 11.0a pjn. Madrigals from the clays of Buroque's TOp riie Berlin Mudrigal Union. T H.3u p.m. News in English on DJa 11.50 p.m. Close DJA, DJN (Germ., BngL).
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    • 509 16 12 noon. Recorded music. 12.50 p.m. News in Spanish. 1.05 p.m. News in German. End' of transmission. Wavelength 25.23 metres (11,880 kcs). 420 p.m. Recorded music. 435 p.m. News in French. 5.05 p.m. News in English. End of transmission. Wavelength 19.68 metres (15,244 kcs.). 615 pm. Programme announcement. 620 p.m.
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  • 184 17 A TRANSVAAL TERROR Stones Size Of Coconuts rpHE story of an amazing storm, in which hailstones fell which were "the size of coconuts," is described in Reuter telegrams from South Africa. Nin teen men, all natives, were killed by these lumps of solid ice, which
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  • 92 17 Anniversary Of Sydney Sydney, Jan. 28. THE birth of Sydney 150 years ago may 1 be regarded as the foundation of white Australia. Feeling this, the other States, led by Victoria. South Australia, and Tasmania, have stated their wish to narticipate in Sydney's sesqui-cent rnrr celebrations in 1938. Enthusiastic rpproval
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  • 41 17 Archway of swords at the wedding of Lieut. Robert Winter-Evans, of H.M.S. Cornwall, and Miss Helen M argaret Stumpf, of Manila, which took place at the Cathedral cf the Good Shepherd in Singapore a few days ago.
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  • 118 17 Government Of China RUMOURS OF A REORGANISATION Shanghai, Feb. 3. IT is rumoured in Nanking that on the arrival of Mr. Hu Han Min, the Kuomintang leader, the personnel of the five Yuans (the Government committees) will be changed. Government officials were reticent when interviewed by newspapermen and they neither
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  • 200 17 HONGKONG STUDENTS ELIGIBLE I)R. Lim Han Hae, of Singapore, has v received a copy of an important letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hongkong by Mr. Ong Wen Hao, Chief Secretary to the Executive Yuan of the National Government of China, dealing with the
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  • 60 17 London, Jan. 30. POUR-hundred cases of Italian-grown lemons have been seized by the Customs at City Railway goods station. This Is the first seizure since the Imposition of sanctions. The lemons had been declared to be Syrian. Each bore a label stating this, but the Minorities discovered they
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  • 301 17 Increase In Subsidy London, Jan. 31. THE text of the Government's Air Navigation BUI, embodying proposals for subsidy of air transport and for the future regulation of civil aviation was published to-day. The Secretary for Air Is empowered, subject to Treasury approval, to enter into long-term agreements for
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  • 122 17 DECISIONS BY BOARD OF CONTROL Singapore, Monday. A municipal official communique reports the fol'o wincr decisions taken by the Board of Control at a meeting last week: Recommended that supplemental provision of $500 be made for licence fees for 1935 and 1936 in respect of the Victoria Theatre
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  • 30 17 Carlo, Jan. 30. The King has appointed a delegation nndcr the Presidency of Nahaa Pasha. >*der of the Wafd. to negotiate with Britain. The defecation represents all parties.- Reuter Wireless
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    • 84 17 BIG NEWS IS Or JT GRACE MOORE in Columbia's World-famous Musical Production "IWE jyililHT OF LOVE" Opens at THE CAPITOL Next Week Xo film in history has received such world-wide acclaim v j The Screen's Perfect Comedy With ths Biggest Laugh Makers in Filnland i J •»*3>YiA»« fl mm7l7 a
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    • 392 18 Australia's George V Cup Sydney, Jan. 24. •THE name of the late King George, so I prominently linked with Australian sport, will live among rowers particularly as a tradition for all time. The rea son for this Is the story behind his Gold Cup, which is rowed for each
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    • 474 18 South Strongest Outside (By Our Rugby Football Correspondent) Singapore, Monday. 'THE Malayan rugby season of 1935- 36 comes to an end on Saturday next with the North and South inatch, which will be played at Anson Road Stadium, having* been postponed from Jan. 25 on account of the
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    • 48 18 London, Feb. 3. The Scottish international rugger XV against Ireland at Murrayfield on Feb. 22 has been selected as follows:— Kerr, Murdoch, Dick, Murray, Whit worth (London Scottish), R. Shaw, Lo<ran, Grieve, Dniitt, Waters, Beattie. Burnet, Cooper, Buff and Woston (Kelvinside Aca- demieaLs).- Reuter
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      339 18 Yugo-Slav's Trade Improved London. FARM produce from Yugo-Slavia is to be admitted into this country In larger quantities as a direct result of the working of economic sanctions. This is the first practical instance that has arisen since the imposition of sanctions of one of the League nations fulfilling
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    • 135 18 EXCELLENT PROGRAMME AT NEW WORLD Singapore, Tuesday. IN excellent programme of four bouts of which two are of 12 three-minute rounds each will be staged at the New World Arena during the Thaipusum festival on Thursday night, under the promotion of Mr. C. A. Bell. The Som Pong—
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    • 190 18 WEST BROMWICH DRAW AGAIN THE replayed fourth round cup-tie between West Bromwich and Bradford again ended with honours even after extra time had been played (states Reuter), each side scoring once. Bradford City went into the fifth round at the expense of Blackburn Rovers, winning well by three
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  • 762 19 S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNEY further Progress Made Singapore, Monday. iu:si'lTE a heavy drizzle and a slippery turf which was more or less a setback to most of the players, some very interesting tennis was witnessed on the S.C.C. courts this evening at the fourth day of
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  • 63 19 Donor Honoured In Death Trinity Congregational Church, St. Albans, was filled with mourners at the funeral of Mr. Samuel Ryder, donor of the Ryder Golf Cup. The coffin was surrounded with a mass of floral tributes, among them a wreath bearing the inscription: -With profound sympathy from the
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    • 230 19 THERE HAS BEEN NO SLUMP w J S LIFE ASSURANCE. j WHY? S BECAUSE LIFE ASSURANCE IS AN ft INTEGRAL PART OF OUR DAILY LIFE. j t v' YOU NEED A POLICY j THERE IS A POLICY TO SUIT YOU i i APPLY FOR PARTICULARS TO the GREAT EASTERN LIFE!
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  • 59 20 LOCAL GENERAL NEWS PICTURES THAMES VALLEY FLOOD SCENES:— A striking view showing the extensive floods each side of the railway near Oxford. (Tropical Press.) A Chinese girl knitting the rattan threadwork for a locally-made chair. A scene after the Italian Troops bad taken Makall. A scene from the Paramount plctu
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    • 100 20 SEE.^FOR YOURSELF HOW tt )tHE NEwl^itfltlll^l $|XE$ L J (SERIES II) W— A Engine and chassis entire- Smith's JackaQ hydraulic •Artistic and practical ly redesigned throughout. built-in lacks. instrument panel with par- All passenger* are seated m,» u »i— ■„n it tkularly large speedometer within wheelbase providing, Draughttas jrentihtiop in
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