Morning Tribune, 6 February 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL I. No. 5. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 343 1 Blockade Of Frontier JAP FEARS Soviet Offensive Expected 1 ATEST TELEGRAMS RECEIVED L FHOM CHINA BY THE SINGAPORE NEWSPAPER SIN CHEW JIT POH INDICATE THAT ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR ARE BEIV: MADE IN MANCHURIA. MANCHUKUO. BACKED BY JAPAN. APPEARS TO BE AFRAID OF A SOVIET TFR^AT.
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  • 61 1 Oil Sanctions page 2 J n Powers Confer > 1 iiumcial News 4 5 Aviation m 1935 7 Around Malaya I fanned Beer m Malaya R"taty Club Meeting 9 PI turev 10 and 11 Women'i Pases 12 and 13 Shipping News *15 J K.PJH. Ships IJ J«dio Programmes
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  • 159 1 12,500 Affected In France St. Nazaire, Feb. 3. THE threatened strike of 8,000 ship-yard workers began this morning: and is expected to last several weeks. Five hundred workers on the steamer Xormandie at Havije have derided to join. The strikers have taken elaborate measures to prevent work.
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  • 82 1 GESTURES AT NEW DELHI New Delhi, Feb. 3. THE Legislative Assembly dedicated the first sitting of the Budget Session to the memory of King George. An atmosphere of solemnity prevailed m the House and most member, wore black ties. A moving tribute to the late King was paid
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  • 41 1 As a sequel to the riots at Damanhour m Egypt three men have been sentenced to two months' imprisonment: two will receive fifteen strokes of the "cat" and another ten strokes. Sist^': 1 were fined and a similar number acquitted Reuter
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  • 20 1 A Reuter message from Washington states that Senator Borah will oppose President Roosevelt m the next Presidential election m November^
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  • 16 1 The death has occurred m London of Admiral Stanhope Hawke, who re^ tired m 1926.— Reuter.
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  • 55 1 Ex-Mal ayan Dead London. Feb. 5. THE death has occurred m London cf Mr. William P. Waddell. who for 28 years was connected with Boustead and Co.. Sinanorc. Mr. Waddell came to Boustead as an assistant m the 'eighties, and later became a member of the board of managers of
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  • 48 1 Hated Nazis SO HE SHOT THEIR AGENT A TWENTY-SIX year old Jugo-Slav Jewish medical student named David Frankfurter called at the house of Herr Gustloff, Chief Nazi Agent m Switzerland, and fired five times with a revolver at point blank range, says Reuter. Herr Gustloff was killed instantaneously.
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  • 96 1 ICEBOUND SEAS Ports Of North China Isolated Shanghai. Feb. 5. Tientsin. Chefoo and other North China poru are suffering the worst ice blockade f;r nineteen years which is seriously hampering and endangering coastal shipping. Many vessels have limped into Shanes, a: with hulls damaged by ice floes, while others are
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  • 76 1 London, Feb. 5. THE South African iron and steel producers have signed a live years' agreement with the international Cartel and the British Federation under which South African works will supply all requirements they are capable of producing while the importation of the balance is
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 7 1 „,,,***************11 I S.C.C. TESMS: j SE£ P.4GE
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    • 66 1 < j DELICIOUS EMPIRE FOODS. AYLMER THIS FAMOUS NAME OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF CANS NED AND BOTTLED GOODS. ALL OF WHICH ARE OUT- STANDINGLY EXCELLENT. SOUPS. VEGETABLES, CATSUP. j JAMS, ETC., ETC. MADE BY THE LARGEST CANNING ORGANIZATION IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE, S AND BY APPOINTMENT TO H.E. THE
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  • 323 2 WHAT STOCKS HAS ITALY? Investigation To Be Made Geneva. Feb. 4. ITALY'S capacity to resist the application of oil sanction* is being considered by oil experts. Arising from this were questions regarding Italy's capacity to manufacture oil substitutes and the extent of her oil
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  • 127 2 The following arrivals at the Raffles Hotel are reported: Mr. J. C. Will!ams coming from Penang. Mme. Andrefoulte and child, from Saigon, en route to France. Mr. N. D. Evans, from Colombo. Mr. F. van Breemen, from Batavia. K.N.I.L.M. Batavia. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gouda and child,
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  • 173 2 consider Clause Fifteen, of the Bill which forbids the installation of new spinning machinery m the first three years an<J also prevents a newcomer from entering the industry. Half of the spindles to be wiped out are m idle mills or mills not working full time. Mr. J.
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  • 93 2 Toronto, Ontario rE man wh« is known thronfh North America as the world champion "letter-to»UlO*oditor Writer", has written to the "Toronto MaU and Empire," claiming that Ms life-long ambition has been achieved —he has had a letter published m "The Times"— in London. He is Charles Hooper
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  • 105 2 REDUCING EXCESS SPINDLES London. Feb. 4. MOVING the second reading of the Cotton Spindles Bill, which aims at a considerable reduction of redundant spindleage, the cost of which would be paid out m a levy on the remaining spindleage, Mr. Runciman m the House of Commons said the
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  • 28 2 A LATER message states that a Labour Amendment for the rejection of the Bill was defeated on a division by 237 votes to 149.
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  • 176 2 MAY HAVE TO REMAIN FOR THE WINTER Moscow, s THE Soviet icebreaker Krassin, the Lozovski, to whose rescue she had gone, and the Uritski, which was despatched with a supply of coal and other provisions from Vladivostock for the Krassin, are all m danger of being stranded for
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  • 27 2 President Roosevelt has proposed to Congress the "prompt repeal" of the Bankhead compulsory cotton act, thc Kerr Smith Tobacco Act and the Potato Act of 1935.- Reuter
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  • 164 2 On Collective Security London Feb. 4. €ERMANY'S groyripg power and Italy's temporary absence from the European scene, rendering it expedient for France to strengthen her friendships and alliances m Central Eastern Europe have intensified interest toll* ten- power talks between French Ministers and the Sovereigns and Regents
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  • 120 2 Addis Ababa Feb. 4. It is learned that the mountainous region eighteen miles to the South of Adigrat has been the scene of a battk between the forces of Ras Seyoum and two Italian battalions. The Abyssinians claim a victory after two days of heavy fighting.
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  • 104 2 THERE was a packed house at the Pavilion Theatre last night to see Stella Moya, the much-publicised Ipoh girl who has gone into films, playing m her first English talkie. Many of the audience must have been disappointed, for they saw little of Miss Moya. Her appearances m
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  • 53 2 London, Feb. 5 Qaeeh j^^ r^wed deputations at tajfctagham PftUuie from the House or fromg^as an d the House of Commons (|)rtn gihg addresses of condolence, i c [Commons' deputation included uiay Astor, who is the first woman ever to to the Pe^- member of suen a
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  • 202 2 STRAITS CIVIL SER VICE Appoin tments Pending Singapore, Wednesday. APPLICATIONS are shortly to be invited for fresh posts m thStraits Settlements Civil Service, which was founded two years ago by Sir Cecil Clementi to enaM.members of the Straits-born Asiatic communities to achieve their amotion of having some part m the
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  • 102 2 TO BE REMOVED TO PALESTINE New York Feb. 3. THE National Conference .for Palestine. attended by Sir Herbert Samuel and Lord Bearsted representing British Jewry, unanimously pledged its support to a campaign to raise $3,500,000. According to the "New York Times' the money will be used to promote
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 58 2 f j KLIM POWDERED WDOLE MILK j START A XLI M |^3B||^) PURE FRESH MILK j j COURSE AND WATCH IN P°WDE E D i MaM^IM.M I FORM. ADD WATER THE IMPROVEMENT TT AVF MltK_J AND YOU HAVE j j IN THE HEALTH OF iBBBBMBTJ the FINEST COWS i Mil
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  • 129 3 Italy Makes Plans Rome, Feb. 5. AFTER a sitting of two and a half hours the Fascist Grand Council meeting concluded at 3 a.m. A communique states that the Council regard the recent military victories on the Eritrean and Somali fronts MM determining factors m the situation and
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  • 171 3 CHINA'S FINANCIAL POLICY T,.- Nanking, Feb. 5. HE spokesman of Dr. H. H. Kung, the Finance Minister, made an important statement to the Press yesterday with regard to the financial policy oi the Chinese Government. He said that Dr. Kung's proposals gad been adopted by the Executive ivan
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  • 42 3 rhe new air liner City of Lisbon wade her first flight on the new l)(, n air mail service yesterday, leav- Lisbon at 9 a.m. with mails, freight M passengers and arriving at Croydon J, 55 p.m. British Wireless
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  • 22 3 A gold nugget weighing 16.6 kilovalued at over £3,000 has been < 'scovered by prospectors m the Miass 1(^on of the Urals Reuter
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  • 150 3 U. S. Shipping REHABILITATING THE MERCHANT MARINE New York. CINCE the last session of Congress Senator Copeland has been drafting a Shipping Bill which, he hopes, will prove satisfactory to "all those interested m the building up and maintenance of an adequate United States Merchant Marine." He has announced tha*
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  • 140 3 "My thought, however, is to expedite passage of a Bill by both branches of Congress which will bring about rehabilitation of the United States Merchant Marine as speedily as possible," he continued, "and to replace obsolete or antiquated vessels flying the United States flag with the most modern and
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  • 167 3 Local Consul Speaks "AS far as trade is concerned between Holland or between the Netherlands East Indies and Malaya there is no reason, m view of the economic measures which have been taken all over the world, to be anxious over such changes as have undoubtedly taken
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  • 156 3 A BUSY YEAR IN 1935 THE year 1935 was for the lifeboat ser--1 vice the bdsiest for 19 years. There were 376 launches of lifeboats to vessels m distress. To, find a large. number one has to go back to 1916. the third year of the Great War, when
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  • 183 3 from them; and saved or helped, to save 26 of the yachts. NINE MEDALS Nine medals for gallantry were awarded by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution during the year, and five new motor lifeboats have been put m service during the year. There are now 124 motor
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  • 157 3 NEW FRENCH SERVICE FOR TOURISTS Paris, Jan. 30. BRITISH visitors to France who consider they have been rooked," insulted or discourteously treated, may now have their complaints promptly investigated by a new organisation just opened at the ministry of public works here. It is called the Commission General
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 4 3 I RAPID-HARDENING CEMENT i
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    • 84 3 1 j^* m W %r^; B ma** m ammmlm La 1 P Jm\mmmW^ Also Obtainable from: JOHN, LITTLE CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. TIFFIX $1.00 CREME A LA REINE COLD FRESH SALMON MAYONNAISE GRILLED LAMB CHOP JARDINIERE FRIED POTATO COLD MEAT SALAD JAM PANCAKE LEMON CHEESE, FRUIT, COFFEE. TRY OUR SPECIALITIES: I
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  • Up-To-The -Minute financial News
    • 58 4 London tin RUBBER Ularket Remains Firm (From Our Financial Correspondent* London, Feb. 5, 6.30 p.m. The closing prices were as follows: LONDON RUBBER Market Tone:— Steady. Spot 7'/i (up 1 16) Apr. June 7 5 16 (up LONDON TIN Spot, £203' 2 (previously £203 !4). Apr. June, £197*4 (unchanged). CROSS-RATE
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    • 59 4 Singapore, Monday. RUBBER statistics for the month of January, issued to-day, show ihiu the gross exports of rubber from Malaya m the month were 39,111 tons, a drop of 17,609 tons on January of last year, when the figure was 56,720 tons. Total for the various ports were: Singapore
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    • 374 4 Tone Continues Firm (From Our 'Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 24% ets., up Mi ct. "Market Tone: Steady, Quiet. Tin (Singapore) $100%; UnchangrFrom Our Financial Correspondent) Sinraoorc, Wednesday. 4 p.m. Despite the fall m the price u r rubbei ir New York the Ir- "al
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    • 285 4 i London, fr.3o p.m. Feb. 4. Bhare 0( O SerS" UnI6SS W. JAYARAM 106% 1061 2 /B War Loan. 3V 2 P-c 11% +I|l6 Com. Union Assce. (Units) 38% Prudential Assce. "A" ion 6 +1116 Royal Assce. (£1 share 10s. pd.) 8 Canadian Pacific
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 203 4 LINGUI TIN, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) DIVIDEND NO. 22. NOTICE; IS HEREBY GIVEN that a First Interim Dividend of 5 per cent. for the year ending 31st. August. 1936, Will be paid to Shareholders on the Register on 26th February, 1936. NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the
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    • 44 4 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880 > Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up> Y. 100.000.000 Reserve Fund V.127.450,000 Hrnrl Offiro- YOKOHAMA PINO APORE RPANPH. MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Manager. h unagami. Tel: No. 8049 Manager's Room. 500] s°*>o General Office. 5023 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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    • 43 4 v/AAW I. fl H_ m\ I I^H %T ..^l^^m For Accuracy Beauty mL^^J^mmm\\ Choose Kw^wß Tlm BEST Watch m\' J^mm\ mmV mmm^^^i \M^/^\ Known the world over V /LW MAS TK B P I K r E mm^^^^Lm n m modern watchmaking history!
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  • 1139 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Wednesday, Feb. 5, 5 p.m. MINING Buyers. Sellers. /mpat Tin (4s) 5s 9d 6s 3d Aaun Kumbang 33s 34s Austral Malay 59s 60s Sw Hitam (ss) 15s 6d 16s 6d Avc t Weng ($1) I 1-70 1 80 Bkngrin Tin 20s 21s -a Selangor ($1) .90
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  • 492 5 Fraser cr Co.* Keport Singapore, Wednesday. THE weekly share report by Messrs. Fraser and Co., on the Singapore market, issued to-day, states: ket, issued to-day, states: Nothing of outstanding importance has occurred during the past week to ruffle the surface of either local or home
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  • 132 5 NEW REGISTRATIONS NOTIFIED THE Chinese Consul General notifies that he is m receipt of telegraphic instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Nanking to thc effect that according to the present Chinese Maritime Customs regulations, all goods or merchandise exported to China which are of more than
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  • 197 5 Singapore, Feb. 5. 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 $105 Rice, B. Siam, No. 1 per Koyan $102 Rice, 2 Siam. N0.2 per Koyan $98 Siam, Rice, 1
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  • 89 5 l ILU Ayer Tawah Estate, Sitiawan, has W changed hands, the new owners being the Petaling Rubber Estates, Ltd. The estate comprises about 837 acres of rubber. It was owned by a small European syndicate. It adjoins Cashwood Estate, which is also owned by Petaling Rubber Estates, Ltd.
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  • 85 5 The average of wholesale prices m 1935 showed a slight increase on the 1934 figure, but was still substantially lower than the index number of 1930. according to the "Board of Trade Journal." The 1935 figure is greater than that of 1934 by 0.9 per cent., the index numbers for
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 381 6 ~Z The Screen's Alluring "Dancing Lady" co-starred with her new 2&>m THEATRE PACKED OUT LAST 'j&*K k ,_...__>____ ,__„_< a Grand Hsliday Show. A(\Ml NIGHT! CROWDS ROAR AT A/WlS* fcnelish Mat, nee Idol. A Grand nun y %Wy^ '''HE FUNNIKST FILM EVER ■llSSi' SCREENED! \Wfik\+ T nfTAI T DAY i
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  • 386 7 TO SPEND $1,000,000 Columbia's Great Programme EMBRACING an expenditure of $1,000,000, Columbia ls starting immediately upon an enlarged studio construction programme which will Include additional stages, technical and administration buildings, and elaborate alterations and Improvements to existing -tures. Completion of the stage buildings will be rushed to have the new
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  • 70 7 To Star In 'HellShip Morgan Rollo Lloyd, veteran of the stage and now one of the screen's most popular character actors, was engaged by Columbia for an important role m "HellShip Morgan," with George Bancroft and Ann Sothern m the leads and Victor Jory featured. Others previoussignad for
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  • 232 7 ALL ROUND PROGRESS IN BRITAIN AVERSHADOWING every phase of 11 British aviation m the latter half of 1935 has been the programme of expansion of the Royal Air Force, designed by Government to place this country on an equality m the air with other leading powers. This
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  • 111 7 IMPORTANT PROPOSALS IN NEW BILLS Washington, Feb. 4. Mr. Park Trammell, chairman of thc Senate Naval Committee introduced today four new Bills designed to generally strengthen the Navy. The first authorises the expenditure of six million dollars to correct deficiencies m 14 battleships; the second authorises the modernisation
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  • Article, Illustration
    42 7 Amy and Flory, two clever dancers from Budapest who have just arrived m Singapore after long cnga cement at the Hotel des Indes. Batavia. They will appear at the Adelphi Hotel tc -night and at Sea View Hotel on Friday and Saturday.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 114 7 ANOTHER BIG HIT Screening Simultaneously at the GRAND THEATRE 7.30 p.m. (NEW WORLD) 9.30 p.m. and EMPIRE TALKIES 7 p.m. (Tanjong Pagar Rd.) 9 p.m. The Great all Talking, Singing and Dancing CANTONESE HIT Presenting twc '.veH-known screen personalities LUM KUNG SUN of (Country Gentleman) fame and (who had several
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    • 156 7 V Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's I S MOST GLORIOUS MUSICAL tfSQL^^^Hfcl^^^^fiH& PICTURE! i World's Greatest Entertainers— I "/A A^k. w MmWmm\\ Beautiful Girls— Most Specta- I _\\\__\^y A^B m%M J cular settings and popular Song ftftflnHHg Hits! i "BROADWAY J MELODY 1936" i OF I SEE THE WORLD'S SENSATIONAL TAP DANCING BY J
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  • 292 8 THVO items m adjoining columns m the news regarding the Italo-Abyssinian conflict give food for thought. Replying to questions m the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, declared that "no time will be lost" m the
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  • Article, Illustration
    537 8 AS the preliminary operations progress it is becoming possible to form some impression of the imposing nature of the entrance that is to be made to the Singapore civil airport at the junction of Grove Road and Geylang Road. There is to be a double road with oneway
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  • 230 8 Mr. J. N M. A. Nicholls, 0.C.P.D., Kuala Lumpur, South, will leave Kuala Lumpur this month on transfer to Johore, where he has been appointed C.P.0., Batu Pahat. m%" m% A team of golfers consisting of officers of the Federated Malay States Railways, Kuala Lumpur, travelled to Gemas m
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  • 389 9 EXPERIMENTS MADE But Not Very Satisfactory Singapore, Wednesday. BANNED beer, which is reported to be taking America by storm and is being tried out even by the conservative brewers of Britain, will probably come to Malaya soon. Malayan Breweries Ltd., and Archipelago Brewery Co.,
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  • 110 9 SCHOOLBOY DIES IN HOSPITAL Singapore, Wednesday. A SCHOOLBOY aged 18, involved m a road accident m Dhoby Gaut early this morning, died m the General HosPltal from his injuries two hours later. He was W«nm Charles Cornelius, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Osmond Cornelius, who are well
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  • 185 9 Egyptian Problems STATEMENT BY MR. EDEN London, Feb. 4. QUESTIONED with regard to Egypt m the House of Commons, to-day, Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary replied that m response to a request of the United Front for negotiation of a Treaty of Alliance, the High Commissioner had been instructed to
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  • 92 9 38 DEGREES BELOW ZERO New York, Feb. 4. MANY accidents have occurred m eastern states as a result of frost following a drizzle, which coated the streets with Ice rendering it almost impossible to walk or drive. Traffic generally was held up and farmers were obliged to
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  • 79 9 London, Feb. 4 rHE Prime Minister. Mr. Stanley, Baldwin, announced m the House 3f Commons at question time to-day ihat the Government's proposals regarding defence requirements would be -nade available at an early date m a White Paper giving full details, which vould be issued sufficiently m advance
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  • 101 9 SIR WALTER HI CG ABD KILLS RUMOURS pUMOURS that Sir Walter Huggard, m Chief Justice, was returning to England to discuss with Colonial Office legal advisers the question of a joint Chief Justiceship for Malaya were set at nought when he was interviewed by the Ceylon reporters at
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  • 44 9 ANOTHER JUMP IN COLLECTIONS r' is officially announced that the total proceeds of collections m Singapore for the Poppy Day Fund on Nov. 11 last year amounted to $16,613.47, which s an increase of $1,***** over the collection for the previous year.
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  • 134 9 Soundness Of Local Club Singapore, Wednesday. CINGAPORE Rotary Club have a balance of $8,016 at their disposal, it was revealed at the business meeting of the Club held to-day at the Adelphi Hotel Roof Garden. Mr. H. W. Raper, the President, gave details of the income and ependiture
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  • 143 9 On the expenditure side, the old account payments to the Distress Committee and sundry petties amounted to $338.53, and payments under the new account to the Distress Commtltee for the period from September, 1935, to January, 1936. came to $8,950. At the meeting Mr. W. A. L.
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  • 28 9 Three American airliners tri-motored Stinsons which carry eight passengers at 160 mph. cruising speed-— have been ordered by Airlines of Australia, Ltd., for use m the Sydney-Brisbane Service.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 25 9 "Tollana" Vermouth ITALIAN TIPE $1-35 IHM Another per bottle /UJEI\ Tolley from all Mffißjl QUALITY aeaiers. Product. w 111^Sole Agents for Malaya: McALISTER CO., LTD.
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  • 195 12 Decorative HOMES YOU'VE been told over and over until you're weary of hearing it, perhaps, that "your home ls a reflection of your own personality." These words may have leaped up at you so often from the pages of magazines and newspapers that they have ceased to mean a single
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  • 1223 12 WHY have bathroom bleakness when bathroom beauty lies only m the desire? No longer is the bath relegated to third place m attractiveness m "parlour, bed-room and bath"; not with to-day's smart, new styled furnishings. The dazzling glare of white, so popu-' lar m the past, has been
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 13 12 >l WNO V PERM LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS. 79 Stamford Road. Tel. 4610. CORNER HOUSE
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    • 17 12 Aerated Water Machines Crown Corking Machines Crown Corks Essences Exclusive Agent M. WEINBERG 74, ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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    • 51 12 I 1 \W w W mt IUMIMJg,™^ T^^99^^^^^^^^^^W^^^^^j^^^^^m r I FREE SAMPLE OFFER j Send 10 cents m cash or stamps, to cover postage I j and packing, and a free sample will be sent by return. i Address I Xestle's "Mil*" Dept., I 129|135, Cecil Street, I Singapore. L
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  • 413 13 FURNITURE woods m times past have 1 been rather limited m their variety and treatment. Walnut and oak were the main sources for cabinet makers. 'nd although they were able to do wonders with those sturdy and decorative woodff, we had to wait until to-day to know
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 529 13 LUGGAGE I A TOURIST'S CHEMIST j CARRIER I $HO pp IXG GUIDE <. 1 DECROSE J (Prepared by Boots of Nottingham) CINfSAPORE GLUCOSE, WITH VITAMIN D N Oll^lw«« V/lAfc- J A p re p ar ation of pure Medicinal j LUGGAGE RESTAURANT GRAMOPHONES gffs^fe. P and Cal S CARRIER CO*
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 500 14 r H >, *Zm m 4^, 4 \?B j^t* "^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^^i J: BRITISH INDIA P. O. IV. CO*§ SAILINGS, OUTWARDS. Due Dae Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. lOrtlniT 1936 1936 225?™ 1 6 Blo Feb 12 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Apr. 10 S9SSL 1500 Peb 14 BEHAR 6,000 Apr. 19 SaSSS™*, l l' ooo
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    • 594 14 f*"*** **~~a***+am t~ j jA TO FRENCH PORTS I^_^^__^ j 1 fl HI I J! I 1 I t^lUVj*! HOMEWARDS. Yj CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire A Bordeaux Feb. 7 I BOUGAINVILLE For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp A Dunkirk Mar. 4 > CAP ST. JACQUES For Marseilles, Nantes, St.
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  • 301 15 NEW SHIPS FOR K.P.M For Java-China Line Singapore, Wednesday. CQUIKEMENT of three new ships by the X.P.M. is the latest development m shipping m the Far East. So keen is competition becoming that the general tendency nowadays is for speeding up services and increasing
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  • 140 15 Teucer, British, 5.782 tons, from Gdynia 5.2 to Hongkong 5.2. Shyogen Maru, Japanese, 3.385 tons, from Milke 4.2 to Batu Pahat 11.2. Indrapoera, Dutch, 6,435 tons, from Rotterdam 4.2 to Southampton 5.2. Kedah, British, 1.033 tons, from Belawan 4.2 to Belawan 6.2. Kola, British, 729 tons, from Bangkok
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  • 35 15 The Lloyd Trieste, Venice, Genoa, Naples, Port Said, Bombay and Colombo She will berth alongside the S.H.B. wharves and is expected to sail again the same morning at 10 for Hongkong and Shanghai.
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  • Article, Illustration
    87 15 YHE Conte Rosso, the Lloyd Triestino liner now undergoing 1 overhauling m Italy. She is expected to return to the Far East express service m May. She is being refitted with new boilers which will increase her speed from 18 knots to 20 knots, and other improvements are being made
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  • 346 15 First Ship Built For The Work Southampton, Feb. 3. rpHE first ship to be built specially L for trooping, the "Dilwara," also to be used for luxury "Schoolboy Cruises", has arrived bere and has been taken over by the Government. She was built for the British India
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 40 15 5934 >^ Jl /;U v Telegraphic Address: The most charmingly situated Hotel m the Island. Ideal for permanent residents RESTAURANT Table d'hote and a la carte. COCKTAIL BAR LOUNGE— TENNIS. Special Dinner Dance To-Nigrht. DINERS $1.50 NO AFTER-DINNER ADMISSION CHAR GE.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 108 15 THE HARBOUR SHIPS ARRIVING TO-DAY. Godown. Entrance. Gate. Cremer 22 1 Sirdhana 2§ 1 Solen 18 3 Kola 15 3 Soudan 13 3 Klang 11 3 Muroran Maru 9 3 Kashima Maru 7 3 Shyogen Maru 30 3 City of Hankow 32 3 Penrith Castle 37 3 Larut 39 3
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    • 147 15 MAIL CLOSE TO-DAY Pengerang (S. Soon Heng) 9 a.m. Tandjong Pinang (Silver Gull) 9 a.m. Karimon (Hang Yon Q a.m. Singkep (V. der D. de Bye) 9 a.m, Australia, Eastern, Southern and Western (Kashima Maru) 10 a.m. New Zealand (Kashima Maru) 10 a.m. Penang (Kedah) 10 a.m. Ceylon (Rashima Maru)
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 569 16 7 .j, |ON THE RADIO 1 Hrilisli Empire Programmes TO-DAY TRANSMISSION 2 I GSG 16.86 metres (17.79 mcs) and GSF 19.82 metres (15.14 mcs) 6.20— 8ig Ben. Dance Music. I 6.35 p.m.— Celebrity Snaps— No. 3. l A symposium of important and unimportant remarks people have made lately, complied and
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    • 302 16 7.50 a.m. Dance Music. 8.05 a.m.— The News. 8.20 a.m.— Close down. TRANSMISSION 2 GSF 16.86 Metres (17.79 mcs.) and GSF. 19.82 Metres (15.14 mcs.) 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. The 8.8.C. Welsh Orchestra; leader, Frank Thomas; conducted by Reginald Redman. Capriccio espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov). Valse Caprice (Rubinstein). Marche turque (Moussorgsky). Four
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    • 549 16 chestra; leader, A. Rossi; under the direction of Emilio Colombo. Relayed from the Hotel Metropole, London. TO-DAY 0.20 ajn. Close down. SU^Al^m 10.50 am Opening. If ci 111 l 1055 a.m. Light recorded music. 1 11.15 a.m. Children's songs. 11.30 a.m. Morning talk. V.G.R.O DJN 31.45 metres (9,540 kcs.), DJB
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  • 1534 17 DEFENDANT BOX "Statements True" Singapore, Wednesday. PART of the evidence of Mr. W. D. Lambert, manager of the Pavilion Theatre, who is on trial on three charges of perjury relating to t certain statement he made m the lower court and m an affidavit m the
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  • 77 17 A New Labour Dispute In U.S. L 1 New York, Feb. 5. r|RESSWORKEBS nun*«r ing 105,000, working m 3.500 factories m New York «£s£ states are affected by an order, to cease work on Friday, pending a vote on a general strike orier which followed the
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  • 48 17 Premier's Libel Suit The Premier, M. Van Zeeland, fcas won a libel action against the newspaper which called him, inter alia, a freemason. The editor has been ordered to pay 100 000 francs damages and to defray the cost of inserting the verdict m Belgian and foreign newspapers.Reuter.
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  • 423 18 Three Matches Unplayed (&V Our Rugby Football Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday. WITH the rugby season coming to an official end on Saturday the rugger posts on the S.C.C. padang will be taken down on Monday and m their place will be erected the soccer
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  • 72 18 Liston &Banham Out (By Our Rugby Football Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday. FURTHER changes are announced ln the sides for the North and South match which will bring to an end the 1935-36 Malayan rugby season. Two of the members of the North side as originally selected are unable to
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  • 35 18 England's Soccer Win IN the soccer international at I Wolverhampton yesterday England defeated Wales by two goals to one, after leading at the interval by one goal to nil, says Reuter. T liiliianll.i: I.J,.|ii|;:l:>lM|Hl'!|ii|ir|!i|i[|i||;;| nitilutnit;
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  • 207 18 SOME INTERESTING NEWCOMERS THE most interesting of the newcomers to the race for the Grand National is Bagatelle 11, an American entry. Bagatelle 11. is being trained by Hobbs at Lambourn. This horse qualified for -entry by finishing second m the race^lor the International Gold Cup Steeplecnase
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  • 73 18 Singapore, Wednesday. AT a meeting held at the Singapore Recreation Club this evening to discuss the prospects <>i cricket for the coming season, it was unanimously agreed to adopt the new l.b.w. rule. Mr. H. N. Balhetchet was elected cricket captain, Mr. H. B. Bartels.
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  • 54 18 A. J. Holmes To Lead The Side The committee of the Sussex County Cricket Club have invUed Flight Lieutenant A. J. Holmes to captain the .side next summer. A Melville, last season's captain, hopes to play on several occasions, i, because of business reasons will be unable
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  • 51 18 W. R. "Bill" Bonthorn, the Amen, i holder of the world's 1.500 metres record, whose duels with Jack Lovelock will long be remembered, has decided to "come back." After the "mile of the century" at Princeton, New Jersey, ln which he finished second 'o Lovelock, Bonthrorri
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  • 509 19 Another N.S. Wise ABED'S GREAT EFFORT Tourney At StCC. News End Singapore, Wednesday. ANOTHER Singapore tennis championship was annexed by N. S. Wise, champion of the S.C.C. and hading singles player here, when he won the men's open singles to-day m the Open invitation tennis tournament at the S.C.C. courts.
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  • 60 19 Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 4. Six R.A.F. 'planes— three Seals and three Ospreys— from the Aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Hermes landed at the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club ground this morning. Capt. the Hon. M. Fraser. R.N.. was m command of the flight which included seven officers, three N.C.O.'s
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  • 130 19 DAVIS CUP Draw for 1936 Contest London, Feb. 3. The Davis Cup dfaw for fehe European 2one Was announced to-day. It is as follows: first Round: Monaco will meet the the Netherlands; China will meet France; Spain will meet Germany. Second Round: Norway will meet Belgium; Austria will
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    181 19 "A. r Programme For To-night Singapore, Thursday. A RECORD crowd is expected to patronise Mr. Bell's programme of four bouts at the New World Arena to-night. Som Pong, Young Johnson, Joe Eagl^ and Frank Weber, the principals m the two 12-round events, are all reported to be very
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  • 89 20 AT MASS BEHIND THE LINES Brian Aherne, the famous English film star, is an airman m his spare time. Although at war, the Italian troops never forget their religion— here is a mass being celebrated behind t he lines m Abyssinia. Competitors In one of yesterday's ladies' doubles ties at
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