Morning Tribune, 18 February 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL I.— No. 15. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 979 1 Mill* ABAimONED 1^ PACIFIC CREW NOW IN SINGAPORE T%IF OF VESSEL DOGGED B\ ItL LICK Singapore. Monday. F IR E THAT WRECKED A BRITISH FREIGHTER .OH THE HIGH SEAS, THE HEROISM OP THE CAPTAIN STOOD AT His^u K ED lo B sl oTgrSMS mem^rToe SS crew
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  • 268 1 Heavy Weekend Fog London, Feb. 17. THE Union Castle liner Winchester I Castle, bound for Southampton from Capetown with 338 pas B*"*8 5 on board, went ashore north of roxxland Bill lighthouse during fog m tne Channel at 9u»5 pjn. last ni«nt. Her signals brought a destroyer
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  • 34 1 London, Feb. 13. It is understood that Admiral W. W. "sher, General George Weir and Air Chief Marshal Sir Brooke Popham will J c t as technical advisers to Sir Miles Sampson.— Reuter Wireless
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  • 170 1 MORE MONEY FOR BRITAIN'S DEFENCE Singapore And The Increase Effect Of War London, Feb. 17. Cupplementary defence service estiu mates were issued today as follows: Navy £485,000: Army £1,350,--000; Air services £1,611,000. The navy estimate is due to 3,500 additional personnel being required, the revised estimate of the numbers of
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  • 132 1 Anglo-Italian Relations Foreign Office Reply To Rome Protest London, Feb. 17. A REPLY has been made to the verbal note which was communicated to the Foreign Secretary by the Italian Ambassador m London and which set forth the views of the Italian Government on the memorandum forwarded by the British
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  • 45 1 LIEUTENANT General Sir Charles Bonham Cartel, rlirector-general of- the Territorial Army has been appointed as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta m succession to General Sir David Campbell, who has been permitted to relinquish his post for reasons of health. British Wireless
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  • 305 2 Quezon Is Very Popular Singapore, Monday. MRS. Aurora Arajon Quezon, wife of Mr. Manuel Quezon, first President of the new Philippines Commonwealth Government, is purely on a pleasure trip and noH on a goodwill tour of the Orient. ■This is what she told a Malaya Tribune
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  • 358 2 Departmental Staffs Give A Tea Party Singapore, Monday. TAPTAIN Geoffrey Freyberg, retiring Master Attendant, was feted by the staff of the Master Attendant's office, ashore and afloat today, at the Sailors' Institute m Anson Road. The following address to Captain Freyberg was read by
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  • 72 2 "Rabies Are Jewish Priests" Southwark, Feb. 14. A FELLOW clergyman told the Rev. T.P. Stevens this true story, which is m the current issue of the "Southwark Diocesan Gazette." A boy m his day school was asked m a general knowledge paper "What are rabies, and what would
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  • 427 2 Driver On Hurt Charge Singapore, Monday. FURTHER evidence was recorded by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge at the resumed hearing of a motor accident m which three Europeans two women and a man, were injured at the junction of Orchard Road and Grange Road
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  • 39 2 San Remo. Italy. Feb. 14. THE ex-Empress Zita, mother of the Archduke Otto of Habsburg. is convalescing here following eye-trouble. She is under th<» care of the wellknown oculist Professor Meyer Steillet, of the University of Jena.
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    • 80 2 i MARCH THE THIRD! HTAPITOL= The one picture that has broken even 'TARZAN' Records. $2,000,000 TRIUMPH Mutineers find primitive love m TRUE story of^ m m^ South Seest wt^^ tSm *aMmaaM ■EL ___aar w^J am y^H P< ,-^ajH aa t^K* FRANCHOT To«af I Note the DATE Now! a-M START THE
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  • 150 3 ACTION IN MANCHURIA M THREATENS Severest Fighting Yet In Abyssinia „.n rtimOUß OF WAR IS IN THE FOREFRONT OF TO-DAY'S NEWS. W AR Jis SHANGHAI COME DISPATCHES WHICH SUGGESTS THAT AN FRo^r A «=rT RFTWEEN JAPAN AND THE SOVIET IS IMMINENT ON THE AK MKD CLASH
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  • 339 3 Shanghai, Feb. 17. Large forces are moving eastward to ttta up their positions along the SovletMancnurian border The tota l fengih nf the Soviet armies m Siberia is es ttanated at more than 300.000. U MarUal law has been declared a. Vladivostock. All ships coming into the Sort we
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  • 655 3 Paris, Feb. 16. According to French reports, General Badaglio has triumphed to the south of Makale. It is stated that he was opposed by 80.000 Abyssinians commanded by Ras Mulugeta. Of these 30.000 fled whnc 2C 000 casualties are reported. It is also stated that the troops of Ras
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  • 233 3 U.S. View Of Oil Sanctions Report Washington, Feb. 13. THERE is a feeling here that the 4 Geneva Committee's oil report merely "passees the buck back to America. Nevertheless well-informed circles concede that there is some justification for such action since the current neutrality plans before Congress,
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  • Up-To-The-Minute Financial News
    • 41 4 Singapore, Monday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 26 Mi cts., up 14 ct. Market Tone: Firm. Tin (Singapore) $102% up To-day's Prices: London: 7 7|16d., up l|l6d. Market Tone: Firm. New York: 15% cts., up I|l6 ct. Market Tone: Firm.
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    • 323 4 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK PRICES London, Feb. 17, 6.3.30 p.m: Share or fl denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or fall 'War Loan. p.c 1065 b 106% plus's Com Union Assce. (Units) HV4 HVfc Prudent ial Assce. "A" 38% 38*/ 8 Royal Assce. 'Cl sham 10s. pd.) 915
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    • 132 4 There is no change m the general situation, buying is continuing m all markets and sellers are still reserved. Values m the local market have advanced about V\ cent this morning. Tone: Steady Quiet. Singapore, Monday Evening. Prices advanced slightly again to-day but the market though quite steady was
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    • 89 4 SEVERAL inquiries for rubber shares were received on Saturday at the close of business and the strength maintained seems to have the desired effect. With buyers predominating the share market promises to continue strong With the hopes for the renewal of tin restriction a rise m tin shares
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    • 363 4 LONDON TIN 8c RUBBER Market Firmer Again (From Our Financial Correspondent) London, Feb. 17, 1 p.m. The closing prices were as follows LONDON RUBBER Market Tone: Firm. Spot: 7 15 32 (up 132). April June: 7 1732 (down 1 32). LONDON TIN Spot: £209. April June: £202. CROSS-RATE London-New York:
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  • 1108 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Singapore, Monday, 5 p.m. Buyers. Sellers /jnpat Tin (4s) 5s 9d 6s 3d Sm Kumbang Ms 31s Austral Malay 59s 60s Aver Hitam (5s.) 14s. 9d. 15s. 6d. *yer Weng ($1) 1.67% 1.77^ 2 xd Bangrin Tin 19s 9d 20s 9d Batu Selangor ($1) .89 .93
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  • 228 5 Premature French Reports Paris, Feb. 10. IT is understood that reports of nego- tiations between the French and British Treasuries for a British loan said to be for £50,000,000 at 3% per cent.— are premature. The possibility and advantages of such a loan at cheaper rates than
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  • 63 5 New Conversion Operation Warsaw, Feb. 12. THE conversion operation which will save the Polish Treasury about 20,000,000 zlotys (£750,000) a year has been announced. It covers all internal loans (with one or two minor exceptions) floated before the Six per Cent. National Loan of 1933. The conversion will
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  • 203 5 Issue By London Trust Company London, Feb. 10. THE West London and Provincial Electric and General Trust have created £200,000 Three-and-a-Half per cent. Redeemable Debenture stock, 1956-76, and the new stock is offered at the price of 97 per cent, to the Preference and Ordinary stockholders of the
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  • 59 5 Yugoslav Cabinet's Proposal Belgrade, Feb. 12. THE Cabinet has decided to issue 500.000,000 dinars of Treasury Bills, redeemable m three and 12 months respectively. The yield from these issues is to be used for the payment cf floating debts. The Minister of Finance gave assurances thai thc amount
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  • 76 5 Total For First Eight Months Ottawa, Feb. 14. rEDERAL revenues on ordinary accounts for the first eight months f the fiscal year to December 1 totaled $258,023,316. against ordinary exenditures totalling $245,674,675.. The surplus of $12,348,641 compares ith a surplus of $1,750,000 at the coresponding date last year.
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    • 90 5 I^**THE PICTURE THAT BRINGS^B I NEW GLORY TO THE SCREEN! If i The magic voice of Martini exalts you j jfi with haunting melodies you will )m\ MAr n N I mL A VT^ OINIVIIVI TOIIN SCHUMANN -HUNK fll f H&k AV\W« »mn iooisi 1101NAID oinnt x 4l>r> *7\> f*V\
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    • 180 6 ErY^aK* ■mmriMK "^H^.T" t^mast^* I Vl i j«*j afcCvaa startling and daring you MUST mih»i- Hopkin* aa\ 'Sp-waacV mammmmm "SpUndor" see it STARRING MIRIAM HOPKL\S a %£2U "MICKEY'S BAND CONCERT" r.. u Tc.«lt_h r §ta Filmed entirely m colour. s p j TO-MORROW Melody and Song m a grand musical
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    • 212 6 T The Gay Dancing Star of "ROBERTA" m a new lovable, romantic jl role A CAPITOL TO-XIGIIT 9i s Ginger Rogers t *a* JF'''' N ;w^ -<^y^^^^^^SaP^^(Kmw\^mM\vk. a a aft* j> x^ j _^__^__^_tK ._ri_£ Jaaam La? v EEL K_i lh\ &_bbbbbbb JBaaaaaaaaaaaaaV^ a k ar ffifcaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag '^_y__y__W I ';1
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  • 359 7 Genevieve Tobin In "Here's To Romance" GENEVIEVE Tobin, featured player m Here's to Romance," a 20th Century Fox production, came to the screen like many others, from the New York stage. She was born of non-professional parents, m New York City on November 29th. She is
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    16 7 Randolph Scott, a new star with Paramount Pictures will be seen here m a forthcoming production.
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  • 442 7 AMONG her friends Jean Harlow is loevd and respected for her absolute sincerity and fearless honesty. That's why they became her friends m the first place, and have remained her friends. And those same qualities are continually winning her new friends. There is the story, true, too,
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    • 59 7 HERE'S THE YEAR'S GAYEST ffpjff _|___^_Bi_|_^_^_fc BPB ADVENTURE ROMANCE j |Rfl Tto\ W^aa^mmaWM PACKED LAUGH AND THRILLS j H^^^a_^^^^^^^^B|J BABBABA STANWYCK ROBERT VOI Xii as two gay adventurers getting m and out of trouble south of the Rio Grande "RED SALUTE" bwilh HARDIE ALBRIGHT RUTH DONNELLY CLIFF EDWARDS United Artists
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    • 165 7 (*rand Theatre (NEW WORLD) aBBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBBB) EDDIE CANTOR IN "KID MILLIONS" and JOE E. BROWN m "SON OF A SAILOR" Prices: 10c, 20c, 30c Empire Talkies THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII With CHARLES LAUGHTON TOM TYLER m "FIGHTING HERO" j THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE j CORPORATION LIMITED. (Incorporated m the
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  • 296 8 The MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1936. THE COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY'S meeting of the Legislative Council m Singapore was one of the briefest for severalj years, although, as we pointed out beforehand, it was m one sense historic. On certificates of emergency the Council passed the two bills establishing
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  • 554 8 ALTHOUGH many an M.C.S. man serves over 30 years m Malaya before he has earned his retirement, it is i not often that any Malayan completes a forty years' services here, which was the record of the Rev. W. Murray, who left on retirement at the week-end. The
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    26 8 Hidden behind a grove of shady irees, this Government Monopolies sub-station, situated at the head of Tampenis Road, keeps an eye on the island's southern coast.
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  • 240 8 Mr. A. H. Mortimer, manager of Beverlac Estate, Klang. has returned from leave and resumed duties. The Hon'ble Mr. G. E. Cator, C.M.G.. left Taiping on Saturday for Penang en route for Home on furlough. ii Jk a] s!c Mr. H. P. Bryson, is to act as Assistan' State
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  • 444 9 STORE STEAM LAUNDRY Extension Story Denied Singapore, Monday. c a RUMOUR that the Singapore A Steam Laundry Ltd., is con- j templatingi extensions to their exist- ing buildings at Alexandra Road was denied by the acting manager to the "Morning Tribune." i •It is
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  • 213 9 "Observations" From The White House MRS. Roosevelt, the wife of the President, has now added to her innumerable activities the task of "columnist" m the New York World-Telegram and other papers throughout the country. She writes short features every day, running to 300 or 400 words, recounting her
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  • 127 9 Refusal To Patriotic Citizens •TREET-names m most German towns such as "Jew Alley"— are to be preerved, according to an official anouncement. The purging of these "Jewish" names, m the "race-conscious Reich has reached such proportions that the city of Wuerz (Bavaria) has deemd it necessary to issue
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  • 35 9 The death occurred at West Mailing, Kent on Jan. 3, of Major Arthur Robert Johnstone Dewar. late Chief Police Officer Penang, who retired from the Straits Settlements 13 years ago at the age of 66.
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  • 422 9 £500,000 Remain Unclaimed London, Feb. 14. HALF a million pounds— and nobody wants itl The county courts of England are waiting and anxious to give away that amount but they cannot find anyone to take it! For twelve months courts all over the country have been trying
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  • 111 9 FOSE "mountainous seas" are Jeered at by Oerman marine scientists who have been measuring waves of the ocean. The stories of rollers 50 and 100 feet high are "Mere Fairy Tales," they say. The highest wave m the wildest sea is no more than 33 feet, according
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    • 43 9 PHONE 5933 GOODWOOD J jA '^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 on Thursday 20th DINERS $1.50 NO AFTER-DINNER ADMISSION CHARGE.
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  • 117 10 BIG WEDDING RECEPTION IN SINGAPORE The bride, the former Miss Dian* Murison, cuts the cake after her marriage on Saturday to Mr. G. E. Tatham. A duelling scene from the new 8.1.P. film "Student's Romance" starring Gretc Natzler and Patric Knowles and directed by Otto Kenturek. coming to Pavilion. The
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  • 624 12  -  Greta Cumming Greta Cummin? contributes another interesting: article on the care of the skin, this time m relation to general health. Don't forget Miss Cumming will answer your persona] queries about complexion problems. Send a stamped addressed envelope for reply to, Greta
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    19 12 Rosalind Keith, Paramount Pictu res featured player, uses one of the new large powder bowls on her dressing: tatle.
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  • 596 12 IFTER giving oneself a home facial massage, wipe off the excess cream with tissue squares and wring out a small Turkish towel from warm water and remove cream from the wings of the nose, behind the ears and around the eyes. Leave a thin film of the
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    • 12 12 HI \l\o\ PERM LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS. 79 Stamford Road. Tel. 4610. CORNER HOUSE
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  • 454 13 MANY girls whose hair is dry and brittle almost dread a shampoo, for, as one reader puts it: "The only time my hair has oil enough to be at all manageable is when it is so soiled that it is ready for another shampoo. And how
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  • 199 13 CARE OF THE FEET Pedicure Is A Necessity PRETTY much aware of your feet these days, aren't you? Debutantes and fashionable matrons now give extra thought to rosy toe nails, what with mere strips of leather serving as evening sandals. Women less m the whirl of society find that wise
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    • 110 13 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE 1 j LUGGAGE CAR^iER CO. R.rrcage Contractors Forwarding i B.i o b*fe Agents. Booking Agents for F.M.S. j Railways. J i Baggage Agents for:— V Blue Funnel Line East Asiatic Line Nederland Line j J 8.1.5. N. Co., Ltd., etc.. etc. i Tei Address:— "LUGGAGE" J PHONE
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    • 208 13 I A TOURIST'S I SHOPPING GUIDE I _nß_B__K_B_9_H_l_H_l_Hn_B_^_H_i_H_kaßßßaH__l_B_i_^_H_a_H_H_i_^_B_i_a__~_l_H RESTAURANT A •> Ural European i Food 1 Come and have your steak cook- 1 ed as you like it on an open charcoal grill by JOHN, Singa- l i pore's leading Chef. OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT I j Arcade Restaurant j Collyer
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    • 465 14 p«b«r* BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. tf. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS. Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1936 1936 RANCHI 17,000 Feb. 28 RAJPUTANA 17,000 Apr. 10 BANGALORE 6.000 Mar. 12 BEHAR 6,000 Apr. 19 NALDERA 16,000 Mar. 13 CHITRAL 15,000 Apr. 24 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar. 27 SOUDAN 6,500 May 6
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    • 582 14 .J. I fe-V J^k T0 FRENCH PORTS V— HOMEWARDS. \P i BOUGAINVILLE For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Mar. 4 CAP ST JACQUES For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Mar. fi i ANGO For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Apr. 4 j CAP PADARAN For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Apr. 4
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  • Singapore Harbour —News Of The Day
    • 102 15 MRS. MANUEL QUEZON Wife Of Philippines President Arrives aiRS Aurora Aragon Quezon, wife of I president Manuel L. Quezon the first President of the new Philippines Commonwealth Government who is on fSur of the Orient, after the busy so- events of the Commonwealth inauguration, arrived m Singapore by the P1
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    • 115 15 Not Coming To Singapore Mr George Vanderbilt, the 21-year-ld ArnertoS millionaire and his wife, wno^re on a honeymoon tour of the ,i a and who were expected to arrive m Singapore from Penang yesterday, will visiting Singapore after all. The Vanderbilts had booked rooms at the Raffles Hotel
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    • 51 15 After having passed successful trials the turbine steamer Nieuw-Zeeland, of the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappji. has sailed from Rotterdam for Batavia to resume regular sailing on the Sumatra-Australia line. New turbine machinery has been installed m the ship by De Schelde Royal Shipbuilding Co., of Flushing, to increase her
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    • 104 15 KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf WBt. Splendour, Elout, Lch. Mars Pahud, Tug, Trebover Lch. Moonstone. Oil Wharf Toussoum VESSEL IN DRY DOCKS TANJONG PAGAR Albert Dock S.H.B. Hoppers 1 and 4 HARBOUR No. l Dock Tung Song No. 2 Dock Tomohon SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
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    • 218 15 Fleets Of More Than 50,000 Tons London, Feb. 10. THE number of British shipping companies with fleets of more than 50,000 tons gross is shown m the New Year Number of The Syren and Shipping to be again 61, but the aggregate shipping declined from 2,051 vessels of
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    • 33 15 Seventeen feluccas, or Italian fishing boats, were specially built by Paramount for the new Jan Kiepura-Gladys Swarthout musical. "Give Us This Night. They are the first of their kind on the Pacific Coast.
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    • 54 15 Pengerang (S. Soon Heng) 9 a.m. Karimon <Hang Yon) 9 a.m. Tandjong Pinang (Hong Keat) 10 a.m. Australia, Eastern and Southern (Nieuw Zeeland) 2.30 p.m. Fort de Kock, Padang Pakan, Baroe and Siak (Hong Kwong) 3 p.m. Netherlands Indies. Bagan and Selat Pandjang (Hong Thong 3 p.m. Philippine
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      12 15 The North German Lloyd express liner "Potsdam m the Europe-Far East service.
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    • 57 15 Mails expected from Europe (Amsterdam) by Air (Netherlands), general delivery of letters 8.25 a.m. to-day. Mails expected from Netherlands Indies by Air (Netherlands), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only Ip.m. and general delivery of letters and pUrceLs r.40 pm. to-day. Mails expected from China and Japan by
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    • 186 15 The following visitors are registered at Raffles Hotel:— Mrs. Rex. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Russell, from Kuala Lumpur; Mr. P. C. Meunier. from Bangkok: Mr. and Mrs. T W. Hodce; Mr. O. O. Bill: Mr. A. Nicholson: Miss Loretta Garvin, from San Francisco: Mr. D. M. Birch;
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    • 176 15 Tramps And Liners Greater Measure Of Concert London, Feb. 10. WRHTNG hi a Special Review Issue of the Shipping World Mi. Leonard C. Harris, the President of the Chamber of Shipping, states that "the discords at one time manifested In the discussion of schemes for rationalization have given place to
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    • 137 15 Repairs Following Collision London, Feb. 10. ADVICES from Danzig concerning the German steamer Otto Alfred Muller stated that the lifting of the forepart of the vessel had proceeded satisfactorily and that the last BlT was to be made shortly. If was added that the vessel would probably
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    • 83 15 THE BANK LINE. «£^^^^car"" For BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE VIA THE CAPE TTpH 25 MaF INDO-CHIXA LIME. Feb. 24 HOSANG Mar. 9 KUMSANG FOR PENA NG AND CALCUTTA. YUENSANG Feb. 29 w^-w»tjsa» "war ls t,on i Kobe To Penang Calcutta Hong Kong Amoy Shanghai Kobe Ist Class. $20 $100
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 560 16 jON THE RADIO I -m? 9.55 p.m. Talk: "Imperial Affairs." Ilrifish Lmpire h. v. nSdson. 10 10 p.m. The Norris Stanley Sextet Fantasia, Carmen (Bizet, arr. Wood- rOg r 4l 111 111 V house). Waltz. Dream on the Ocean (Gung'D. Introduction and Rondo Ca-X_|-DA f priccioso (Mendelssohn, arr. Mulder). AV--AC.A
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    • 283 16 8.00 p.m.— Talk. LK.R.0.6. speaker. 8.20 p.m.— Popular concert by the Nirom Orchestra, conducted by Carel van der Bijl:— (1) Cheval de Bronce, overture (Auber); (2) Cagliostro-wals (Joh Strauss) (3) Potpourri from the operette "Der lachende Ehemann" (Eysler) (4a) Die schonsten Augen hat melne frau (Erwin); (b) Valse Brune (Krier);
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    • 476 16 Gunny Closing Rates (m Bengali) 10.56 p.m. Orchestral Selections (Recorded) fom the Studio. 11.11 p.m. "The Ogboddy's Outing a Humorous Sketch by Mabel Constanduros. 11.41 pm. Dismal Desmond— The Liti> Ray of Sunshine m Humorous Songs 11.56 p.m. Weather Report, 2nd News Bulletin, Market Prices, Jute and Gunny Closing Rates
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  • 203 17  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Mr. Hu Not Going North? Hongkong, Feb. 17. iieW movement to: the salvation of A "cnina with Mr. Hu Han Mm, the veteran kuomlntang leader who relantlv returned from Europe, as leader is envisaged as the result of rented exchanges of views between
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  • 96 17 Desires Agreement With Britain Cairo. Feb. 13. [.JAHAfI Pasha, the leader of the Wafd, Mi 5?? been n °minateci as President of tne Delegation to negotiate a new AngloWian Treaty. A Royal decree nominates 13 members to serve on the relegation. TJai Prime Minister m submitting the James to
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  • 69 17 Radio Of Departure From Clyde Dn London, Feb. 14. JRRANQEMINTB have been completed r world-wide broadcast of the departure of the liner Queen Mary from «c ci vc j e shipyard where she is being Ulle d. out, on Mar. 24 or 25. JJ i« expected that
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  • 106 17 Britain 's Olympic Successes London, Feb. 17. VEEN interest has been displayed here m, the ice hockey championships at Garmisch, Partenkirchen, which were finally decided yesterday, Britain winning the Olympic World and European titles. The decisive match was played last week, when Britain beat Canada, which had
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  • 158 17 Special Meeting Of Cabinet London, Feb. 16. POLITICAL circles discount the talk of a crisis following Sir Austen Chamberlain's criticism of the Government's defence policy and the opinion is that a considerable section of the Commons, who hold the views he expressed, will await publication of the Government's
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  • 52 17 London, Feb. 14. THE income of the BBC. m 1935 in- creased by approximately £2.500,000 and expenditure by £2,148.000, according to the ninth annual report. Licenses increased by a quarter of a million to 7.400,000. Weekly appeals for good causes realised the record figure of £111,000.—
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  • 156 17 In Tembien War Area Addis Ababa, Feb. 13. Addis Ababa, Feb. 13. AT least ten per cent of the Ethiopian troops proceeding to the front m the Tembie nregion are women dressed as men, declares a reliable eye-witness from the Northern front. The report adds that all
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  • 55 17 Cruiser Attacked In Dockyard London, Feb. 17. Following the cases of attempted sabotage m the battleship Royal Oak and the submarine Oberon at Devonport last December, the Admiralty to-day stated that a case of sabotage has occurred on the British cruiser Cumberland which is at present refitting at ChatTrie
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  • 179 17 ports that numbers of bodies lying In the battle-fields were being devoured by hyenas and other beasts and birds of prey. A It is understood that yesterdays figures of Italian dead are based on reports of these parties. Reports state that the Italians los^ 200 Somalis killed m the battle
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  • 126 17 Break Furniture And Mix Papers Bruges, Feb. 14. BURGLARS of a new kind are worrying Bruges. muak They break into official buildings, mix up ledgers, receipts and correspondence m a confused heap, and disappear. Money scarcely seems to attract them. Even the petty cash is left untouched. Their
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  • 165 17  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh China To Fight Russians Pf the negotiations with China, it is report©*, Japan is bargaining for China's support against Russia m return for a generous settlement of outstanding issues. Peiping, Feb. 17. it is reported that a Soviet force is I advancing on
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  • 2224 18 EXPENDITURE APPROVED BY COUNCIL Shortest Meeting For Many Yea rs Singapore, Monday. TODAY'S MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE COLONY LASTED ONLY A LITTLE OVER FORD. IN THAT TIME, HOWEVER, THE THE SHORTEST MEETINGS ON RECORD. BY THAT TIME, HOWERE, THE COUNCIL GOT THROUGH
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  • 91 19 Centre Party's Successes Madrid, Feb. 17. The election results are now trickling In and show that the Left ran the Right most closely m Madrid which usually indicates the general trend whilst the Left secured a large majority m Catalonia. Although the Right did not achieve its
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  • 139 19 German Arrests Reported At Flensburg Copenhagen, Feb. 13. SIXTY arrests, on charges of espionage are reported to have been made by the German authorities at the seaport of Hensburg. the principal prisoner being a waiter named Stockmann who is alleged to be the leader of a gang of
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  • 93 19 Indian Act Saved From Repeal New Delhi. Feb. 13. DV his casting vote the President of the v Assembly rejected the Bill sponsored by a Congress member, proposing the repeal of the criminal law act of 1908 authorising the Government to declare any association unlawful. Congress members
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  • 137 19 Two Chinese Caught With Goods Singapore, Monday. SHORTLY after one o'clock yesterday morning, revenue officers on duty on the Pasir Panjang coast saw a Koleh manned by a Chinese making for the seashore He eventually reached the beach and landed two large tins. He then got into his
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  • 157 19 Found Hanging In Her Room Singapore, Monday. A VERDICT of suicide by hanging was returned by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, to-day, at an inquiry into the death of Miss Yap Pow Kan, a teacher at the Nan Chong Free School m Peck Chia Street, who
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  • 57 19 Aix En Provence, Feb. 12. The jury has found all three of the Croats alleged terrorists, who have been on trial since Nov. 13, guilty of complicity m the assassination of King Alexander and M. Barthou, but with extenuating circumstances. The accused, therefore, will escape the death penalty but be
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  • 153 19 To-day In Singapore Hieh Tides:— s.lo a.m.. 9.04 p.m. Capitol-.-'Romance m Manhattan with Ginger Rogers, Francis Ledevpr etc Pavilion :--Splendour." with Miriam Hopkins. Joel McCrea. etc Alhambra:-"Two Fisted," with Lee Tracey. Gail Patrick. Ritz, Gevlang:-' Tarzan the Fearless, with Buster Crabbe. etc. Regal:— "Tarzan the Fearless. Ro^ v: _"Red Salute"
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  • 66 19 Bombay Silver Bullion Board's New Resolution Bombay, Feb. 13. THE Bullion Board has passed a resolution prohibiting members from importing silver from foreign countries The resolution also permits tne squaring of standing forward transactions m silver. It is also added that this is taken m London to indicate a more
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  • 148 20 The staff of the Magistrate's Court, Ipoh, entertained Mr. Sennett. the First Magistrate, to a farewell at the Jubilee Park prior to his departure on furlough on Friday. A group photograph, with Mr. Sennett as the Central figure, was later taken as a souvenir of
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  • 93 20 Accused In Johore Land Case Singaoore, Monday. QENTENCE of three "years' rigorous imprisonment was P a ;f h J* c Ss m addition to charg^ rfrtrtment of cheating and forgcry._ concern ms a reported land deal m oohore Another Chinese named Lav Yu, Seng a commission agent, who
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  • 59 20 London, Feb. 17. HIS Majesty the King, who spent the week-end at his country residence, fort Belvedere, will return to to-day. On Wednesday he wd drive from Buckingham Palace to Olymp* and the White City to visit the Urn Son section of the British
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  • 155 20 Report Of The Tariff Board New Delhi, Feb. 14 THE Government of India hos announced its conclusions on the report of the Tariff Board on the woollen ThfdLtm for protection m respect of the worsted branch is rejected and tne Government has asked the Board to investigate again
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  • 241 20 FIFTH ROUND CUP DRAW Matches Due To Be Played On Feb. 29 London, Feb. 17. THE draw for the sixth round of the FA Cup promises an interesting series" of matches to decide which clubs shall enter the semi-final stage of the C °Three oTthe fifth round ties have yet
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  • 199 20 HONEYMOON ONLY Jew "Aryan" Seek Annulment St. Louis, Missouri Jew and an "Aryan" girl are seeking A an annulment of their marriage here because they are terrified of Reprisals from the German Government They had been sweethearts from childhood and recently came [to the United States on a visit. They
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  • 162 20 Appeal In Canadian Court Ottawa, Feb. 14 *HE Supreme Court of Canada has be gun the hearing of the most important Constitutional appeal to tm Court's history-the validity nett Government's "New Deal legsla tion passed m 1934 and 1935 Ever province, with the exception of nov. Scotia
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