Morning Tribune, 5 May 1936

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE ViOL. L— No. 60. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, May 5, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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    Sir Shenton In London
    42 1 1 Our Own Correspondent) London, May 4. S»K Shenton Thomas arrived m \i ua°v n i°." day m the ImP«"al Z ys machi "c from Paris. JlneZ r M J I6 Stepped from the r 'us daughter Bridget.
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    BRITON SHOT IN ADDIS RIOTS
    1357 1 EXIIIEK OF THE III: II moss A VIOLENT WEEKEND 13IIIIVAL OF ITALIANS A MATTKIt OF lIOIRS ALTHOUGH the Italians are pressing on fast towards Addis Ababa J and yesterday were only ten miles from the city, the news of their arrival had not come to
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    FUTURE OF THE LEAGUE
    187 1 Debate In The Commons THE future of the League of Nations is among the subjects which it is expected will be debated m the House of Commons on Wednesday when an important debate on foreign affairs will take place (states a British Wireless message from London).
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    27 1 The Union o* South Africa has reached an agreement with Mozambique for the recruitment of 10.000 native workers whom 5.000 will go immediately to the Rand mines.
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    EMPEROR LEAVING IN BRITISH WARSHIP
    144 1 EMPEROR LEAVING IN BRITISH WARSHIP London, May 4. IN the House of Commons Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary announced that the Emperor of Abyssinia and his party are sailing from Djibouti to-day aboard 11. M.5. Enterprise en route to Haifa. Mr. Eden announced that Friday evening the British Minister
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    House of Commons May 4.
    46 1 MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN annmmced the establishment of a judicial tribunal presided over by a High Court judge, with two eminent members of the Bar. to enquire into the Budget "leakage". The tribunal will have power to take evidence on oath. Reuter
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    Socialist Government For France
    192 2 MAJORITY IN ELECTION M. Blum As New Premier THE final results of the French elections, issued after the second ballot, show that the Leftists have a clear majority of 137 over the other parties 375 against 238. M. Leon Rlum will probably be Premier. The swing
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    Fate Of The Franc
    232 2 In London the City is intently watching developments m France, believing that all depends on the attitude of the man m the street, who if perturbed by the victory of the Left Parties might drive off the franc from the gold standard even before the new
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    King Fuad
    89 2 Condolence* Of Arab Community rw\liE following is a translation of .1 telegram received by Mr. AM. AlsagofT. president of the Arab Pranakan Association. Singapore, from the Grand Chamberlain of Egypt m reply to a message of condolence on the death of King Fuad sent on behalf of the
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    29 2 The Academy of Science^ m Lisbon celebrated recently the bi-millenium of Horace. Dr. Julio Dantas presided over the celebrations, at which I lecture wns given by Professor. Rebelo Goncalves
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    Mr. J. G. Dupontet, Well Known Malayan Engineer, Dies Suddenly
    323 2 Singapore, Monday. THE death of Mr. Jacques Georges Dupontet, managing director of Engineers and Contractors, Ltd., occurred suddenly at the General Hospital this morning, from heart failure. Mr. Dupontet had been indisposed for some days, but nothing serious was diagnosed.
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    China And U.S.
    182 2 Agreement On Silver Policy Shanghai, May 4. IT is learnt m diplomatic circles that Mr. Chen Kwang Pu, the leader of the Chinese finance mission to the United States, has reached a silver apreement with Mr. Henry Morgenthau, th| Secretary to the U.S. Treasury, which does not
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    Jewels Missing
    56 2 $3,000 Worth From House In Tanglin Singapore, Monday. A WELL-KNOWN European resident living m Dalvey Road, Tanglin, has reported the loss of a quantity of jewellery valued at $3,000. The victim and his wife were out last night, and on their return the jewellery which was kept m
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    Indian Aircraft
    52 2 Successful Trial Flight Of First Machine Bangalore, Mysore. THE first aeroplane to be built In India from Indian materials has Jr.. 'dt a successful trial flight here. The aeroplane is a "Flying Flea" const ruetod by Professor Ashton, of the Indian Institute 1 of Science and formerly of
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    Central Bank
    47 2 Branch To Be Opened In Canton Hongkong, May 4. THE scheme to establish a branch of the Central Bank of China m Canton has been approved by Dr. H.H. Kung, the Minister of Finance. The branch will be opened In June. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    Missing Papers
    55 2 Alleged Bribery Of Consul Servant Shanghai, May 4. A CHINESE servant employed by the Soviet Consul m Shanghai is alleged to have been bribed by certain foreigners to steal important documents m the hands of his master. The servant has absconded, and the alleged plot has just been
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    32 2 The 156 engines needed by Imperial Airways for the Empire flying-boats are being built at the works of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, where some 8.000 men are engaged daily m three shifts.
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    CRIMINALS LIE LOW
    536 2 Only Two Cases At Assizes Singapore, Monday. rpHE third session of the Criminal Assizes for Singapore which commenced before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark to-day, constitutes a record, there being only two cases on the list. The first of these is a case of attempted armed robbery against
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    Singapore Barracks Tragedy
    85 3 SOLDIER ENDS LIFE Comrade Finds Him Hanging Singapore, Monday. nRIVVTE Michael Coles, of the P Ri ii(l<l1 e,ex Re,i r t was^und K'nSra" R«ad nC short.y after I «£mt m -> de h by Lmember of the force who, St&fittS 'avatory saw Co.es h"n?in: and apparently dead.
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    Suez Canal
    111 3 Increase In Maximum Dues Cairo, May 3. A DECREE signed by King Fuad on the morning of his death, with reference to the recent agreement between the Suez Canal Company and the Egyptian Government has been published It fixes the maximum Canal dues at 63 piastres (about ten
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    Air Passengers
    77 3 Aircraft "Adelaide" Brisbane to ngapore, arr. 2-5-36. Mr. Hudson h Mr. Rhydderch and Miss Buckhan. all from Brisbane." Aircraft "Athena" Singapore to Karachi, left 3-5-36. Mr. B. N. C. Woollerton, for Bangkok. Aircraf "Aurora" Karachi to Singapore, arr. 3-5-36. Mr. Chattaway and Caulfeild for Penang. Mr. J. H
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    Death Of Mr. R. Samy
    101 3 Singapore, Monday. Tho dpath took place at the Genera i Hospital. Singapore, to-day, after Wry short illness, of Mr. R. S.imy. Mr samy. who was attached to sevo-mp-chandl«ry firms m Singapore. well-known In shipping circles ami ios on the shi Ps th at call regu»riy
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    AERONAUTICS HONOUR DR. ECKENER
    61 3 AERONAUTICS HONOUR DR. ECKENER London, May 3. rE British Gold Medal for aeronautics has been awarded, on the recommendation of the Royal Aeronautical Society, to Dr. Hugo Eckener, for his technical ?.cliievements m lighter-than-air craft. This is the second award of the medal, the first recipient of which was Captain
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    Mr. J.L. Fernando
    96 3 Well-Known Ceylon Planter Dies Singapore, Monday. /MEWS has been received of the death n of a well-known Ceylon planter m the person of Mr. John Leo Fernando who died m Negombo, Ceylon, last night. The deceased, who was 68 years old, had been planting m Ceylon for
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    Calais-Kowloon
    45 3 .4// The Way By Rail London, Apr. 30. A RAILWAY journey all the way from Calais to Hongkong is ndW possible as the last rail of the Canton-Hankow Railway was laid yesterday. Traffic is exported to open m the middle of May.— Reuter Wireless.
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    Lent Too Long?
    108 3 Life Has Become So "Hectic" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lent is too long "under present-day conditions," according to the Rev Dr. David Steels. Rector of a local Protestant- Church here. He suggested m an address here that observance of lent should be confined to a period of about one
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    Heroic Priest
    67 3 Gave His Life For Lepers Antwerp, May 3. A CROWD of 100,000, headed by King Leopold, watched the arrival of the Belgian sailing cadet ship Mercator with the body of the heroic Father Damien on board from the leper island of Molokai. The body was borne m solemn
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    Juvenile Gang
    115 3 Members All Under Sixteen Barcelona A DANGEROUS gang, whose age limit of membership was 16 has been captured here. The lads were known as "The Invisibles." criminals Many daring raids on shops, on tourists and at open air meeting are attributed to the invisibles. They The gang was
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    Cluny Rubber
    143 3 Rept. for 1935 of Cluny Rubber Estates gives crop 349,400 lbs., of which 323,672 lbs accounted for, bal, carried forward at bare cost of production. Average net sale price, including estimated value of unsold portion of it, was 5.56 d per lb (equivalent to 6.31 d per lb
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    32 3 Two Germans m the uniform of the Luftschutzbund. a semi-military organisation, have been arrested near Asch, on Czechoslovak territory. They said that they had lost their way m the course of exercises.
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    Missing Pearl Xecklace
    76 3 Insurance Company Offers Reward Singapore, Monday. A REWARD of $2,000 is being offered by a local insurance firm for the recovery and return of a $35,000 pearl necklace belonging to Mrs. Rebecca Meyer. Mrs. Meyer left Singapore tor England on Mar. 6. It is not known whether
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    Laic King Fund
    148 3 Impressive Funeral In Cairo Cairo, Apr. 30. AMIDST impressive ceremony Egyptian sailors from the Royal yacht carried King Fuad's coffin fvom the Abdin Palace and placed it on gun-carnage drawn by sU black horses. Accompanied by salutes by guns fired m the Square, where Egyptian cavalrywas massed,
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    Forger's Swan Song
    95 3 Vienna A forger's swan song is printed on the back of a Czechoslovakian banKnote worth about £1 which is now U the hands of the police at Brno, Bohemia. The note was paid to a local shopkeeper who took it to be genuine until he looked at
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    Law Notice For To-day
    32 3 The Acting Chief Justice m Kuala Lumpur— Court of Appeal. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the 2nd Court at 11 a.m. Assizes:— Rex vs. Ting Koon Ing.
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS & VIEWS
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      THE LOCAL MARKET
      252 4 Sagging And Dull (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Monday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 26 Va cts. unchanged. Market Tone: Dull. Tin (Singapore), $101 V4, down To-day's Prices: London: 7 7 16d., unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet. New York: 15% cts., down I|l6 ct Market Tone: Dull. TIN London: No
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      74 4 Special London Cable (By Our Financial Correspondent) London; May 4. 'PHE following were the closing prices for rubber, tin, gold, silver copra and wolfram Market Tone: Quiet LONDON RUBBER Spot: 713J32 (down 3)32). July-Sept.: 7 15 32 (down 1|16). LONDON TIN Spot: £206 Forward: £200% LONDON GOLD Spot:
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      LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK PRICES
      308 4 London, May 4 6.30 p.m. Share of £1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or fall. otherwise stated War Loan, p.c ™»l» -W Com. Union Assce. (Units) UK *****6 3 Prudential Assce. "A" 38 37y 8 Royal Assce. (£1 share 10s. pd.) 9 7 /8
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      Share Business
      67 4 Singapore, Monday. There has been no business reported m rubber shares. Prices are inclined to sag under pressure of smjill forced sellers. Tin shares have been equally dull. The majority of shares are obtainable at quotations, buyers are holding off and there is nothing doing. Industrials continue steady
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      The Exchanges
      41 4 Yesterday's Closing Prices (By Our Financial Correspondent) London, May 4. The closing prices were as follows: London New York Cross Rate 4.96*4 (up 2 516). London— 7s% (up 5 32). London Amsterdam 7.32. London Hongkong: Is. 3%d. (down 116).
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      147 4 The Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber ABsn. DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Monday, noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1..R.5.5. m cases (F. 0.8. May) 26 316 26 316 Good F.A.Q. m cases (F. 0.8. May) ***** 26 3H6 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) do. May 26 26 (awardable Spore) 26 26^ do. June 26V
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    FRASER & CO.'s SHARE LIST
    1082 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Great E. Life ($10) 87.00 92.00 Great E. Life ($3) (Pd) 26.00 27.00 W. Hammer and Co. (slo|-) 34.25 34.75 Henry Waugh and Co. ($10) 7.75 8.10 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (H.K. $125) 870 or 880 Imperial Chemical (Ords.) 39j- 406 Imp. Tobacco 1551- 160|Kinta Electric
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    Changkat Serdang Rubber
    865 5 Changkat Serdang Rubber Dividend Of 2 l 2 per Cent. Singapore, Monday. DRESENTING the report and accounts I at the annual general meeting of the Changkat Serdang Estates Ltd., held at the registered offices of the company m the French Bank Buildings, at noon to-day. Mr. H. D. Mundell, the
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      14 5 ABSOLUTE SECURITY Motor Uarivai INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. Agents: vSIME, DARRY CO., LTD. Singapore Branches
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      231 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., THE HO HONG BANK, ET TT) M AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL: \uthorised §40,000.000.00 Paid Up $10,000,000.00. OFFICE: CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH: 458. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chee Swee
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    A MUSICAL HIT
    316 6 "Rose Marie" To-day nRAMATISING music of almost classl- cal importance, to make it effective m a new mode of dramatic narration was the unique experience of Herbert Stothart, eminent composer. Stothart has adapted the work of other composers, including Lehar and Victor Herbert, to the screen. But
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    38 6 Aileen Marson and Billy Milton Imo been cast for the two leading parts ir. 'Someone At The Door/ the very successful comedy which 8.1.P. are now making under the direction of Hciber: Hrenon at Elstree for Associated-Bntisr; release.
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    29 6 W. C Fields, a Paramount player, taught himself to juggle and lived b selling newspapers during the four years before he landed his first job. .••ill 1 1 1
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      185 6 One of The Rare Experiences of the Screen! > 1 j I The Star of "DAVID COPI'EKFIELD" m another magnificent role! 1 I i PAVILION tJ3 lightly J>.l» j I I t FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW j s s m\ S IK \NI l.> ■—i HIHK j IHRXETT'S V ij^ BM^S^ World-
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      316 7 S**Tn.DA¥ i OITSTAXDIXG EVENT At Th^ CAPITOL II X r II II toY (Hr JR SONGBIRDS OF «F 9Nk- THE SCREEN! Tne ffoWen voices that thrilled you m "Naughty Marietta" now fill the air with the glorious Iv A jr melodies of the most stirring musical romance of iirV^MPf^ ->i^^^'-
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    "Have We Injured France?"
    635 8 SPEECH BY GOERING Ab Ground For Friction ifN a speech at Karlsruhe General Goering appealed rhetorically to the French people to accept Germany's peace offer at its face value. "We must ask the French people (he said) what has happened that Germany should find it impossible
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    63 8 The young Duchess of Roxburghe performed the opening ceremony of the Hauick Women's Social Club, and is here seen receiving a bouquet from Miss Armstrong. The Countess of Minto is shown on the left The Duchess of Roxburghe, who is i only twenty years of age, is the youngest daughter
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    LIVING DEATH FEAR
    282 8 A Death-Watch Pact Mason City, lowa. PAR of being embalmed alive so haunted Mr. Nels Quevli, a lawyer here, and his wife, that they made a three-day death-watrii pact. As a result, a claim for 60.000 dollars (£12,000 t damages has been brought byMr. Quevli against Josephine
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    Ireland Censures; Murder Of Admiral
    658 9 STATEMENT IN DAIL Sincere Sympathy Expressed TN Dail Eireann Mr. W. T. Cos--1 grave, on private notice, asked if the Government intended to mike any statement m regard to the murder of Vice-Admfral Somerville. The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, replying on behalf of the
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    Too Fat For Jail
    115 9 To Serve Sentence Outside New York, Apr. 26 CENTENCED to imprisonment for pass- ing bogus cheques, a man at Chicago escaped going to jail because he was too fat. The man, William Coleman, fifty-six, weighed 26 st. 8 lb. After receiving his sentence he was taken
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    33 9 Lord and Lady Ely run a two-man jazz orchestra which is extremely popular at charity affairs both m Fngland and Ireland. The above picture was taken at their country bouse m County Fermanagh.
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    Cruelty To A Dog
    145 9 London "This is the worst case of its kind we have ever known," declared the presiding Magistrate at Doncaster when Mary Wilkinson, 76, a widow, of Sutton, near Doncaster. was bound over for a year and ordered never to keep a dog again as the result
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    87 9 Sidney Thomas Bishop, of a Birmingham hotel, was fined £1. and ordered to pay 4s costs, at Birmingham Police Court for failing to register the departure of two German women m tne hotel book. Mr. G H Butler solicitor defending, suggest rri that no serious consequences were likely to arise
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    Quins' Big Hit
    203 9 America's Favourite Film Stars New York, Apr. 26. THE famous Dionne quintuplets now seen well on their way to becoming America's favourite film stars. Their film— although they only appear m the last ten minutes of it— has hud a preview before an ordinary kinema audience and
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    Killed On First Flight
    108 9 Southampton. Mr. Clive Nuttall. a brother of Sir Keith Nuttall, was killed near here when making his first flight as a pupil of the Hampshire Aeroplane Club, Hamble. Mr. H. C. Buchan, an assistant instructor of the club, was also killed. The accident occurred near Nursling,
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    75 9 The Nyasaland Protectorate (Native Trust Land) Ordov m Council declares the whole of the landl of the Protectorate except Crown lands and reserved land* to be Native trust lands, and. with certain exception vests m th* Secretary of State the entire property and control of all minerals m any Native
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    51 9 A woman has filed a suit for divorce at Vislia California, alleging that her husband spanked her with a clothes brush because she once forgot to say "Yes, Sir" to him. She is Mrs. Cecil Conley. She says that her husband made her repeat "Yes. Sir" 600 times before the
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    RE-ARMING OF AUSTRIA
    371 9 Slav Opinion Divided Vienna, Apr. 1. COMPULSORY military service for all v males between the ages of 18 and 42 is to be introduced into Austria. In making this announcement to-day before the nominated National Assembly the Chancellor. Herr von Schuschnigg, said, for the benefit of such
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    14 9 Mr Charlea stone, of Lo *l^o n !>l< 8.W., whose estate is worth £15U~u.
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  • The MORNING TRIBUNE
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      TRUTH AT LAST
      297 10 HPHE story of the flight of the Emperor of Abyssinia from his capital is the final comment on the unwisdom of the sentimentalists who have supported and encouraged him m the fight with Italy. The manner of his flight, and the way m which he threw open
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    AROUND MALAYA
    458 10 DECENTLY we have had lengthy discussions on short meetings. The newspapers have asked the question, What is becoming of our Legislative bodies?" These legislative bodies have been accused of being a little slack. The attitude of the newspapers generally has been that of the come-on-pull-up-your--1 socks variety. And
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    32 10 Mr. Albert Batchelor, Britain's oldest air pilot, and his 18-year old niece, the youngest girl m Britain to take an "A" license. Mr. Batchelor is 66 and has been flying since 1910.
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    PERSONALITIES
    204 10 Messrs. I. Grave and H. H. Peterson are inmates of the Penang General Hospital. Mr J. W. Lewis, Maintenance and New Works Engineer, F.M.S.R., left for Home on furlough last week. Mr. H. W. Whylie has been appointed a member of the Board of Visitors to the District Hospital,
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    Impress Liners Built Am Cruiser is?
    300 11 REPORT FROM PARIS Denial By Local A&ents A REPORT from a French source that the three new German Far East express toers, which call regularly at StogaJore. are "nothing !e*s than Auxiliary cruisers" is ridiculed by the local agents of these ships. The French
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    'SIMPLY TOO FUNNY FOR WORDS"
    247 11 Platforms Nothing Exclusive Interviewed by the Morning Tribune to-day Mr. R. Frustuck of Messrs. Lohnin and Company, the local agents for the Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremen, owners of the "Scharnhorst," "Gneisenau," and Potsdam," appeared to be highly amused at the reported French interpretation. "It is simply
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    ARE WE GOING HEATHEN ?
    283 11 ARE WE GOING HEATHEN One In Ten Go To Church Oxford BRITAIN is lapsing into semi-heathen-dom, according to the Rev. T. O. Mohan, assistant secretary to the Church Pastoral Aid Society, speaking at a conference here. Little more than one m ten m London, he said, went to church, while
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    New Defence Base
    69 11 It is learned that the War Office has under consideration the acquisition of land on Canvey Island, Essex, for defence purposes m connection with the outer Thames Estuary. Negotiations are m progress. The proposal, it is understood, is for it to be used as a base for
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    64 11 Owing to the bursting of a water main m Kingston Road. Raynes Park. S.W., paving stones and kerb stones were forced up nearly six inches, and traffic had to crawl through nearly a foot of water Shops were flooded and had to be closed and nearly a square mile of
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      45 11 PHONE 5 934 I— Telegraphic Address: O*7«so rfm J>/ fThe 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 Wednesday, May 6. DINERS $1.50. NO AFTER-DINNER ADMISSION CHARGE
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    To the TIPS of your FINGERS
    924 14  - To the TIPS of your FINGERS Greta Cumming by I FEEL you were left rather high and dry at the epd of last week's talk on the care of the hands, having done all m my power to help you make amends after probable years of neglect. I will now
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    35 14 A special lotion painted on the skin and left on overnight clears the skin of all acid impurities. It should only be used once a week and is removed the next morning with skin food.
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    27 14 A lovely black gown shown at the Aux Chats Noirs parade. It has a bolero the shoulders of which are piled with flowers m shades of orchid
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      109 14 OASIS PORTUGUESE SARDIXES A Not just plain l7j^ small flsh, but 'pSV tZ& GENUINE //b^l& j4 sardines from \lm*TJZ\s^ Portugal, a tin VYiff^^f f wnicn c n i\ V 3 &^X talns more vita\/_/i m mins than a litre of Cod Liver Oil. Try Oasis once and you will have
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      98 14 how COTY perfumes can bestow tne f)ower to cliarm COFx .v.ry nomu thore it ONE perfect fr»gr»oo* ONE Coty Pcrfamc thit speftks to the ol hor l^uty *nd ailuru Whotli' r fWM k 1 1 m eipn-tisvd tv dc!.t.ito fiu'.i.y of tbl On*fc dolicii'i- ftowiT (jcrfau.r, or ii sopbiNt.i V.«d.
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    Harmonize With Your Eyes
    535 15 Harmonize With Your Eyes B P,s 1 Newm an, designer of Miss DrS'CS T n m her first fil I SttS^JftK m wSS d "T? 10 is the ke y not e of ParticulnHv efTectlve dressing. This is 35?SMFJf the matter of match Ing lnrn p h the costume an
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    45 15 An unusually high tongue extending almost to the ankle is the smart feature of a pair of sports shoes selected for winter wear by Lily Pons, star of RKO Radio's "I Dream Too Much." The shoes fasten with a wide strap buckled over this tongue.
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      311 15 LUGGAGE A TOURIST'S CHEMIST uf shopping 1.1 mi: <• M^^^M^M^^^^^^^ IRQN AND yEAST TABLETS SINGAPORE j BOOKSHOP ~GRAMOPHONES 1-n JI MI- 1 I If^GAob I (or improving the bloud and clearI ~«oDlt?t9 CO tag the complexlon StSSr HJ^ cvi»; max-s j€omm b 1 a I FEDERA S- «a Ba^n gA
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      46 15 fpERMAMEMT j WAVE§- s 5 from $10— s $25. Oil, Gallia I and; Eugene Methods j i Maison Interlandi! 'Phone 4419. Capitol Bldg. clorothy more gives Zota Foam reducing baths m her new salon.. Invaluable for Rheumatism, Sciatica Lumbago. 2ND FLOOR, 18. BATTER* RD Phone 6995.
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    91 16 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Godown Gate No. Rajula 22 1 Van Heutsz 20 1 Anshun 18 3 Toussoum 16 3 Achilles 14 3 Pres: Wilson 11 3 Kedah 11 3 Talma 9 3 Kudat 7 3 Siamese Prince 30 3 Larut 32 3
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    23 16 Mrs. Margaret MacPherson, the wellknown radio speaker and authoress, who has arrived m Singapore from Australia m the course of a world tour.
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    The Carthage
    17 16 The P. and O. liner Carthage is due at Singapore from Hongkong at 9am to-morrow.
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    293 16 PASSENGERS BY AIR THE following were passengers by X.L M 'planes during the past week: Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM-'plane PH-AKI, Apr. 25: Mr. Yunosuke Ya.sukawa, Mr. Yuzi Yanasaki, Mr. Pieter Prins, Mr. Jan Schoorl, Mr. Frederick Muller. Left for Medan, India and Europe by KLM-'plane PH-AKI, April 25. for
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    DANISH SHIP SAILS
    165 16 DANISH SHIP SAILS THE following passengers are sailing by J the Danish East Asiatic m/s Erria this morning for Europe: From Singapore, Mr. P. Bedbur, Ifisa H. M. Duff, Mr. and Mrs. AS. Giles, Miss M. Giles, Miss D. Giles, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Gwinnell, Miss C. Hammer. Mr.
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    New Buoy
    48 16 A buoy has been placed off the North West coast of Borneo m Latitude 58' North Longitude 112, 01' East H.M.S. "Herald". This buoy la surveying purposes and will be ma tamed m this position for about i month. Shipping is hereby warned to fc**P clear.
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    "Desirade"
    23 16 The Chargeun Reunis steamer Ded rade is due m Singapore to-day Colombo and will sail this evening W Saigon, Tourane and Haiphong.
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      332 16 J \> i O. S. IV. #«rs SAILINGS, OUTWARDS. fiae Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1936. 1938. SOUDAN 6,500 May 6 NALDERA 16,000 July 3 RANPURA 17,000 May 10 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500 July 17 RAWALPINDI 17.000 May 22 BANGALORE 6,000 July 30 JURDWAN 6070 June 4 RAJPUTANA 17.000 July 31 £°s£St
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      82 16 MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Pengerang (Aik Soon) 9 a.m. OeyJon (Fret. Wilson* 10 a.m. Indo-China (Degrade* 2 p.m. Netherlands Indies, Bagan and Selat Pandjang (Hong Thong) 3 p.m. Foit de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe and Siak (Hong Kwong) 3 p.m. •Penang, Siam. Burma, India, Iraq. Palestine. Egypt. E. S Africa. Great
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      Steam Trawlers
      202 17 „-t desire to place on record Tf vuw that f further inquiries dis--1 nntinuance of such wrongful conduct m the navigation V. vie s as is disclosed m the.se :inl nsultin-in the loss of valuSSe^pe^SSi Penalties ought to U 5 B i rf the two Board of Trade
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      53 17 Built under the scrap-and-build scheme the steamer St. Helena, of 8,000 tons, was launched by Messrs. J. L. Thompson and Sons, Ltd.. at Sunderland. for the St. Quentin Shipping Co., Ltd.. of Cardiff It is claimed that the St. Helena is the first vessel to have the vhole of the
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      Water-Tube Boiler
      109 17 Messrs. Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., have now acquired world rights for the Johnson water-tube boiler, and, under the name of the Babcock-Johnson boiler, propose to develop this unit for lightweight, medium and high-rated boilers for merchant ships and for naval requirements. Furthermore, Messrs. Babcock and Wilcox propose developing
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      Tyne Dock
      110 17 Though no official statement is available, it can be taken for granted that negotiations have now been concluded between the Tyne Improvement Commission and the London and North Eastern Railway whereby the former will purchase the Tyne Dock The purchase price is said to be £600.000, and the
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      32 17 According to the return of deaths of seamen reported to the Registrar-Gene-ral of Shipping and Seamen. 99 deaths occurred during the month of February; of this number 62 took place at sea.
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      307 17 limXS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due Sails. MARELLA May 28 June 3 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the lollowing rates. First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane, Sydney or Mcl bourne to tne connecting KP.M. Vessel. BRISBANE SYDNEY return $G42.86
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      484 17 i y^ TO FRENCH PORTS U V^V j WUW HOMEWARDS. V DALNY For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Si Dunkirk May 5 DESIRADE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 29 D'ENTRECASTEAUX For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk June 4 t CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux June 2 OUTWARDS (from
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    Memorial To King George V
    744 18 MANY VARIED IDEAS Committees To Advise tQVER 150 suggestions have been sent to the Lord Mayor m connection with the proposed memorial or memorials of King George V. The General Committee is to meet under the presidency of the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House
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    80 18 At a meeting of the grand council of the Primros? League, held at the head offices, Victoria Street, it was intimated that Lord Ebbisham. on the invitation of Mr. Baldwin, had accepted for the third year the office of chancellor. Sir Reginald Bennett, who has resigned after 45 years' service,
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    Naval Dress
    192 18 Changes To Start In September London. PAYMASTER midshipmen and paymas- ter cadets who enter the Naval Service en nnd after Sept. 1 are to wear the round ftckei on ocensions wtien this is worn by midshipmen and Naval cadets. At present naval cadets and midshipmen of the Executive
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    SENT SELF TO PRISON
    179 18 \lhen Wife Won Argument New York. MR. Edward Brown, a policeman on special duty at a New York branch of the National City Bank, has sent himself to prison because his wife has won an argument. This is how it has happened. Mr Brown and his
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    Fish May Have Toothache
    72 18 New Yorfc. Fish, like humnn beings, suffer from toothache Mr. Lighgow Osborne. New York State Fish Conservation Commissioner, has discovered this after careful observation He has issued a statement announcing that toothache among fish is caused by a mottled enamel which forms on thoir teeth and
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      2160 19 lJ( -^~*~-r~*~*~~ 0 0 0 0 o 6.20 p.m.— Concert of Light Music. 6.20 p.m. Relay from Radio-Paris. V i 7.20 p.m, NtWl In Englisii. Sign ofl Concert. raiMg M 1 DA mi 1 DJC^ 7-20 p.m. News m English. Al\ II BH Im /J^ 811 m m 7 3
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    Rubber May Be 8d Soon
    561 20 OPTIMISM IN LONDON U.S. Consumption P Rising (By Air Mail) Our Own Correspondent) London, April 22. THE extensive way m which rubber shares are now being tipped by brokers suggests that they may shortly become the star turn m the Stock Exchange. So far buyers
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    Killed By Kipper
    127 20 London The homely kipper which he had eaten for breakfast killed Sidney Bray, 35, a metal polisher, of North Cheam, Surrey. There are people who are unduly susceptible, even to death, to certain foods, which are harmless to others," was the explanation put forward by Dr. Gardner,
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    35 20 The Rev. Samuel Shannon, vicar oi S.. Luke's, Leicester, and his two churchwardens, William Collington and Wilfred Joseph Parkinson, were At Leicester committed for trial at Quarter Sessions on summonses alleging disturbances m the church.
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    73 20 Mr. H. A. Campbell who returned from home leave by the m.s. Lalandia on Wednesday has taken over management of Sungei Ular Estate, Kulim. consumption will shortly exceed previous record As consumption is running at a rate approaching 1,000,000 tons a year and as there is marked absence of speculation,
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      47 20 r r I I I I I I I I I i I i I i i| i i I I I lii|li|ii|ii|ll|M|,,tlllll|M|ii|ii|li|iiril|ii|i!|::|i!lii|;itnlM|:'|i:|;'l''l 'I I I I" AICHOR MM Brewed and bottled m Singapore by the ARCHIPELAGO BREWERY CO., LTD. SOLE AGENTS: SIME, DARBY 8c CO., LTD.
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      330 20 OX THE RADIO (Continued from page 19) Onegin" (Tschaikowsky). London Sym- (Andante; Allegro vivace. (2) Allegretto phony Orchestra, conducted by Sir from trio op. 53 for violin, alt-violin Landon Ronald. and cello (Haydn). (3) Trio for piano, 8 p.m. Talk by Mr. K. Bonjernoor. "violin and cello, op. 49 (Mendelssohn).
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    CHAMBER OF MINES
    1464 21 CHAMBER OF MINES Annual Report For 1935 The following are excerpts from the report:— Thc Financial Statement SSt*2f«U«. o« 14.377.41 Membership.-The following additions were made during the year: Mining companies J* Firms ufi Individual members Total 102 After allowing for resignations, liquidations, amalgamations and deaths the membership, on Dec. 31,
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    Indian Magician
    68 21 Professor K. H. Trivedi, the great Indian magician who has made a very successful tour of Malaya, will stage a magic performance at the Victoria Theatre at 9.15 p.m. on May 10. It will be remembered that Professor Trivedi was m Singapore m November last year and staged
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      88 21 j.lll|ll|ll|lllll|llll-lM|ll|M|IIIMIIiNil*llllltli.llll':lHIIIIIIIHllll"llllllllll"IMilllH|IIIMll|ll|nil!lH|lltJllllllllllllllM^ IRENE DUNNE, beautiful Singing Star of "ROBERTA," presented I m a Picture that reaches new standards m Cinema Perfection! j JPAVILION Next Change j Tp m SJ" 5 k i ir I R w --'^s l j A JOHN M. STAHL I l Production from ihe best-nl ling |^2*~~'
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    Tragedy At Ponggol
    250 22 WIFE CHILD KILLED Accused For Observation Singapore, Monday. APPEARING on charges of murdering bis two-year-old son and attempting to murder his wife m a house m Ponggol on the morning of Mar. 2, a 30-year-old Chinese named Tan Gek Tee was produced at a preliminary inquiry before
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    Open Golf
    136 22 Amateur Champion Is t cit 1 1 a IN the 3G holes final of the British amateur open golf championship, Bentley beat Langley by 5 up and 4 to play after being level at the 18th hole. Langley's faiher, who coached his son until last year, learnt his
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    No 'White Hopes'
    45 22 Ue Homage And King Levinsky Draw Los Angeles, Apr. 9. [EE Rumage, Sandiego Adonis and K"!<.>. Levinsky. "beetle"-browed former Chicago fishmonger touch: a ten round draw here last night that stamped neither of thorn as a serious contender for 'White Hope" ranking'
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    52 22 Owinp to Moslem boycott there were no valid nominations for live seats m the recent municipal election m Calcutta, and the Government have filled the vacancies by the nomination of four Moslem men and one Moslem woman, Begum Sakina Farook Sulvan Mouycdzoda, who is the first Moslem woman councillor m
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    Charity Bazaar
    244 22 Special Effort At Memorial Hall Singapore, Tuesday. THE charity bazaar held at the 1 Victoria Memorial m aid of the building fund of the Assembly of God Mission was opened yesterday and will stalls occupied by local big firms viz: -William Jacks Ltd. Sime Darby Co.. Connnll Brotheis.
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    Disabled Dhow
    209 22 Film Party's Find In Mid-Ocean Singapore, Saturday. A DISMANTLED dhow m the Indian Ocean. All hands dying of hunger and thirst and all hope of rescue apparently gone. That was what the American yacht Athene (owned by Mr. Tay Garnett) a recent visitor to Singapore, found on her
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    Davis Cup
    38 22 France beats Chinese Team Paris May 2. FRANCE to-day won her Davis Cup match against China when BoTotra and Bernard beat Kho Sin Kie and Gordon Lum m the doubles encounter by 6-1, 6—3, 4—6, 6—2.
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    44 22 A 16-year-old girl pleaded 'Guilty" at Islington Juvenile Court to having attempted to poison her mother by putting disinfectant m her tea. She was remanded for a fortnight to a remand home for inquiries to be made and for a medical report concerning her.
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    Chandu Smugglers
    311 22 Capture At Tanjong Rhu Singapore, Monday. LARGE hauls of non-Government chandu and opium which have been made by Preventive Service Officers m the Singapore Harbour lately have given evidence that the smuggling of illicit drugs into the Colony is on the increase. Shortly after 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday,
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    Singapore Chinese Exchange Brokers' Association
    89 22 Singapore Chinese Exchange Brokers' Association The fourth annual general meetin? of the Singapore Chinese Exchange Brokers' Association was held reccn at the Association premises, No South Canal Road, when the followin<' officers were elected for the year 1936* President, Mr. Ong Bock Yew; Vicepresident, Mr. Ng Chor Choo;' joint hon.
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    29 22 A fire which broke out m the steamer Cabo Santo Tome, moored m the port of Barcelona destroyed much cargo damaged the vessel. Five persons were overcome by pas.
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      159 22 To-day In Singapore HIGH TIDES:— IO.I9 a.m., 1006 p.m. FOOTBALL:— S.A.F.A. League, Div. I. R.A. v. RAF. Anson Road Stadium CRICKET:— V.M.C.A. (Junior Dept v ACS., V.M.C.A. LECTURE:— Lecture by Mr. X p Kesawa Menon. Bar-at-Law 1. Snort Street, 6 p.m. Subject: Dictators Past and Present." CAPITOL: Jeanette Mac Donald
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    Singapore Golf dub
    292 23 Singapore Golf dub Remits Of May Bogey Competition r, ™,v Boeey competition of the T H c more Golf Club was played at 1 Sl Sh on Saturday and Sunday BuWt Ti ah on &a M M pat and recited ma a core Qf erson In rF P Donnelly m
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    English Amateur Cup
    23 23 West Ham, May, 2 |N 'X ES S r Am, ateur Cu P Final e a w* to ni Reuter
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    Weights For Second Day Of Singapore Summer Meeting
    283 23 Weights For Second Day Of Singapore Summer Meeting THE following are the handicaps for the second day's races of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting on Wednesday May 13: Horses, Class 2, Div. 5. About 7 furs. Alum Rock 9 0 High Degree 8.10 Pure Gold 8.1) Ledger
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    Warship Orders For Tyne?
    137 23 AN announcement that there was every reason to hope that m the near future Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wighorn Richardson, Ltd.. would have two more destroyers to build, was made by Mr. A. P. Cole, of the Admiralty Naval Construction Department, when speaking at the launch
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    Tanker Pool
    94 23 London The third half-yearly report of the International Tanker Owners' Association, Ltd., shows that contributions received between Nov. 3, 1935, and Feb. 3. 1936 totalled £549,839. which compares with £425.854 m the previous half-year. Entrance fees, subscriptions and bank interest provided £727 (£599>. making a total of £550.566.
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    30 23 UlMUUtißflli search was mad" by Caernarvonshire poHco pnd r:ver keeprrs for Miss Eileen S -lmond. »!fttt£hter of a rPt^r^d Ceylon Urn planter living at R"l,w;-v-C'vd. wl-.o has been mis.s--r clays.
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    R. S. Y. C.
    184 23 Weekend Racing Results Singapore, Sunday. TO-DAY the international six-metre yachts sailed the first race of a series for the Marion, Challenge Cup during which a very light breeze with frequent calm areas from the S.W. to W. prevailed. The sea was smooth and the tide ebbing.
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    Hylam Robbed
    30 23 Singapore, Monday A Hylam was robbed of $12 and stabbed when he was accosted by three Chinese m the cemetery off the 5V 2 milestone, Thompson Road, yesterday.
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    26 23 The engagement is announced In Australia of Mr. W. C. Hankinson. former acting British Government representative to the Commonwealth 1o Sheila, daughter of Dr. Frederick Watson.
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      36 23 i ii,, t Eittll RACKETS lE& [jaP RESTRINGING There is only LJ RELIABLE ■tjj PLACE I QUEEN'S 111 ill 3. Prince Street. Phone Telegrams fr^elkh a 7634 "Tennis" >lsh Australian American out °nly used. No other.
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    Fort Canning Take Din 2 Points
    290 24 NOW IN 2ND PLACE Chinese Well k Beaten Singapore, Monday. DLAVING at the Anson Road Sta- dium this afternoon m the Second Division of the League, Fort Canning gained lull points at the expense of the Chinese, and moved up from fourth to second
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    SUNDAY AT THE SWIMMING CLUB
    44 24 SUNDAY AT THE SWIMMING CLUB THE 1936 sports season of the Singapore Swimming Club will commence on Sunday, May 10, when the first race of the new season will be held. This will be a race for novices over one breadth, about thirty metres.
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    Jubilee Handicap
    77 24 Probables For Race On May 9 London, May 4. thi- probablea for the Great Jubilee Handicap to be run at Kempton on May 9 over a distance of one two furlongs are as follow I a Bequest <E. Smith), Robin Goodfglow .Wrston). Guest of Honour plY^r- /nkaret or
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    56 24 The iron ore export of the Gran-cs-berg Company, Sweden, during FebmVJ amounted to 686.000 tons comtnred With 442.000 tons m February ?n and 659.000 tons m January this ye£r This ls the highest export figure recorded for the month of February md r%Z d n\ eV6n thC 1930 fi«"^. wnen
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    S.C.C. Billiards
    55 24 Tics m the S.C.C billiard tournament for Tuesday and Wednesday are then below: Thursday's Tie Volunteer Snooker: R. N. Holmes and v. J. Coleman vs. T. B. Rogers and L. A. Williams. Wednesday's Tic Semi-final: E. H. r. Bowerman and W. J. M. Warden vs. V P F
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    On Southern Front
    79 24 A message from Rome states that the Italian motorised columns have passed the Termaber Pass and occupied Debre Brehan, the ex-capital of Shoa. The Advance guards are now forty kilometres beyond that point, says the communique. The advance continues on the southern front, and detachments have reached
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    Lake Tsana
    40 24 Rome, May 1. It is announced that a completely equipped air -port for flying -boats is m course of construction by the Italian engineering corps on the shores of Lake Tsana, near the Peninsula of Gorgors.— Reuter Wireless.
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    S. C. C. Tennis
    81 24 Prizegiving Postponed To Friday AWING to. rain the final event of the V S.C.C. spring tournament th championship doubles— N S Wise anS R. F. Smith vs. E. C. Cherrington and W. J. M. Warden has been postpone to Friday May 8. After the game the
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    Friendly Soccer
    104 24 I Singapore, Monday. [\ESPITE the inclement weather, two V interesting friendly soccer matche, were played m Singapore yesterday. In a second team match, the Inniskillings -beat the S.C.C. by four goals to nil on the Padang. McGoldrick cLv the hat-trick for the Skin.s while Lance-Corporal Creggan was responsible
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    50 24 In a Commercial Cup football match played on the Post Office ground this afternoon, the Malaya Publishing House trounced the Straits Times by ten goals to nil. The half-time score was 4—o. The scorers for the Publishers were Amin 4. Jabar 2. Hock Leng 1, Ibrahim 1 and Hamin 2.
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      122 24 SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW Specialisation has produced a British car that defies competition )fflE NEW I MORRIS iTiyEs? Z J (SERIES II) E_ Engine and chassis entire- Smith's Jackafl hydraulic Artistic and practical ly redesigned throughout. built-in Jacks. Instrument panel with par- All passengers are seated m «_^ii^i_ tfcularly large
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