Morning Tribune, 16 May 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 90. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, May 16, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 296 1 DEPUTATION TO PRIME MINISTER LORDS AND THE LEAGUE < OX lIJATMKN TO TAKE PLACE OF COERCION? London, May 15. THE Prime Minister on Thursday will receive a deputation on the mandates question. The deputation, which has been appointed by the Imperial Affairs Committee of the
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  • 86 1 MRS. Amy Mollison arrived at Croydon yesterday at the end of her double night from England to the Cape and back at 1.36 p.m., G.M.T.. completing the journey m 112 hours 17 minutes and beating the record of Flight-lieut Tommy Rose by 37 hours 48
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  • 28 1 London, May 14. The King has approved Lord Willingr£? JS be appointed Lord Warden of ;ne Cinque Ports m room of the late Lord Reading British Official Wireless
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  • 21 1 tv^ Tokio, May 15. rhe Emperor of Japan, at the Imperial palace, has invested, Mr Kawa£°e, as Ambassador to China Reuter
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  • 89 1 London, May 15. 'YOUR points were made by the British a Prime Minister m a speech m the Albert Hall yesterday which may "be accepted as Britain's new foreign poUcy: L (1) The League must be modi flea to make it more effective. (2) Economic and financial
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  • 211 1 NEGUS EXPLAINS WHY HE FLED Wish To Avoid More Massacre Jerusalem, May. 12. SATISFACTION at the League Council's refusal to admit that Baron Aloisi could represent Ethiopia on the Council was expressed by the Negus Sho Sdded that to act otherwise would have been to absolve the violation ofl international
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  • 93 1 NEW HONOUR FOR MISS JEAN BATTEN Britannia Trophy Of 1935 London, May 15. MISS Jean Batten, the New Zealand airwoman, has been awarded the Britannia Trophy for 1935 m recognition of her flight across the Southern Atlantic last year m her Percival Gull aeroplane. This trophy is awarded by the
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  • 73 1 Nanking. May 14. CHINA has made a strong protest to Japan concerning smuggling. The note is based firstly on Japanese interference which has virtually deprived the Hopei Customs of preventive powers, and secondly, the Japanese authorities m North China connived at the smuggling activities. The note
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  • 79 1 Sir S. Hoare To Return London, May 15. IMPORTANT chances m the cabinet are foreshadowed m the newspapers. It is reported that Viscount Monsell, First Lord of Ithe Admiralty, has expressed a wish to be relieved of his duties at the Admiralty at Whttsun. Sir Samuel Hoare
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  • 41 1 The wedding of Mr. J. H. Coninck Liefsting and Mrs. S. Felsinger took place m Singapore on Thursday. The bride is a daughter of Mr. Francis Light, of Ayer Kuning, and a descendant of Capt. Francis Light, the pioneer of Penang.
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  • 19 1 The Air mail (Imperial) despatched from Singapore on May 6 was delivered m London on May 14 (8 days).
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  • 1400 2 North Borneo Offiial' s Death OVERDOSE OF VERONAL A Misadventure Verdict Singapore, Friday. AN inquiry into the death of Mr. J. S. Hill. I'nclei -Secretary to the British North Borneo Government, who died at the General Hospital, Singapore, on the morning of IVlay 5. was begun before Mr. W. G.
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  • 316 2 Yen As Chinese Currency? London, May 15. JAPAN Ls preparing to preseni n u sweeping and peremptory ,j,.. mands to China, declares tin- l) a *j\ Herald diplomatic Mrnspondeat. The precise terms are not yet settled, he says, but the inui. sittoM are that the demands will
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    • 43 2 SHARE our jtLm fL IMIU SI VSM I I KUM \^>v POWDERED WHOLE MILK gffl\ A? •JJ is pure delicious fresh milk \JKnC\ I /Q^Z} iff m convenient powdered \'vi form Try a tin to-day fltTtll and be convinced "*lmk GKTZ BROS. CO.
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    • 104 2 A Guaranteed Family Income— During The Years When Most Needed A Simple, Practical and Economical Solution UUIUUUII THE GUARANTEED FAMILY INCOME BENEFIT has been designed to meet the problem faced by all married men. IT PROVIDES A simple, economical, practical method, whereby you may adequately provide for the care and
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  • 675 3 CLARIFYING POSITION Resolution In Committee nFM >K TIONS with regard to the R Association 1 nominees i (jinm ssioners will be S2sti M John Laycock at the ,n i meettag el the Straits Setm the Exchange Room ta Friday next. Ml Laycocks resolutions are as follows:
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  • 51 3 Worker Falls Breaks His Spine Singapore, Friday. A FATAL accident occurred at a granite quarry m Bukit Timah yesterday afternoon. A Chinese coolie was working on top of a cliff when he lost his footing and fell to the bottom. He fractured his sT>ine and died m hospital
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  • 66 3 Car Runs In Drain At Serangoon Singapore, Friday. FOUR persons were injured yesterday when a motor-car ran into the drain In attempting to avoid a woman pedestrian m Upper Serangoon Road. The woman was knocked down, and the driver, the owner of the car and a four-year-old girl,
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  • 60 3 Consultation With Herr Hitler London. May 14. BERLIN messages report that the British Ambassador. Sir Eric Phlpps. was received to-day by Herr Hitler. It Ls presumed that the subject of conversation was the questions recently addressed to the German Government by the British Government m order to
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  • 90 3 America Buys 70,000,000 Ounces London. May 15. THE Financial News New York corres- pondent says it Ls rumoured that the new monetary agreement With China provides for the purchase oi 70.000,000 ounces of silver by the United States Treasury at 50 cents an ounce.— Reuter No confirmation If
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  • 88 3 Singapore. Friday. The following changes m the S. S. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve are announced m the Government Gazette (S.S.): Commission as Sub-Lieutenant to Mr. Curtis Delmar-Morgan Confirmation of Acting Lieutenant John Henry Clarence Read, Acting Lieutenant Benjamin Leonard Misselbrook, Acting Lieutenant John Cameron McLeod. Acting Lieutenant
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  • 82 3 Singapore. Friday. The following promotions m the S.S' Volunteer Force are anounced m the' Government Gazette: Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Mohamed Ali Bin Maidin, M.8.E., to the rank of Captain. Captain A P. Goldman Uo the rank of Major. Lieutenant (Acting Captain) R. v\ Watson-Hyatt to the rank of
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  • 45 3 The results of the working of Kuchai Tin bucket dredge ror April are as follows: Actual running time 538 hours 42 minutes, time lost 181 hours 18 minutes, average digging depth 49.34 feet, ore ton 852 plculs, yardage treated 135.000 cubic yads.
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  • 15 3 A certificate of naturalisation has been granted by the Governor to Mr. Enrico BM. Attias.
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  • 183 3 Suffered Agonies with Rheumatism This woman was practically crippled with agonising rheumatism m her bacK, arms and legs. For two months, she endured this painful condition, then, like many another sufferer, she decided to try kruschen Salts. Read her letter:--"About fifteen months ago, I
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  • 107 3 Malayans At Home Marriage Of Mr. Tony Melrose (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 7. Mrs. Hounsey, wife of Charles F. E. Mounsey, of Kuala Lumpur, has given birth to a daughter at the Plantation, Norwich. Flight-Lieut. H. W. Penney has been appointed to headquarters. Singapore. Mr.
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  • Up-To-The Minute Financial News
    • 47 4 Buyers Coming Out 'Ly Our Financial Ccrrresponder.t; Singapore, Friday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 2Sft cU., up ct. Market Tone: Firm. Tin (Singapore) $ioo! /2. up Wi* To-day's Prices: London: 7;{;;d., up Vad* Market Tone: Firm. New York 15lv cts., up 3(16 ct. Market Tone: Steady.
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    • 25 4 London: Spot €205, up 10s.; three months £199 55., up 255. New York: 467 <„ cts., unchanged. Cross-Rate: London-New York 4.06 New York-London 4.96 M?
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    • 174 4 The markets firmed considerably yesterday afternoon and is agair better this morning with a fair volume of buying interest being shown, but holders are m the major-, ity of cases still waiting for higher Singapore. Friday afternoon. The local market has been very firm •md prices have attain advanced
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    • 133 4 Singapore, Friday. With rubber firmer the share market la this section has been considerably more active. Then have been all round buyers but as was to be expected the higher prices oi last week no longer offer. Nevertheless a number of sharel are regarded as cheap and there
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    • 76 4 Special London Cable (By Our Financial Correspondent) London, May 15. THE following were the closing prices for; rubber, tin, gold, silver, copra and wolfram: Market Tone: Steady. LONDON RUBBER Spot: 713 32 (unchanged). July-Sept.: 717.12 (up 1 16). LONDON TIN Spot: t'2os', (up V<). Forward: £199' i (unchanged).
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    • 48 4 Yesterday's Closing Prices (By Our Financial Correspondent) London, May 15. THE closing prices were as follows: London New York Cross Kate 4.96* 8 (up H). London— Paris 75 732 (down 1J32) London Amsterdam: 7.33 Vi (down Vi)- London Hongkong: ls. 3 3 4 d. (down 1|16d.).
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    • 93 4 Tenders are invited from approved contractors for the erection and completion of New Building, No. 5, Malacca Street, Singapore for J. A. Elias Esq. A deposit of $100«- which will bo refunded on receipt of a bona fide tender will be required from each contractor tendering. Plans and specifications
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    • 296 4 Share of £1 denomination unless London. May 15 6.30 p m otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or fall. War Loan, 3Vz p.c 106»4 106 Com. Union Assce. (Units) 10 8 10 13 16 _j 16 Prudential Assce. "A" 373^ 37*fc Royal Assce. (£1 share
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    • 28 4 MM 111 HIUTISII HfftfjltANCt COMPANY, LTD (Incorporated m New Zealand)! ovi:it :uto RRANCHES and AGENCIES niOCJGROUT THE world W J DEXTER, Manager. Tel. 5926. 2, Finlayson Green. 4
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    • 41 4 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully Paid up) V.100,000,000 Reserve Fund V.129,150,000 Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. *mSK UNAGAMI. Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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    • 36 4 m^ 1 =^Z yOJ/// £/Htf World s Water Speed Record M 0/7 TIITI6 Miss America Gar Wood 7/ 124.91 m.p.h. ii CYMA^BPi II I I"^^/ *^B Agents for Malaya: THE SUCCESSORS OF MOINE COMTE CO., LTD.
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  • 940 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Singapore, Friday, May 15th 5 pjn. Buyers. Seller* Amput Tin <45.) 5j3 5 9 Ipoli Tins (16|-) 3|'- J2jSapang 13 9 6 2 14 96 6 cd jelebus <$l> ff* johan Tin ctfJ 27 fi 29 105. 15JS. 55.) 12,6 13 6 Kent. Tin .JJ «55.)
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  • 906 5 OUR LONDON MARKET REVIEW By Air Mail London Under The Spell Of Wall Street: Stable Conditions In Mincing Ijane: Tin Weakness (From Our Own Correspondent) (By Air Mail) London, May 5. HOPES that, after the Budget had been disposed of, markeis would recover from their recent shocks have been disappointed.
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  • 227 5 'Incorporated m Straits Settlements). THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. LTD., THE HO HONG BANR, LTD., AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL: Authorised 540.000,000.00 Paid Up $10,000,000.0(1. HEAD OFFICE: CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH: 458. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chee Swee Cheng. Esq.. Chairman
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  • 425 6 Comedy At The Pavilion HERE is a whimsical story, the stuff that musical comedies are made of. Neither the heroine nor the story is In the least logical, which is the charm of such a screen play. But it is musical, decorative, fast-moving, enjoyable entertainment. Such Ls
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  • 15 6 Eleanor Whitney. Paramount tapdancer, wears a size 3B shoe, the smallest of any film actress.
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  • 20 6 Marsha Hunt, youthful Paramount contract player, although but seventeen years of age, is a talented pianist, singer, sketcher and sculptress.
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  • 209 6 'First A Girl' Next Week lESSIE MATTHEWS* new film First J A Girl," which comes to the Pavilion on Tuesday, is said to be the acme of great entertainment. It is a film which will make an appeal to every type of picture-goer -from the lover of
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  • 188 6 Britain is to make a large number of France's super films Work for hundreds of British hands, and many actors and actressis involved m a new agreement by which our studios will make several of the outstanding feature films of the French film industry's 1936
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  • 33 6 Gladys Swarthout, young American mezzo-soprano appearing m the Paramount musical, "Give Us This Night." confesses that one of her fondest diversions is raiding the ice box. She likes cold roast beef sandwiches best.
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  • 26 6 Raoui and Georiro Waish. brothers, are both working with Mac West on her new Paramount picture "Klondike Lou Raoui as director and George as an actor.
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    • 193 6 <• SINGAPORE ACCLAIMS THIS GREAT COMEDY AS "CHARLIE'S j j BEST j ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT SINCE THE OPENING NIGHT! S I m m nvMM 3 shows to-day I iml 1 I "Ij and TO-MORROW j 3.15—6.15—9.15 j CHARLIE t I HAPLIN i i 1 Modetnilmes J His Actions speak
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    • 45 6 Timinii■iniiiiiniiniiiiiiiniiii i i n i i i i i i i i i ii m i i i m i i i i 'PF BwL fMB i :^J Is. f- ij<^^^ *a^^ vt. y^R Bk v B HI vfell^^^Bn Af\ Hw£G^& WsiP a"""■ V^t. $^R
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  • 199 7 An All-Star Cast NEW and unrivalled thrills m song, dance, laughter and drama are brought to the screen by "King Of Bur- j the Poa picture coming shortly Capitoi Theatre, winch turn* the spotlight on a fascinating new world of tertainment. Featuring Warner Baxter, Alice Fave. Jack
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  • 44 7 A thrill-loving girl and a front page reporter get their lives tangled with a' gang of desperadoes m Paramount's forthcoming drama, "Woman Trap." The »8l Is headed b" Gertrude Michael. George Murphy, Roscoe Kama, Akim ramiroff, Samuel S Hinds, Sidney Blackmer and Dean Jaguer
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  • Article, Illustration
    20 7 John Mills and Grete Mosheim make an attractive couple m "Car o: Dreams," which is now showing at the Pavilion.
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  • 84 7 After living 26 years m one room m Winkfield-road. Wood Green, a woman of independent means, whose name is believed to be Caroline Bolwell. aged about 56. was found dead there. Mrs Pearson, her landlady, said she found the woman dead on the floor with her hands
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  • 100 7 A man who admitted that, apart from 12 months' service m the Army, he had "never done a day's work In his life." but had won £2.500 betting and gambling m two years. applied for his discharge from bankruptcy The discharge was suspended for two yeara. He
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  • 92 7 The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has awarded its bronze medal and its thanks inscribed on vellum to Coxswain Frank Blewett. of the motor lifeboat at Peniee. Cornwall. and £2 17s. 6d. to him and each member of his crew for the rescue of the crew of nine men of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 79 7 Cl M EMA DIARY CAPITOL PAVILION TO-MGHT:— Charlie Chaplin In "Modern Times," with Paulette Goddard. TO -NIGHT .—Robertson Hare m "Car of Dreams." with John Mills, etc. to -s.ci L^T, B c^ Nlnf MARLBOROUGH O clock Revue" and "Way Down TO-NIGHT:— Broadway Melody" with Past" with Rochelie Hudson, Henry j
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    • 290 7 A Gay, Glamorous BRITISH comedy that you cannot fail to fy enjoy. T ¥3SBB&&AiBnBBS^m V ?.«*sp>A J *g!a mi^ jt-'-^dp •>>. *siia a iKi K"s9s& <»sl i The Popular toil <>t t ht' iiTMLwmmSi V fBF ißMdd'tP 111 combination W _M_Mk fi|f|3B ROBERTSON JT A m Gaumont-British fun-filled show J-THE
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  • 758 8 SHARP TRADE LOSS Great Britain's Share Geneva. A PROVISIONAL estimate ol the effect of the sanctions imposed upon trade with Italy has lieen drawn up by the experts appointed by the Committee of Eighteen. The experts submitted to all the Governments applying sanctions (~>2 m number)
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    • 92 8 S IHE j EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED., J ancorporated m the Straits Settlements) 1 MKE. MARINE, MOTOR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT, BURGLARY, j^ WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ANT) PUBLIC LIABILITY IN-/ 3j SURANCE UNDERTAKEN. j Full particulars and rates apply. 161), Cecil Street, Singapore. fy L. G. JOHNSON, General Manager. SILVER IS THE
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    • 118 8 54,000.000 Interest Apr. 1. Oct 1 ***** *****c.i. PENANG MUNICIPAL ft% 1926 red. 1956-66 $4,000 000 Interest May 1, Nov. 1 125 127c.i. 434% 1929 red. 1959-69 $8,250,000 Interest May 15, Nov. 15 122» 8 124V B xi 3^ 1935 red. 1955-65 $625,000 Interest June 1, December 1 104 106
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    • 28 8 SUN TALKIE HALL 'NEW WORLDS 7.15 TO-NIGHT 9.30 p.m. Fox Film Presents KETTI GALLIAN SPENCER TRACY m M A R I E CALANTE" PRICES 10c, 20c. and 30c.
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  • 1391 9 1 GENERAL STRIKE I Confidence In J Mr. Maxton i Keighley, orks. A POLICY resolution on the dan. ers of war was discussed l)> the annual conference of the Independent Labour P»rty at Keisrhley. Th.- resolution asserted that the dangers of war now threatening the world
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  • 90 9 Headstones and crosses on 11 graves m Dorchester (Dorset) cemetery were found damaged and a window m the Anglican Church had been smashed. The intruders apparently entered over a wall of the cemetery which adjoins the main road to Weymouth. Crosses were smashed, blocks of marble being removed from their
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  • 310 9 Latest Soviet Plan Moscow. WHOLESALE awards of orders or merit to workers, peasants and soldiers carrying with them important privileges, Is the latest means by which the Soviet government hopes to stimulate productivity of labour and loyalty to the State. Thousands of orders have been awarded since
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  • 279 9 Cape Town. The craze for husband-hunting by post is spreading. Its latest devotee is a London girl who has written to the Mayor of Cape Town, Mr. J. D. Low. Her letter states: "Dear Sir, "Having noticed m the newspapers recently that several London girls have obtained
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  • 321 10 The MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Saturday, May 16, 1936. FOUR POINTS TMIK outstanding characteristic of Mr. Stanley Baldwin is his innate common-sense. The public feel that they can trust him. whereas the more picturesque personality of the young- and impulsive Mr. Eden, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, occasionally arouses anxiety. In a
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  • 812 10 A Weekend Canserie by Autolycus IT has been said of the English that though they are the world's best administrators they are at the same time the world's worst colonisers. AnOther wit said that the English idea of colonising any country was to find the best available open
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  • 197 10 Mr. Kennedy of Parit Buntar is at present m Kuala Lumpur. a Mr. R. C. Erkhe. Traffic Officer, Taiping, has gone on transfer to Teluk Anson. H* 5|C SJC 5jC Mr. G. E. Pow, Manager, Chartered Bank, Taiping has gone on a brief holiday to Hongkong. Mr. Vaughan Powell-Evans
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  • Article, Illustration
    95 10 The Royal Family were at Windsor for Easter. Above are Queen Mary. with the Duke and Duchess of York and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, enjoying a walk m Windsor Great Park. The biggest "pig-sticking" event m India. This year's contest for the Kadir Cvp beaters at work and
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  • 455 11 Singapore' s Unique Reptile Store SNAKES AND CROCS Fancy Goods For Women Singapore, Friday. W INDUING through the forests and virgin jungles of Malaya are bands of reptile catchers and strange as it may siem their catches are destined t decorate show cases m a shop m Singapore's main shopping
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  • Article, Illustration
    45 11 Dr Hugh Smith, of Kuala Lumpur, has proceeded on Home leave, Dr. H. C. Killingback has arrived from Home to join Drs. Sloper and Smith. Snakes, crocodiles and animals caught m Malayan jungles provide skins out of which a great variety of articles are made.
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  • 287 11 The Australian Position (By Air Mail* London, May 4. THE "deplorable population problem" m Australia was referred to by Sir H. P. Colbatch, Agent -General for Western Australia at a dinner of the London Association of Engineers. He had a gloomy tal.' to tell three years ago
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  • 128 11 Britain Has More Knowledge <By Air Maili London. May 5. Research at the aerodynamics department of the National Physical Laboratory, near London, has made passible a big advance m airship construction. After the R.lOl disaster m 1930. the Air Ministry gave an undertaking that no further airships should
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 48 11 5933 Teleeraphic Address: PHONES 5934 I-. B A 1 GOODWOOD f Mm The most charmingly situated Hotel m thc Island. Ideal for permanent residents RESTAURANT Table d'hote and a la carte. COCKTAIL BAR LOUNGE TENNIS. Special Dinner Dance On Wednesday May 20. DINERS $1.50. no AFTER-DINNER ADMISSION CHARGE
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    • 75 11 Cream of Barley Prawn Mayonnaise Grilled Chicken Bacon French Beans Chips Cold Meat Salad Gula Malacca Cheese, Fruit, Coffee. Try Our SPECIALTIES. rlvEaijnp^ Hors D'Oeuvres Varies "Capitol" j Baked Alasca A Choice of Over 100 other dishes. Phone 4906. Ja.^l L ii^^ <4i X t WW a^ By Rr^ y
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  • 248 12 ITALY'S FIRST MONSTER VICEROY: A TELESCOPE A striking indication of the enormous dimensions of the world's largest telescope which has been completed m America. The circular aperture m the centre of the glass disc, for the passage of light -rays, is 40 inches m diameter. Marshal Badoglio (left), the Italian
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    • 23 13 r/ il^'"^! fe 4 V &t*uiu/u4 t *^c.^% P i^e Ata£j£ fvtt**e+A+ J tT *x*>*tjts3 4l**&t <»*^ J AyfA^Xuruyrkijo fxcvriL. $> -ft s-jA*£All/j *~ij V
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  • 1241 14 OUR LETTER From PARIS Darling Jcanette, How wonderful spring is m Paris. The month of May is the month I like best to spend here; all the trees along the Boulevards and Avenue, are so green, and the public gardens with their new "parure" of pretty spring flowers, all look
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  • 789 14 Tips On The Dress Market fOT this down m your subconscious •J before you go out to shop If you want something really new and exciting m line, colour and texture to give you that Ineffable kick that a really successful shopping day gives learn what you are after, and
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 4 14 jfc Maison [Cl§^^ t
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    • 40 14 i Rives beauty treatments m her restful salon, where her special radium creams and lotions are also obtainable Slip has just received now bath powders, hath foam and nail varnishes m beautiful colours 2ND FLOOR, IK. battery KD Phone G995.
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    • 184 14 THE jade thee RAFFLES HOTEL We hay« been instructed to hold a stupendous "close down" sale $40,000 worth of the finest selection m China to be sacrificed for what you can afford to give. s a l 1: IS NOW ON. Come m and make your offer W» will accept
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 141 15 LUGGAGE L CARRIER I SINGAPORE LUGGAGE 1 CARRIER CO- j j Baggage Contactors Forwarding Booking Agents for FMB. Railways. Baggage A&"* 8 r J- Blue Funnel Line X East Asiatic Line Nederland Line I B LS.N. Co., Ltd., C etc.. etc. I Tel. Address.- "LUGGAGE j S PHONE 2428 or
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    • 146 15 A IlllltiVl'S i *iioi»i»i:*<; ui'iiii; J BOOKSHOP A SKETCH OF CHINESE HISTORY by F. L. Hawks Pott (Fifth Revised Edition) Easy to Read, Easy to Understand, and Easy to Remember. In spite of the fact that m recent years many books have been written on China, there still seems to
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    • 102 15 GRAMOPHONES 4. (OLIMBIA j j GRAMOPHONES and RECORDS j NEW MODELS 1I I $2J io $50- (P^f ROBINSON PIANO Co., S.S. LWL Winchester House, Collyer Quay, L I Singapore. opposite the NEW PIER. fy fy TAILOR fy fy Fresh stocks of English Suitings and Shirtings of various quali- ties- Please
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    • 106 15 CHEMIST NYAL IRON AND YEAST TABLETS $1.50 A combination of Iron and Yeast for improving the blood and clearing the complexion. Agents: FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. (Inc. m F.M.S.) 8, Raffles Place, Singapore. HAIRDRESSER fy j Maison Marcelle j l The Best Address for modern J Hairdressing 35 Stamford Rd. j
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  • 379 16 P. 0. Commodore Retires London. May 1. CAPTAIN E. J. Thornton. Commodoi": of the P. and O. fleet, has retired. He was born at Oxford, and educated at Magdalen College School. Going to sea m 1892 he served his apprenticeship m the fullrigged ship Cromdale. wellknown m
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  • 37 16 THE Messagerles Maritime* mall and passenger vessel Angers from Pondicherry is expected to arrive In Singapore on Tuesday. May 19. at 7 a.m and Will sail on the same day at noon for Saigon. Tourane and Haiphong
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  • 303 16 Most Expensive Ship In The World London. May 10. THE world's largest cable ship is for sale. She is the Dominia. whie:replaced the Colonia m 1926 on Urn Te'egraph Construction and Maintenance Company's service. The company has found that there is not enough work to justify her existence,
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  • 68 16 Mails expected from Europe (London Mails) time of delivery of boxholders* letters and general delivery of letters 8.30 a.m. to-day. Mails expected from Europe (Londor parcel mails) by the Patroclus. due a* Singapore, to-day. Mails expected from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. by Air (Qantas 1 general delivery of
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 497 16 J*, J? M t— jTiTiiiir^Wß. i AAA l^^^w liA m Outwards. Due Due Tonnage B'tfMC. Tonnage S'por* UN, 1936. RAWALPINDI 17.000 May 22 RAJPUTANA 17.000 July 31 BURDWAN 6.070 June 4 CHITRAL 15.000 Aug. 1* CORFU 15.000 June 5 BHUTAN 6.100 Aug. 27 RANCHI 17.000 June 19 RANPURA 17.000 Aug.
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 236 16 II THE HABBOUB j MAILS CLOSE I SHIPS IN DOCK I. TO-DAY SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Sankei and Sibu (Kampar) 8 a.m. Pamangkat, Sambas and Sing- Godown Gate No kawang (Tomohon) 8 a.m. Rohna 22 I Pengerang (S. Soon Heng) 9 a.m. Muinam 20 1 Pontianak
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  • News Of The Day
    • 208 17 Of 16 Begin* Trials •he Stundella, the first of 16 oil tankers built on the Clyde to the order 1 bi ;:!^unc aviated with Scottish 1 shell-Mex, Ltd., left Messrs. JX Wolff's yard at Govan for mtervsll throughout the year the th V've S es will be launched,
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    • 39 17 The Societe Navale Caennaise has at a gift of £21 to the lifeboatmen at er In uratitude for the help which they nave to the crew of the steamer Boree, which founded after being m collision on Mar. 26.
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    • 189 17 Transport Makes Last rip London, May 1. The famous British troopship Neuralia, which had just made her last voyage for the British Government, is estimated to have transported m her time well over 100.000 soldiers. Many of the soldiers had their wives and children with them on their
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    • 66 17 H.M Trade Commissioner at Johannesburg reports that the South African Railways and Harbours is calling for tenders for the supply and delivery of one steamdriven 15-ton submarine rockbreaker, to be presented m Johannesburg. Further particulars of this call !for tenders may be obtained upon application to the Department of Overseas
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    • 319 17 nritxs PHILP LIIVE. (Incorporated m Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due Salla MARELLA May 28 June 3 MERKAR June 28 J n y Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the following rates. First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane, Sydney or Mcl bourne to tne connecting
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    • 585 17 *uV SB TO FRENCH PORTS ui^^STV 1^ JJ HOMEWARDS. DESIRADE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 29 i D'ENTRECASTEAUX For Marseilles, Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk June 4 J CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux July 21 j LINOIS For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk July 4 j OUTWARDS (from
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  • 310 18 kLOG CABIN IN RUINS Where Vital Talks Were Held Washington. THE famous fishing camp m the Blue Ridge Mountains, Arizona, where Mr. Ramsay McDonald as Prime Minister held important talks with a President of the United Stales, is now- m a sad state of
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    31 18 Holding red and white purses containing Maundy Money: Three of the sixty-eight recipients of gifts from the King's own hand Mrs. Parsons (aged 83), Mr. Duck (86), and Mrs Westrop (76).
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  • 184 18 Wife Mu rder Jealousy Of Second k sentence of 10 years for murdering his jroum wife and cutting up her body has been passed on 63-year-old Citizen Lavirenko by the Moscow City I Court Lavirenko was the woman's second husband. He became mad with jealousy il hi n he suspected
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  • 183 18 By Airman In New Guinea Canberra. MEMBERS of hitherto unknown race, with fair skins, have been seen from an aeroplane flying over the interior Oi New Guinea. They are the inhabitant of what appears to be a garden city m the heart of unexplored jungle country. News
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  • 275 18 Films For The Empire London ANEW £4,000,000 company— the Dominions Film Distributors has been formed to market British films m Australia and New Zealand. The concerns behind the new venture are the Fox Film Corporation of Australia and New Zealand. Hoyt's Theatre. Ltd., who control the largest
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    • 166 19 SHERBORNE T,„-F„«r AUSTIN A new saloon is added to the range of models available on the famous "Ten-Four" chassis, the Sherborne, distinctive and luxuriously equipped. It is an attractive four seater, six window model, with new body lines sweeping down from the roof to the tail m a shapely unbroken
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    • 278 19 AW THE RADIO British Empire Programme I Transmission 8: GSG IMC (17.79 mcs.) from «Jt pjn. tfl.lt ism! stoo from 7 M pm. to t M pjn at' IQB2 metres (15J4 mes.) from i'?o D.m. to 9.05 p.m.; and GSB IL6J metres (9.51 mcs.) from «.2t pjn. to 9.05 p.m.
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    • 266 19 8.40 p.m.— Cricket. M.C.C. v. AllIndia. A commentary on the match, from Lord's Cricket Ground, London. 8.55 p.m.— Variety. 9.05 p.m.— Close down. TRANSMISSION 3 9JO p.m.— Big Ben. Harold Ramsay, at the Organ of the Granada, Tooting. 9.50 p.m.— Reginald King and his Orchestra. Helen Alston (Songs at the
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    • 326 19 ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 8.05 a.m. 8.20 a.m.— Close down. TRANSMISSION 1 GSN 25.38 metres (11.82 mcs) and GSB 31.55 metres (9.51 mcs). 11.50 a.m. Big Ben. Bells, and an Empire Service, from St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Order of Service: Introductory Anthem, Messiah, vv. 46-49 (Handel). Hymn, Come, ye
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    • 298 19 (Kreisler— Pugnanl). Canto Amoroso (Sammartlni-Elman). Oigue (Grety). To the Spring (Grieg) Liebesgruss (Robert Fuchs, arr. Press). Jota Aragonesa (Albeniz). A Chopin Selection (Bernard Crook). 9.50 p.m. Surprise Item. 10.05 p.m. A Recital by Elsie Hall (South African Pianist). Polonaise m C sharp minor, Op. 26. No. 1: Waltz m D
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  • 200 20 Broadcasts To Eskimos Ottawa. FR the first time ln history an Anglican bishop has broadcast greetings to his Eskimo parishioners m their own language. He is Rt. Rev. A. L. Fleming, Bishop of the Arctic, whose vast diocese extends across the great expanse of winter's Twilight Land
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  • 121 20 Ethiopians Fearless Of Death fljondon, May 4. THE Abyssinian "s fearless conception of death m contrast with the "inglorious" death of the average European Is expressed m an epitaph m Greek Elegiacs sent to "The Times." It was written by Professor Arnold J. Toynbee, Director of Studies m
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  • 51 20 A 17-year-old English boy named Hugh Lobar has been shot dead at Loralai (Baluchistan) by a Mohamedan blacksmith, according to an official report. The Mohamedan after the crime took refuge m a mosque and refused to surrender, firing continuously on the police until finally he was shot dead himself by
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    • 506 20 0\ Till: RADIO (Continued from page 19) Listz: "Dante," Symphonic Poem for orchestra and chorus. Listz: "Preludes." In the interval: Addiess by Senator Prof. Federico Millosevich on "Mines and Minerals of Latium." News bulletin m Italian. L 1.U.1. Kuala Lumpur (Wavelength 48.92 and 110 metres) TO-MORROW An all H.M.V. broadcast.
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    • 496 20 iC. C. Klay-Lancee. 1 11.20 a.m. Operatic programme. 11.50 a.m. Time Signal. Matinee music by Nirom Orchestra. 1 10 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 1.20 p.m. Film selections. 1.50 p.m. Recorded music. Close down 550 p.m. Time signal. Popular concert by Nirom Orchestra. 650 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 7.10 p.m. Popular
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    • 247 20 8.55 p.m. News Bulletin. 9.00 p.m. Close Down. Radio-Colonial TO-DAY Wavelength 25.23 metres (11.880 kcs). 2.20 p.m. Relay from P.T.T. Transmitter. 2.40 p.m. Records. 3 p.m. Relay from P.T.T. Transmitter. 3.15 p.m. Records. 3.50 p.m. Talk on events ln France. 4.05 p.m. Records. 4.35 p.m. News m French 505 p.m.
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  • 2015 21 Some Comments On The Week's Sport by Hermes Atl local soccer problems faded into insignificance this wefcfc with the orrivai of the China Olympic Games Jl vipers on their way to Berlin for the ai cv.st" world competitions. They held ♦he stage to the exclusion of
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  • 108 21 FOLLOWING are the present position 1 m the first division of the S.A.F.A. !eaeue. including matches piaved this week Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Royal Air Force 8 5 2 1 24 12 11 Royal Inniskillings 7 3 1 322 8 9 Chinese 6
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  • 56 21 SUNDAY AT THE SWIMMING CLUB THERE is no race at the Singapore Swimming Club to-morrow, Sunday. The next event is on Sunday, May 24, when a two breadths sealed handicap race will be swum. The dab closes to-morrow night until Thursday, when the new building will come into nse and
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    • 46 21 PAVILION- .Opening Tuesday Next PLANS ARE NOW OPEN! MAKE A NIGHT of it and See England's Prettiest Screen and Stage Favourite m her best picture since "GOOD COMPANIONS" Jessie Matthe^STjX Fl RST Aj L GIRL^ SONNIE HALE ANNA LEE Q %^3f A GAUMONT-BRITISH PICTURE WiW^Z^^F A
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  • 742 22 MODIFYING LEAGUE Sanctions Are Essential London, May 14. THK Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley 1 Baldwin, devoted to Foreign Affairs the principal parts of the speech he delivered this afternoon to a gathering of Conservative women m the Albert Hall. In a characteristic introduction he reminded
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  • 612 22 FRISCO BEATS SATO ON POINTS Japanese Handicapped By Cut Eye (BY "REFEREE") YOUNG Frisco won his fight at the New World last night, beating Richi Sato on points over ten threeminute rounds. The Japanese made a good showing, however, and was always m the picture. The verdict was well received
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  • 54 22 The General Council of the Bar has resolved unanimously to send on behalf of the Bar to Sir Thomas Inskip, X C M P., a message expressing the pride' and gratification that the head of the Bar has been chosen to fill the onerous and responsible position of Minister for
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  • 52 22 Armed coast guards who boarded the Augusta V, a 37-ton sailing vessel from Gibraltar with a powerful auxiliary engine, which had been sighted off Cap Fer, Algeria, Jound m her hold 174 packages of tobacco worth between 600,000f. and 800,000f. The tobacco was seized and the vessel taken into port
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  • 26 22 Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Ramsay has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies. <says Reuter) He leaves London for Aden m the Maloja on May 29.
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  • 238 22 Rubber Estate Tragedy (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 14. THE Police throughout Malaya are 1 searching for a young Vi-Thong Hylam whose name is given as Ah Jee, as the result of a fatal shootine affair. The incident took place yesterday morning on an estate
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    • 81 22 ALHAMBRA Opening MAY 20TH. af AJ*,^rJv The Melody MendeWtoh**- J^j^^^^^^^ Mt&iwr^ iL^ji, i w r r ■">•• F^ MAX rqnhardts arfM*i of ftwl MIDSUMMER warner mrifT NIGHT'S DREAM" afl qjt b. William shakespeare Greatest Hn nTjiW} J«n»ei Carney Jo« E. Brows ,»iX. »^V 1 IHci Powell Anii* Loui»c Triiimnh Tiff
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    • 184 22 To -c lav In Singapore HIGH TIDES:— 5.33 a.m., 6.56 p.m. RACES:— Singapore Turf Club Summer Meeting, 3rd day CRICKET: S.C.C. v. Indian Association, S.C.C.; S.R.C. v. R.A.P., 1st day, S.R.C; C.S.C. I v. Inniskillings, Tanglin; Y.M.C.A. v. H.M.S. Terror, Naval Base; St. Andrew's School v. Raffles Institution, R.I.; St.
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  • 1054 23 SURREY ALMOST TOUCH 600 MARK Bi<* Scores And Fine Bowling In Home Cricket BY HERMES ni WING at Northampton against I the home county, the Indians ,ound tht-ir form and put up a hue hat iiik performance. 1 hanks mainX to a well played innings of 114 by xn laruath
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  • 38 23 John Meredith. 25, a motor driver, of 108 Northumberland Terrace, Everton, died m Westmorland County Hospital, Kendal, from injuries received m a fruit Fell on the main highway to Scotland, crashed down a 20ft. bank into a fence.
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    • 33 23 dffi|ffijjlfcfc For RACKETS %t|^fflSr RESTRINGING There is only jT ONE fag RELIABLE i I QUEEN'S •i 3, Prince Street. Phone Telegrams 7634 "Tennis" i English, Australian American Gu t, only used. No other.
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    • 84 23 .fl mmm wBSSs&\ Jwk bA A "1000/ o F/T OiV OVALTINE-" Says Mrs. Mollison By her continual faith m "Ovaltine" to sustain her during tense, anxious hours of flying Mrs. Amy Mollison has again proved the supreme value of this well-known tonic food beverage. 'My constant habit of drinking "Ovaltine,"
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  • 1126 24 tGOOD SPORT EXPECTED Guide To The Fields (By "(APT HAWK"). THE third day of the S.T.C. Summer (Governor's Cup) Race meeting opens to-day at 2.30 p.m. and an excellent card of events is provided. The going continues to be heavy but large fields have
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  • 55 24 I Four members of the French Himalayan expedition which is to attempt the ascent of Hidden Peak < 26.461 ft I have arrived at Karachi and will join M. Henry de Segogue, their leader, at Srinagar. Four hundred Balti coolies will accompany the expedition, but the final attack will be
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  • 85 24 Presents Tennis Challenge Cup To V.M.C.A. MR. V. D. Knowles, the well-known local solicitor and sportsman, has presented a Challenge Cup to be competed fo* at the V.M.C.A. ■embers' annual championship tournament. This trophy will be awarded to the winner of the championship singles event m
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  • 107 24 J By "CAPT. HAWK". RACE ONE 1. Mountain Stream 2. Switchback RACE TWO 1. Shoot Up Z. La Gai 3. Palm Oil Upset Miss Meta. RACE THREE 1. Climats 2. Oojiboo 3. Fairfields Upset Amy Welkin. RACE FOUR 1. Gee Up 2. Popover 3. Bordighera Upset
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  • 93 24 In A Bristol Nursing Home W. R. Hammond, the Gloucestershire and England batsman, has undergone an operation for tonsilitis m a Bristol nursing home. During the past few days Hammond has suffered from stiffness m the joints after practice at the nets. Upon consulting his doctor he was
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  • 58 24 Recent visitors to Malaya House were: Mr. J. K. Fyfe, Singapore, Mr. J. A. Mandef, Tanjong Malim, Mr. A. T. Piatt, Singapore, Mr. F. H. Allan. Kuala Lumpur, Mr. C. E. Collinge, Singapore, the Rev. W. Murray, Singapore, Mr. T. A. Curran Sharp, Kuala Selangor, Mr. Leigh. Singapore, Mr. R.
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