Morning Tribune, 26 May 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 98. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, May 26, 1936 FIVE CENTS.
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  • 510 1 3in. w. oiimsby-i;oiu: NAMED CABINET RE -SHUFFLE? PREMIER RETIRING AFTER CORONATION LONDON, MAY 25. m POIITICVL CIRCLES IN LONDON IT IS GENERALLY ANTICIPATED I Tin TMR W ORMSBY-GOKE. WHO HAS BEEN UNDER-SECRETARY OF «v r FOK THE COLONIES IN TWO PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND S? at PRESECT
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  • 94 1 China's Appeal To Nanking, May 25. QUOTING the Chinese proverb "No lasting feud ever lasts a century, the Foreign Minister. Mr. Chang Chun, held out the olive branch to Japan m an address here In which he appealed for immediate discussions to KJWjSt Sinn- Japa nese relations on
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  • 191 1 BRITAIN TO URGE INCREASED QUOTA Tin Committee Meets To-day London, May 25. WIDELY divergent views prevail here as to what figure the tin production quota for the third quarter ivill be fixed at when the International Committee meets tomorrou. In so?ne quarters it is believed that Holland and Bolivia, who
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  • 173 1 SOVIET NAVY IN FAR EASTERN WATERS A Hitch In Agreement Negotiations London, May 25. IT is leaint that the two reservation^ made by Russia m regard to the Anglo-Soviet naval treaty, revealed by If. Radek m Izvestia, the Soviet national newspaper, have been formally communicated to the Foreign Office by
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  • 29 1 Mexico City, May 21. Fifteen rebels were killed m a threehour night battle between rebels and Government troops m the mountain district near Atlixco m Puebla state.— Reuter Wireless
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  • 887 1 New York-Bound To-morrow ALL England will be watching Southampton to-morrow m the hope and the expectation that the "Queen Mary" on her maiden voyage will regain for England the Blue Riband of the Atlantic. To do this she will have to travel at over 35 land miles
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    • 5 1 Skye Meeting Entries |»age 23
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    • 53 1 HEYMAN PURE CREAMERY BUTTER Of a rich, yet delicate creamy I/ flavour. Heyman Butter is ideal X for the table —or cooking V\ purposes. Manufactured m Australia, and hygienically I) packed— it is always as fresh II /^^^r^m as w^ en W came from the dairy. JOSEPH TRAVERS Melbourne A\l
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  • 4487 2 BETTER YEAR FOR CABLE CO. Traffic Is Not Recovered ALTHOUGH an improvement m the trading returns had been effected during the past year, it had been only through extensive economies and reorganisation, retrenchment of staff and reduction m salaries, said Mr. J. C. DenisonPender, the
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  • 94 2 Addis Aba ba Sikh Guard Not To Withdraw Yet London, May 25. IN the House of Commons Mr. Eden announced that m reply to the Italian invitation to withdraw the Sikh guard from the legation m Addis Ababa m view of the Italian occupation, the Italian Government had been informed
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  • 77 2 Representations To fa Made London, Hay 25 IJO fewer than twelve questions 5 asked by eight individual m mh of the House of Commons ffiJKJS on the question of smuggling m v? China and the increase of iaoan? troops there. Japanese Special emphasis was
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  • 52 2 Batavia, May g THE Netherlands East Indies bud--1 get for 1937 shows that the special duty on native rubber is calculated to expire on Dec. 31 and will afterwards be replaced by a levy estimated to produce 2.900--000 guilders, similar m operation io that of the European
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  • 262 2 It is understood that the London Chamber of Commerce are considering the smuggling damage to British trade, with a view to making representations to the Board of Trade. The general opinion is that the Japanese Government cannot seriously acquiesce m the disastrous loss to China's revenue that is inevitable unless
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    • 39 2 CNTHUSIASM L V POWDERED WHOLE MILK S\ ISr y^y J is pure delicious fresh milk v*S^\ A^T\ Iff m convenient powdered *gt^g»* >f« form. Try a tin to-day I ]CDEI| \X and be convinced hjto^flj -^j& GETZ BROS. CO.
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  • 348 3 British Police Constable Shot And Wounded Jerusalem, May 24. inline of a British soldier at T^ k ,^!m is reported by a Jewish 1 NU nhfc agency which says that on Arab mob tried to raid the prison bu f/not confirmed TrooVS^d and fired from a
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  • 53 3 Before Mr. Justice Mills In the 3rd Court at 11 a.m. Part heard:— S.s32/ 35 -A Kadir ors. vs. M. K. Karuppiah. Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the 2nd Court at 10 a.m. Part heard:— 0S 66 34— Re estate settled by Kavena Mohamed Yoosuf etc.
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  • 53 3 New York. May 24. Mr. William B. Leeds, who is cruising m his yacht m West Indian waters wamarried aboard the vessel to Miss Olive Hamilton whom he rescued six years ago when she fell from a boat bl front of Leeds' luxury yacht at
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  • 81 3 A home for incurables is to be built m the capital of Bikaner State as a harajah has decided that the memortal shall take this form m view of "tiie life-long interest of the late King m the alleviation of human suffering." Mr. LW. Cleave, having reached the age of
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    • 38 3 WANTED experienced lady assistant hairdresser. Apply "Figardo" Raffles Hotel. I "MAX IJOX" j mffSfm API D- HARDENING CEMENT V 4. MASTER LAMINATED STEEL PADLOCKS awSLw II v IWB I H V V? > i^AmAmmm. H^^ \W 1 f/'± 1
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    • 86 3 DO NOT MISS VISITING AUSTRIA DURING YOUR NEXT LEAVE. THE AUSTRIAN STATE TRAVEL mmmammaammmaa^ammaammmmmmmmmmmmmmaaamam mmwmmMmam^mmmmmmmmim •■■^fc^*^"^"""^"^"^"^ INFORMATION OFFICE WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALI. DATA REGARDING HOTELS, RAILWAYS, EXCURSIONS, ETC., ETC. FREE OF CHARGE FIRST FLOOR THE AUSTRIAN STATE TRAVEL OFFICE THE ARCADE A MONTOR Hon. Representative SINGAPORE PHONE 6046 wjmTf&f&mawjnmw
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  • Cp-To-The Minute Financial News
    • 200 4 Nervousness Over Franc (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Monday morning. Rubber (Singapore) 25% cts., Market I >ne: Dull. Tin (Singapore) 198%, down To-day's Prices:— London: 7 5 10(1., unchanged. Market Tone: Easier after firm. New York: 15 11 16 ct., down 1;16 Market Tone: Quiet. mi XT
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    • 50 4 Singapore. Monday. There were again no dealings m the rubber share market. Tin shares while being no weaker continues sellers and practically no buyers. Should there be no statement of the ITC to-morrow it is possible prices may sag further. The industrials market is steady, prices being unchanged.
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    • 36 4 Richard Heilbronner. a German, aged about 22. who had been m London only a few days, was found dead m a room m a hotel m Kensington High Street, Kensington, with bullet wounds m the head.
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    • 67 4 Special London Cable (By Our Financial Correspondent) London. May 25. THE following were the closing prices for rubber, tin, gold, -ilver, copra and wolfram: Market Tone: Steady. LONDON RTOBER Spot: 713 32 (up 1 32). July-Sept.: 7 15 32 (up 1 32). LONDON TIN LONDON GOLD Spot: £6.19.7
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    • 49 4 Yesterday's Closing Prices (By Our Financial Correspondent) London. May 25. THE closing- prices were as follows London New York Cross Rate 4.98% (up H). London Paris: 75 1116 (up Va). London Amsterdam: 7.37 M (up V 2). London Hongkong: Is. 3 916 d. (down 1 32 d.).
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    • 96 4 Tin Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Assi DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Monday noon. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (FOB. May) 25 1316 25% Good F.A.Q. m cases (FOB. May) 25 1116 25 13:16 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) (awardable Spore) 255 8 25 3 i do. June 253' 4 25% do.
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    • 290 4 •New York prices quoted In U.S. currency. The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. London, May 25 630 p.m Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or fall. War Loan, 3V 2 p.c
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    • 29 4 SO! 11l lIIUTIME INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated m New Zealand)] INSURANCE OF YOUR MOTOR CAR IS INDISPENSABLE TO YOU W. J. DEXTER, Manager. Tel. 5926. 2, Finlayson Green. 1
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    • 41 4 THF YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) V.100,000,000 Reserve Fund Y. 129,150,00(1 Head Offlce: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS, Manager, h. UNAGAML Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room. 5921 5922 General Offlce. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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    • 90 4 Fiez-Vous Au Francais... When it comes to passing judgment upon a Whisky we are content to accept the verdict of the Scot An Englishman may be relied upon to assess the merits of a glass of ale but when it comes to Cognac we must leave it to the gentlemen
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  • 927 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Kinta Electric Ord. 1.20 1.25 M. Collieries ($10) 24.85 25.25 Malacca Elec. Ora. ($1) 2.07 V^ 2.15 .vlaiacca Electric Pref. 10% ($1) 2.37V 2 2.47V 2 Malayan Breweries ($1) 2.50 2.60 Musnard ($10; 2.75 3 25noi. McAllster and Co. ($5O) 98.00 102.00ccr Overseas Assurance ($5) 7.25
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  • 41 5 The Government of Malta announce the appointment of Captain Curmi as Maltese Commissioner m Australia, where the 1930 restrictions have been removed. Now almost every Maltese with relatives m Australia willing to send for him, and anybody possessing £100, may enter.
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  • 175 5 Co-operation Before Subsidy SPEAKING at the launch of the steamer Tordene at Messrs. Wm. Gray and Co.'s shipyard, West Hartlepool, Mr. W. Stanley Hinde, a director of the Dene Shipmanagement Co., London, managers of the vessel, said that during the last three months the freight markets had been
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  • 131 5 Turkish Collection Boxes Ankara. TURKEY is adopting a house-to-house collecting scheme m order to provide the nation with a defence from air attacks. The idea originated from the Turkish Aviation League whose membership is now over a quarter of a million percons. Creation of an Aerial Danger Consciouness
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  • 57 5 The Bristol Steam Na\igation Co.'s steamer Sappho has been handed over to the shopbreakers. The Sappho had been employed m the Bristol-Continen-tal service for 36 years. A vessel of 1.275 tons gross and 806 tons net, she was built at Leith and launched m February. 1900. She was then regarded
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    • 16 5 I ABSOLUTE SECURITY Motor I\io\ INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD. SIME PARRY A CO.. LTP Sinp:«pore ft Brancbe*
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    • 223 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL HANK, LTD., THE HO HONG HANK, LTD., AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE HANK, LTD. Authorised 540.000.000.00 Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD OFFICE: CHINA BUILDING, 'HUM A STREET, SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH: 458. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chee Swee Cheng,
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  • 196 6 Their Latest Farce BERT .Wheeler and Robert Woolsey shift the gears of their new fun vehicle into high m their latest RKO Radio comedy feature, "The Rainmakers," an hilarious satire saturated with rain storms, snow storms, dust storms, love storms and brain hurricanes, which comes to Singapore
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  • 56 6 Dainty Eleanore Whitney, Paramount player now m "Timothy's Quest", displaying a smart costume of navy blue grey. The frock she favours is a simply designed one with the net short skirt. And the grey note U introduced through a shoulder cape of pla^num for which ties under her chin and
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  • 60 6 Frances Drake, Paramount player m "Florida Special", graces the smarter night clubs this season m a collection of white evening gowns. One of tlie most outstanding is a worldly creation of cream velvet with an extremely low back and a halter of velvet and rhinestones. The front ia shirred and
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  • 56 6 One of the most beautiful evening gowns m the formal wardrobe of Marlene Dietrich, Paramount star m "Desire" with Gary Cooper, is a dark brown bouffant taffeta with enormous dots of brown velvet. There is a brief, charming 1 bolero jacket outlined m tiny velvet balls and emerald jewels add
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    • 242 6 •j. T Positively the LAST NIGHT of this amazing BRITISH Picture that everybody's discussing! i |1 1 lIITAI TO-NIGHT j I. ill* 11W 1^ 6.15 9.15 J RICHARD DIX and LESLIE BANKS I m the Gaumont-British Production j I "THE TUNNEL" I i With Madge Evans, Helen Vinson and C.
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    • 155 6 WATCH FOR THIS GRAND M.-G.-M. SHOW! COMING TO THE CAPITOL. OL. t?*f!r f\mH\n gi wE rvinum j^ fr RSOT! Jpf ANTONIO JACQUELINE MORENO WELLS Dirtcted by Jimn W. Horn* a fauctfolffuyn -^aycr wctvri ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦^^•♦♦♦♦♦♦•s»4»**^<«*!^>^^ V The MIRACLE of the AGE! i T •g» See the First Motion Pictures of the
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  • 383 7 The Lovely Lily Pons HOW HIGH can you sing, Miss Pons?" isl another one of those more or l< ntless questions which come the way of every celebrity. Although Lily P the petite French opera singer, robably .sing higher than almost any other human being, it is
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  • 138 7 The Big Game of Life", which will °c released throughout Australia and now Zealand by Paramount, is a true Photographic record of the thrill-packed }"c of that fearless big game hunter. J-nerry Kearton. During the course of ■ni p cture members of the audience Jul be taken on a camera
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  • 222 7 What The Stars Are Doing WC. FIELDS back from Soboba Hot Springs and all well again He'll return to the screen m "Poppy" George Burns and Graeie Allen, two more absentees, back from their Eastern personal appearance tour and bringing their new baby. Ronald, whom they adopted
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  • 68 7 Robert Florey directed seven pictures m one when he made The Preview Murder Mystery" for Paramount. The action of the picture takes place m a nfovie s°tUo w P here three comedies, one Spanish romance, one detective film and a horror picture are »n production. •The Preview Murder Mystery uses
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 22 7 SUN TALKIE HAIL To-night (New World) 730 930 The Beautiful Balinese Picture "LEGONG" Dance of the VIRGINS PRICES: 10c, 20c, and 30c
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    • 142 7 Don't miss this clever child star m her BEST picture m m m to-night ALII AM 11 11 A 6 .15 9.15 LAST NIGHT of Twentieth Century-Fox's bright comedy with Songs and Dances— "PADDY O'DAY" Featuring JANE WITHERS TO-MORROW: Opening at 3.15 Matinee "The CUCKOOS" are back m their funniest
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  • 934 8 EXPOSURE IN CONGRESS A Significant Election New York. SENATORIAL inquisitions are stripping many anti-New Deal organisations of their masks and revealing them as big business efforts to rid the White House of Mr. Roosevelt. To all appearances the legislators have stepped out of
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  • 250 8 A Ban On Child Cyclists London. CHILD cyclists are likely to be banned from the roads by Mr. Hore-B* Minister of Transport, m an attei to check the death roll among b. riders. Mr. T. L. Patterson, an assistant to Mr. Hore-Belisha, said: "Reports will be published
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  • Article, Illustration
    53 8 One hundred (members of the Depressed Class were admitted to the Sikh community at a mass baptism m Karachi, Sind Province. They were mostly charcoal burners and menials, and were provided free with kirpans (religious swords) and other Sikh insignla. Zentree, Gibbons up, being led after winning the fourth race
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  • 174 8 An Interesting New Development London. May 22. INTERESTING Post Office developments which are shortly to be introduced include a method whereby emergency telephone calls are to be assured priority and instant reponse by the establishment of postal inquiry bureaus m large towns and the introduction of mobile Post
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  • 131 8 Blackpool Priest Is Worried London THE Rev. W. Edmondson Jones. Priest-in-Charge of the Church of the Holy Cross, Blackpool, is worried about "scandal-mongering" m his parish St. Paul looked on the tongue as one of the chief weapons of Satan. He wai right!" he declares m the parish
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  • 670 9 AIR ATTACK PROTECTION Programme Costs £15,000,000 Berne. rvilK finishing touches have now been put on Switzerland's £15,000,000 emergency national defence programme by the Federal Council, or Swiss Cabinet. About half the £15,000,000 defence fund will be spent on the strengthenin, r of the anti-aircraft defences of
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  • Article, Illustration
    189 9 Burial Of A Scottish Writer London HAIRS irom the tails of three of his favourite horses were placed on top of the coffin of Mr. R. B. Cunninghe.me Graham, the Scottish writei and traye Iler as it was buried beside that ot his Chilean wife m the thirteenth-century
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  • 200 9 Vanishes With New Game London. MAYFAIR has found a new game an alternative for swearing. Instead of the full-blooded expletive young bloods of Berkeley-square and Belgravia use the names of flower, fish, "SCORCHERS" They muse m their mews searching for "scorchers" and conversations run like this: "Hullo,
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  • 12 9 The King has granted his patronage to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
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  • 343 9 King And Will Rogers TWELVE years ago the King, as Prince of Wales, invited Will 'Rogers to dinner at the Long Island Country Club during the Prince's visit to America. All the others at dinner appeared In the strictest formal attire, but Will arrived at the club
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  • 204 9 Transport Minister's London. MR. HORE-BELISHA Minister of Transport, has approved a scheme, submitted jointly by the Birkenhead and Wallasey county borough councils, for the reconstruction of the approaches to the bridge over Wallasey Pool connecting the areas of the two authorities The bridge Is at present subject to
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  • 303 10 The MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Tuesday, May 26, 1936. COMING EVENTS DEOPLE may live many years m Malaya and take little or no interest m local politics. There are no elections here, a benevolent autocracy holds sway and our legislation is done for us. There are members of Council who are
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  • Article, Illustration
    527 10 ■THE Traffic Committee appointed by Government some months back, to go into the question of a public transport system m Kuala Lumpur has been sitting for some months now. and their recommendation, and findings, at the termination of their task, will undoubtedly be of great interest to the
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  • 175 10 Mr. L. V. J. Laville is acting as Legal Adviser Kedah. Mrs. D. B Murray has arrived m Penang from Birkenhead. Mr H Young, the Sungei Siput planter, is shortly leaving for Johore on Mr T F. Carey has been seconded lor service m Kedah and assumed duty; as
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 14 10 "Hi' 1 If 11 Jl iir J**'** i ffWy^ro UJ L..1.^.;.,8,.f, <^J I ,,J.rmtt.Ml.»lfl
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    • 57 10 WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATOR y> This Refrigerator is leading m this market backed by the finest service throughout Malaya. Four Years Guarantee. Hire Purchase Terms to suit your pocket. The General FJeetric Ltd. Singapore Kuala Lumpur. Also obtainable from: UNITED ENGINEERS, LTD., (All Branches), JOHN MOREY CO., Singapore. THE KINTA ELECTRICAL DISTHUftI
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  • 1499 11 S'pore 's Master Cracksman In Gaol IN AND OUT OF PRISON A Bugis "Jekyll And Hyde* Singapore, Monday. ONE of Singapore's smartest cat-burglars who did small and big "jobs" off and on, and I regular cracksman m his profession, has had his long career of crime curtailed once more. He
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    • 35 11 5933 1-n Telegraphic Address: FECIAL DINNER AND DANCE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th. UNE SOIREE ARTISTIQUE CABARET PRESENTATIONS MR. MRS. VYNER GOMEZ, MISS MARY BENJAFIELD, THE MISSES DULCIE LULU GOOIULL DINNER $1 50 ADMISSION CHARGE $1.00
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    • 86 11 k »\^^a^^^*^^^^^aa^i/ A^rfL\ Potage Cressoniere Fish A La Urly Grilled Fillet Steak Green Peas Fried Potato Cold Meat Salad Vanilla Ice Cream Cheese, Fruit, Coffee. Try Our SPECIALTIES. FDECUsr* rKljijn&jn nors D'Oeuvres Varies "Capitol" Baked Al.isca A Choice of Over 100 other dishes. 'Phone 4906. II 1.1 I I I
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  • Article, Illustration
    246 12 Picture). Picture). The passenger and mail linei "AthJone Castle," which after the "Queen Mary will be the largest vessel to be completed m the British Isles this year, leaving Belfast on her speed trials, which were held m the Clyde and m the Irish Sea. The new vessel
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  • 127 13 A photo taken during the maid en trip of the giant German zeppelin "Hindenburg" across the A tlantic to Brazil and back and showing the propulsive power. The view was taken inside the rear motor gondola, showing another beyond and part ol the huge envelope. Engine
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 29 13 Ilcnc ILLMAXX MILLINERY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AN Extraordinary SALE TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS ON ALL THE STOCKS Hats -Dresses -Bags From Tuesday 26th May To Saturday, 6th June. RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place.
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  • 909 14 FACE UP- TO A JOYOUS HEART AND A BEAUTIFUL DAY I WONDER if the singing of the birds above my window or the smile of my little Tamil newspaper boy, with his white teeth gleaming, prompted me to Art! OWn at 63 am t0 my Beaufc y Ah me! I
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  • 296 14 Lustrous Hair No Secret WHILE the hair treatment suggested m this article is directed at all women uho are dissatisfied with the present condition of their scalp and hair, I think many readers will be glad to learn that the preparations are also excellent for men. There is no longer
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 4 14 Maison te^ 4610- T^tfJ^
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    • 120 14 OASIS PORTUGUESE SARDI.XES <ft Not just plain small fish, but flKi 1/^ GENUINE JJ snrdine.s from \\Miri^^ f Portugal, a tin rf^T-;^r''l(* of which con 31// F KJ tains more vitaI JmU -ll minS th a n a litre of Cod Liver OU. Try Oasis once and you will have
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    • 108 14 now COTY berlumes can bestow the ()ower to charm Bn^ka J t]x^'-'f jA*j m kx^Zit^ mlmm W I OR every woman tbore is ONE perfect fragrtr. ONE Cty Perfume that »peaks to the MMMM of her f*aul> and allure Whcthi r your person i'■ ih expressed ly a del.tatu f«ntaiy
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  • 348 15 U/ilo would not. wish to be m England at the moment. Imagine the garPerhaps a paved walk with Ing beds on either side, and to the mingled scents of the English garden. Oh, glorious! So fresh and sweei after the heavy tropical perfume ol Malaya. Overhead descends
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 86 15 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE j LUGGAGE I CARRIER CO. j aggie Contactors Forwarding j Booking. Agents for FMB. t Railways. Baggage Agents for:- Blue Funnel Line I East Asiatic Line Nederland Line 8.15. N. Co., Ltd., i etc etc. l Tel Address:- "LUGGAGE" pHONE 2428 or call Union Bldg. HAIRDRESSER j
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    • 167 15 A TOURIST'S SHOPPING GUIOE CURIOS Dear Lady, Or Gentleman, Please Come, Have A Look. Good Service Man, Good Respect, Chinese Needle- Work Done By Hand. You can buy every thing, very Fair Prices. Emd. linen Bed Spread, Dinner Cloth. Handkerchiefs, Mahjong Sets. Pewterware, Ivory Goods. Camphor Wood Chests. Fancy Goods
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    • 93 15 STATIONER mmm m SPECIAL OFFER ot Writing Cabinets A box containing 50 sheets good quality envelopes and paper for 50 CTS. Usual price 80 cts. Come early for better selection E. M. GLOVER Co. 9, The Arcade, Singapore. FYFS Thompson J*±^^ 4 Arcade. \V Qualified Eye Specialists. Eye Examinations. Eyeglasses.
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    • 165 15 CHEMIST EPHEDROL FOR CATARRH HAYFEVER AND COLDS Ephedrol comes like a breath of fresh air to clear away all congestion and stuffiness. Obtainable at all Chemists and Stores. Agents. FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD., (Inc. m F.M.S.) 8, Raffles Place, Singapore. i M TAILOR Fresh stocks of English Suitings and Shirtings of
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  • Article, Illustration
    16 16 Lt.-Col. R. C. Phelps was a passenger on the Rawalpindi on Saturday for Hongkong.
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  • 16 16 The P. and O. Bhutan is due at Singapore from Hongkong to-morrow at noon.
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  • 222 16 Two New Shins For Soviet TWO large diesel-electric icebreakers, named Sergei Kirov and Valerian Kuibyshev, are soon to be laid down at the Marty dockyards m Leningrad. I The vessels have been ordered by the Central Administration of the Northern Sea Route. Hitherto the Krassin, Yermak, and Lenin
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  • 37 16 Mr. J W Barra^kwNrh. mannring- director of Messrs WlTburn, Matthews land Son I*d coal importers, of Hull, has been rWt^H ehfftnr m of the British Coal Exporters' Federation. Mr. Barm clou^h has been vice-chairman for two years.
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  • 74 16 PASSENGERS BY AIR ""r" ii "7"*, 7 iw~^ THE following were passengers by Dutch planes: Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM-piane "Lijster"— May 23, Mr. H. C. R. Williamson. Mr. R. F. Gossele. Mr. j Zeehandelaar, Mr. iL. W. Bast, Mi M. C. Moes, Mr. A. B. Penney. Left for India
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  • 130 16 m/s LALANDIA SAILS THE following were passengers embarking here by the Danish East Asiatic m s Lalandia which sail* 6 a.m. this morning for Port Swettenham, Penang, Colombo and European ports Mr. Mrs. F. S. Coote. Mrs. J. Biermann. Miss M. Wing Easton, Mr. N. M Glass. Mr. A. Jensen.
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  • 80 16 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Godown Gate No Argun Maru 22 Anshun Calchas JJ Agamemnon lj Chenonceaux J Seel Navigator J Lossiebank J Antilochus 34 Tottori Maru 36 Phemius 46 j H.M.S Herald 2 J Celebes Maru 52 KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: Lch. Dolphin,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 409 16 0 -Jm T 1 I P^H I m l^M *a> < 11.I 1 O. SAILINGS Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore 1936. 1936. BURDWAN 6.070 June 4 CHITRAL 15.000 Aug. U CORFU 15.000 June 5 BHUTAN 6.100 Aug. 27 RANCHI 17.000 June 19 RANPURA 17.000 Aug. 2 SOMALI 6.810 July 1 BEHAR
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 80 16 MAILS CLOSE Pengerang <S. Soon Heng) 9 a.m. Java. South-West Sumatra, S.East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and T. Dilly I Bontekoe I 9.30 a.m. Mauritius (Bontekoe) 9.30 a.m. Bengkalis, and Laboean Bilik (M. S. Kampar) 2 p.m. F. de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe, Siak and Selat Pandjang (Hong Kwong) 3 p.m.
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    • 101 16 Mailfl i;*peeleil Mails expected from Europe (London* by Air (Imperial), gl delivery of letters 8.25 a.m. to-day Mails expected from Au rau* Netherlands Indies by Air (Qantaw. general delivery of letters 4.05 p.m. V day. u« Mails expected from Netherlands Air (Netherlands), general delivery oi letters and parcels 1.40 p.m.
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    • 123 17 Greater Demand In Britain reported at the annual meeting Lancashire and National Training Homes for Boys, held m r.prnoM that 105 boys had been m employment last year, an em ent on the previous year. im 5r Alfred Read said he was glad tn B shipowner, that there
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    • 110 17 Admiralty Plans For Rosyth IT la probable that naval training bllshmenta will shortly be openRosytb dockyard. The proe of naval expansion will mean Ining of large additional numof boys and others. Land and buildings will be required, and as the Admiral* y already possesses such land and buildings
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    • 193 17 Explanation Of New Increases AN announcement m the Calais official j n journal to the effect that the Calais port dues, levied on passengers both arriving at and leaving the port, had been raised, has led to some comment 1 and misapprehension abroad. The Decree, published m the
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    • 304 17 lURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated m Australia) MARELLA May 28 June 3 MERKAR June 28 July 3 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia Issued at the [lowing rates. First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney or Mcl ie to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel. BRISBANE SYDNEY return
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    • 555 17 I r^V SEL TO FRENCH PORTS \V~* I mXVwWCw%m\ f ll (Ik a O I Q if i\ I S JST jJT HOMEWARDS. DESIRADE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux May 29 D'ENTRECASTEAUX For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk June 4 1 CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, Na.ites, St. Nazaire Bordeaux July
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  • 661 18 MEMORIAL AT SALISBURY "Crusoe" Life In 90 's Salisbury. Southern Rhodesia, Apr. 25. A MEMORIAL to the pioneers who hoisted the Union Jack on lhe bare veld m 1890 and laid lhe foundation of this city, capital of the Colony, was unveiled to-day by the Prime Minister,
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  • 34 18 The Upton Colliery Company were awarded 30s. damages each against 1,100 men and boys who were summoned at Pontefract for having left work without notice. Each defendant was also ordered to pay 15s. costs.
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  • 364 18 Nazis Praise Shakespeare Berlin. "MORDIC thought and Nordic cha; n are stamped through and throuch the creations of Shakespeare No one is a greater creator than he is but addition, no one is more definite!* Germanic than he is." This is the remarkable COnclu lon m an
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    • 490 19 11.20 p.m. Sign off DJA, DJE, DJN. DJB (German, English). 4.10 pjn. Call DJB, DJN, DJQ (German, English). German Folk Song. 4.15 p.m. Greetings to our listeners. 4.20 p.m. Introducing Experts: Hernia Rtuddeny plays Kreutzer-Sonata by Beethoven. At the piano: Thercse Diehn-Slottko. 4.50 p.m. News and Economic Review m English.
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    • 369 20 aa-m. aa Mm. 0\ Till: RADIO 1115 am. Orch stral music. Mezzo-soprano, Dma Narice. Vocal 11.50 a.m. Time signal. Cello solas. Duos. 12.20 p.m. Lunch-time music (record- Tenor. Muzio Giovagnol and Ban- j, tone, Luigi Bernardi. Vocal Duos Band 110 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. concert, Part 11. Music by Somma
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  • 205 21 Unavailing Plea For Reprieve Washington, May 22. MR. Eden has cabled to Mr. Cordell Hull asking him to exert his influence with Governor Merriam of California to grant a further stay of execution m the case of Mackay. The State Department declined to make a statement
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  • 377 22 All- Malaya Cycle Races JALAN BESAR MEET Whit Weekend Attraction SINGAPORE again takes pride of place m the matter of events for the forthcoming Whitsun weekend sporting carnival, for m addition to the Skye race meeting and the Clarke Cup cricket match there is taking place an all-Malayan rvcle race
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  • 107 22 International Club Function Singapore, Monday. THE gathering a: the Royal Johore International Club yesterday eveni! was m the nature of a farewell to H Highness the Sultan, who will leave I i Colombo by the Gneisenau on t ursday and aftcrwardi proceed to ■Europe. f_ Tin re was
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  • 56 22 I' mi hirer lleanl North Pale Controversy Mont ren 1. May 21. THE death has occurred here of Harry Whitney, the noted American explorer who accompanied commander Peary on the North Polar expedition m 1009 which led to the famous controversy with Commander Frederick Cook, who claimed to be the
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  • 242 22 Empire Day In Singapore Special Ceremonies At The Schools Singapore, Monday. ALTHOUGH Empire Day fell yesterday it is being celebrated by people throughout the British Empire to-day. It is also the first Empire Day with King Edward vm on the Throne and it is no doubt the wish of many
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  • 61 22 Pointed Statement Ry Schuschnicjg Vienna, May 24. A SIGNIFICANT statement was uttered by Herr Von Bchuschnigg addressing 10.000 Catholic peasants at Gainzerdorf. He said: 'It is especially urgent for next month that all whc care for Austria's fate see that w stand together and see that disturbers. win
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  • 50 22 A d judication Order Singapore, Monday. A motion for an adjudication order against If. Kader Sultan a well-know:. local Mohammedan merchant WIS granted by Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the Supreme Court to-day. on the application of the Official Assignee. n eeiving order had been prevloualy been made against him.
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  • 24 22 Extensive repairs and underpinning operations are being carried out at Middle Temple Hall., where cracks have developed m the west wall after a subsidence.
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  • 125 22 Success Of New "CleanUp" Party Brussels, May 25. THE surprise of the Belgian general election is the success of the new party, styled Rexistes, composed q£ a vigorous Catholic group, with the aim of cleaning up public administration. So far they have secured 15 seats. The Communists have
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  • 48 22 Italians CelehraV The Ethiopian Victory FOUR thousand Italian couples marched to thc altar m two long lines to be remarried m celebration of the conquest of Abyssinia. All wives who had previously sen-, ti eir gold rings to Italy, to-day received iron substitutes- Reuter
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  • 163 22 Work Of Secret Society? Detroit, May U4 FIFTY recent sudden deaths are attributed to a secret society whose members wear blackhooded robes adorned with the skull and crossbones. The police at present are searching for seven men implicated m the murder of Mr. Charles Poole who was
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  • 123 22 Death Of Kuomintang Leader Hongkong, May 25. THE mourning scenes m Canton m connection with the death of Mr Hu Han Hin, the Kuomintang Leader are reminiscent of those following the passing away of Dr. Sun Vat Sen. the "Father of the Chinese Revolution" The newspapers are
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  • 133 22 Indo Chi ne A ddresses New Directory Receivei In Singapore THE 1936-1037 edition of "Ind Addresses" has just been reein Singapore. This directory, printed m Saigon and edited by Madame L. Lacroix-S- Messrs. R. J. Dickson and A Burtschy. is now m its second year It contains official, commerc:: 1
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  • 35 22 Cant. C. A. Barnard, area n Imperial Airways, Ltd.. left Singa on Sunday by the air liner Athen a tour of India and will be away I f< w weeks I
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  • 27 22 A new 500-ton motor-ship, the B» I ged. the third seafaring ship oi Hungarian mercantile marin* launched m Budapest m the presei of Admiral Horthy, the Regent.
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    • 99 22 Air J 1 4* 1 1 Relief Plane Sent To Penang Singapore, Monday. IT is learned this morning that the East bound Imperial Airways machine was forced to turn back tc Penang this morning owing to engine trouble. The plane left Penang at 6 a.m. today after having made an
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  • 609 23 THIS WEEKS RACES Promise Of Good Fields TUF entries for the Singapore Tn if Club's Summer Skye Meetjir u hi(h will be held at the Bukit Timah racecourse next Saturday K n4 Monday are found below. Utogether 91 animals have entered h»r the meeting. POLO PONIES-ABOUT
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  • 127 23 Selections Made I'JYom Our Oicn Correspondent: Johore Bahru, May 23. THE probable Johore team to meet Singapore m their first Malaya Cup match on May 29 at Singapore held their third trial m Muar yesterday, against the combined Chinese of Muar and Segamat, and the match ended
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  • 84 23 LEAGUE WITHDRA WS OPIUM REPORT Number Of Addicts Over-Estimated Geneva, May 25. THE League secretariate has withdrawn the Opium report which was published at the end of last week, m which it was estimated that there are two million drug addicts m the world. The number m Britain was estimated
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  • 30 23 The bells of Great Harwood (Bucks) Parish Church were rung to celebrate the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. J. Marks. Mr. Marks has been a bellringer for 53 years.
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  • 250 23 Collapse After Dance Singapore, Monday. WE regret to record the sudden death of Inche Ahmat bin Andak, the personal assistant to the General Adviser, Johore, which occurred about three o'clock this morning. Deceased was m the Royal Johore International Club, and collapsed after dancing, expiring almost
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  • 38 23 It is announced m the Johore Government Gazette that His Highness the Sultan, has appointed Mr. L. A. Allen, 0.8. E., to be a member of the Executive Council and an additional member of the Council of State.
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  • 24 23 Mr. L. H. Pearce. Asst. Commissioner of Police and Mr. P. H. M. Cooper. Asst. Superintendent, Customs and Excise Department, have been granted leave.
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  • 557 24 CLOSE GAME IN LEAGUE Both Sides Below Form Singapore, .Monday. Tin: meeting between the Cup holders and the League Champions (thc Chinese and thp Sappers) at the Anson Road Stadium to-day was rather disappointing. Both teams were not at full strength, and the standard of football
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  • 38 24 Final Of Volunteer Tourney THK final of the Volui v tournament at the Cricket club resulted m E. H v Bowerman and W J M Wan L Mayger and J. V. West m a close match.
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    146 24 Cricket Club Lose To Police Singapore. Monday. THE Police Second Eleven defeated the SCC. Seconds at soccer on the Padang this afternoon by 4 goals to 2. The game swung from end to end, both custodians being tested frequently. The Police opened the scoring through Dale, who headed
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  • 53 24 London. May 25. MEMBERS of the British Walker Cup team who will meet the American's it Pine Valley m October are: H. G. Centley. J. D. A. Langley, P. S. Lucns Tack McLean. Hector Thomson. D. R. T. Weddel (captain). The remainder of •he team will be selected
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  • 36 24 A mateur Boxing Singapore, Monday. The open boxing amateur tournament will begin on June 2. and continue m June 3 and 4. The finals will take dace at the New World boxing arena m June 6.
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  • 54 24 Rotterdam. May 24. Anew women's 400 metres free style relay record, of 4 mm. 32 8 10 sees, has been made by a team composed of Jopie Selbach. Rita Mastenbroek. Tine Wagner and Denouden. beating the previous time of 4 mm. 33 310 sees.. sot up by Dutch
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  • 64 24 San Francisco, May 25. A TRANSPACIFIC airship service .from Tokyo to Vancouver is planned by the Eastern Hemisphere Airways Company which has been organised m Japan. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Company will purchase two Zeppelins from Germany and make the trip In five days It will compete
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  • 266 24 Ties In Three Tourneys DESPITE the inclement weathi several interesting tennis tics were played m Singapore y day. In the S.C.C. Mixed Doubli cap tournament. E. C. Ch and Mrs. Aigner (owe 15. 4 1 gaii walk over In their match against h Day and Mrs. Cherrington (plus
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