Morning Tribune, 4 June 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 106. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, June 4, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 795 1 HUIILES*. IMPARTIAL li\!l!\« LONDON PRESS VIEWS SKI 111 IK* TO Mil. THOMAS OX MS CAREER MR I II THOMAS, m an interview last night, repeated the statement he had made on oath before the Budget Tribunal that he made no disci sure of the budget secret?
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    61 1 Shanghai. June 3. Dr. C. T. Wans; (a former Foreign Ministen has been appointed manager of the New York branch of ihe Bank of China as from July I— Sin Chew Jit Poh. Dr C. L. Park, director of the League ol Nations Health Bureau m Singapore, who addressed Singapore
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  • 113 1 CALCUTTA-MEDAN IN ONE DAY lONE X.L.M. 'Plane* Fine Flight From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. June 3. THE etutbound X.L.M. 'plane passed Penang this evening m an at%pi to fly from Calcutta to Me* fl distance uj 1819 miles, m day. to make up for tune lost owing to bad wcal'icr
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  • 48 1 Rome, June 2. intention to ignore Geneva un--oii u\l' v^ wern removed la believed 1 hl nd the cancellation of the lationoi J 1 8 dPlp *ation to the InterTh 7, La l )our Office annual session. demitntinn cWj d have left to Reuter Wireless
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  • 107 1 R.A.F. Attempt On Record London, June 3. CQUADRON Leader Hilton, of the Royal Air Force experimental school, who Is flying from the Cape to London m an Airspeed Envoy, a machine owned by Lord Nuffield, left Cairo at 3 30 am. British Summer Time to-day on the
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  • 38 1 Jerusalem, June 2. Trains between here and Lydda Junction were delayed to-day owing to the blocking of the line with boulders and damage to rails, which resulted m the derailment of a light engine Reuter Wireless
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  • 378 2 NANKING AND CANTON A n ti -Japa nese Manifesto Shanghai. June 2. THE relations between Nanking and Canton have been brought to the brink of open rupture as a result of the anti-Japanese manifesto, which is regarded as a virtual ultimatum to Nanking as well as
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  • 100 2 Medical Investigation In K.L. 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 3. EXTRAORDINARY reserve is .being maintained m regard to the inquiries now heme pursued into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr femes Scott Webster, medical officer to tne Banting group of estates, at Telok Datoh,
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  • 32 2 Ralaniva. (Ceylon) May 18 A discussion over a piece of soap b tween two brothers-in-law r ulted In one being fatally stabbed on Sunday noon. The victim was Senaratharachcliige James of Kiribathgoda.
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  • 349 2  - China To Make Preparations For Armed Resistance To Japan -Sin Chev; jjt Poh. Peiping. June 3. GENERAL Sung Che Yuen, the Gover-j nor of Hopei. conferred with his subordinates at his residence on Monday night. General Feng Chian. General Liv Yu Ming and other division commanders urged that a strong
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    24 2 Pressure on the R AF. goal m ye sterday's first division soccer match, m which the Chinese and RAT. shared points (See page 24).
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  • 191 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh In Fine Form In Bohemian Girl LAUREL and Hardy, who made such a success of "Bonny Scotland", have certainly done it again m "The Bonemain Girl," which is now at the Capitol. Uproariously funny fare is this M.G.W. production, which combines Balfe's familiar
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  • 86 2 Singapore, Wednesday. At the Prophet Muhammed's birthday celebrations last night at the Aljunied Islamic School, when there was a huge gathering of Muslims of all nationalities, the Hon. Capt. N. M. Hashim. ML C, speaking on behalf of the AllMalaya Missionary Society of Singapore, announced the conversion to Islam of
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  • 249 2 Maj. Brack ley's rTour Sydney, N.S.W., May 26 THE. Royal Air Foice Southampton Mark 111 flying-boat which Ls surveying the mail route from Singapore to Sydney, reached Sydney recently and was moored m Farm Cove. From Singapore, the machine 3ew across the Timor Sea to Darwin, then
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  • 23 2 A Mandarin class will be started by the Chinese Association, Simuip' :'>'• shortly. Members wishing to Join aw isked to communicate with the secretary
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    • 31 2 SHARE /CT"! ||L ENTHUSIASM I I POWDERED WHOLE MILK <x* /^/f is pure delicious fresh milk %S\\ 1 ty^ ill m convenient powdered \fe^dl^ V>\ GETZ BROS. CO. fl m **-f**maaaMamm*^^^ma^Aaaamaamm^maammamaaaJ
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  • 104 3 Paris Stoppage At An End Paris, June 2. THE standstill strike m the engineer- tag works ended this morning. The employees obtained satisfaction and normal work was resumed In the Renault, Citroen, Nieuport and Farman works. Only 5,000 workers m a dozen minor factories are still holding out.
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  • 2191 3 Or. CL. Park On The Organisation Singapore, .Wednesday. CfcVKKAL leading local health offiJ ers were amongst those who listened to a well-prepared address by Dr C. L Park, Director of the Uaffne Nations Health Bureau m Singapore, at the weekly luncheon meetlßf of the
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  • 101 3 Monsoon Interferes With Darjeeling, June 2. AN untimely Monsoon has nullified "several years of very careful prcpara tlons to conquer Everest. Frustrated m their original plans the climbers, led by Mr. Hugh Rutledge, were recently reported as contemplating an attempt by a hazardous route to the summit which experts
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  • 88 3 M. Blum's New Policy Paris, June 2. M. LEON BLUM is forming a Government on an entirely new prnclpie divided into three grades of ministers, Secretaries of State and under-Secre-taries of State. Principal portfolios hitherto allotted are Foreign: M. Yvon Dalbos; War: M. Rucart: Defence: M. Daladier
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  • 31 3 The French liner Jamaique reports sighting the Girl Pat off Bissagos Islands. 250 miles south of Dakar. She was flying the British, flag and steaming southwards.- Reuter Wireless
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  • 58 3 w Before the Acting Chief Justice m the Fust Court at 11 a.m. Div. 2 36-- Virginia Mathilda Theresa Phillips vs. John Stephen Digby Phillips. Before Mr. Justice Cobbett m the Second Court at 11 a.m. Part heard: S 566 35— Lee Chwee Bin (w» and
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    • 7 3 .j. -MAN LMMT 1 RAPID-HARDENING CEMENT 1
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    • 115 3 FOR THOSE WITH NEAT, TIDY HAIR iff^^Sk *SJ 1 JLaT^I K_7T O. flk.'tf&: v SOLIDIFIED \|£> I In If I liLlilii IJi a w Bi IT KEEPS YOUR HAIR IN CONDITION, PREVENTS THE FORMATION OF DANDRUFF AND FALLING HAIR, GIVES HIGH GLOSS TO THE HAIR. CAN LAST FOUR TIMES LONGER
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  • Up-To-The Minute Financial News
    • 204 4 Prices Rather j Steadier (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday morning. Rubber (Singapore) SIM cts., up Vh ct. Market Tone: Steady. Tin (Singapore) $994« ftt t down $1%. To-day's Prices: London: 7Vi.d., unchanged. Market Tone: Idle. New York: 15% cts., up 1116 et. Market Tone: Steady. TIN
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    • 85 4 Assn. DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Wednesday noon Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (FOB. June) 25% 25% Good F.A.Q. m cases (FOB. June) 25 916 25 11J16 No. I.X.RJS.S. (Spot-loose) Tone of Market:— Steady.' Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 7>id Pit io. York Spot
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    • 76 4 Special London (By Our Financial Correspondent) London. June 3. THE following were the closing prices for rubber, tin, gold, silver, copra and wolfram: Market Tone: Inactive. LONDON RUBBER Spot: 7 9 32 (unchanged). Oct.' Dec.: 715 32 (unchanged). LONDON TIN Spot: £185 Yi (down 6%). Forward: £183% (down
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    • 50 4 Yesterday's Closing Prices (By Our Financial Correspondent) London, June 3. THE closing prices were as follows: London New Y T ork Cross Rate 5.01 1516 (up 1%). London— Paris: 76 732 (up 9 32). London Amsterdam: 7.43 (up 23/ 4 London Hongkong: Is. 3 7 16d. (down l!16d.).
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    • 330 4 London. June 3 6 30 p m Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or fall. •New York prices quoted m U.S. currency The above are dealers' middle prices; jobbers margins brokerage ard stamp duty are not included. ""K"«, Drojcerage ard
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    • 66 4 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established m 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up) V.100,000,000 Reserve Fund V.129,150.00« Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Manager, h. UNAGAML Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room. 5921 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk. I "MFFiirTi it 1 1 1 sii I
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    • 131 4 y }/y<lL' a Wyk A A /Wtj '--4-2A JL I £S X \/../y? Never mind ihe Pea sticks Do you recall the good old days at home when father carefully hoed a trench dipped the peas m redlead (to keep the mice and wogs away) placed them an exact distance
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  • 1136 5 FRASER CO.'s SHARE LIST Singapore. Wednesday, June 3rd 1 p.m. Herr Hitler has agreed to a request by Dr. Furtwangler that he should be relieved from all conducting work m Germany for a time. Dr. Furtwangleis to occupy himself with personal work. He has been engaged for the Bayreuth Festival,
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  • 959 5 Fraser Co's FRASER and Co.'s weekly report on th^ Singapore share market dated June 2. states:— Conditions m the local share 1 market during the week have been anything but cheerful, and one can scarcely contemplate without a feeling of dismay the list of potential sellers m
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    • 33 5 J i I ABSOLUTE SECURITY j i 1 S I j Moron Imox j INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD. J j J i 1 \gents: J SIME DARBY A CO.. LTD. J I Singapore Branches
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    • 398 5 KUCHAI TIN, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIVIDEND NO. 3. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Second Interim Dividend of 5 per cent, for the year ending 30th September, 1936 will be paid to Shareholders on the Register on 19th June, 1936^ NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer
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  • 353 6 Harold Lloyd's Story COMEDIANS are a breed At bottom they're much the same, and knowing one will give you a working idea of the lot But there's one minor distinction I lay claim to. I don't want to play i al don't want to play Shakespeare at
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  • 21 6 Reginald Owen has played more characters than he can remember, old and voting, thin and fat. He stopped counting at 100.
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  • 24 6 Myrna Loy, who plays cosmopolitan married woman on the screen, has never been married, and, until recently, had never been East of the Rockies.
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  • 224 6 Shirley Temple AMID the stirring conflict and the trying times of Civil War days, Shirlev Temple blithely threads her way as the heroine of "The Littlest Rebel." that grand Fox picture coming next week to the Alhambra Theatre. Adapted from that ever popular play, "The Littlest Rebel"
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  • 143 6 A Charlie Chan Mystery A MAN supposed to be dead returns to his liome and family, only to be struck down by an unknown killer whi evades capture, until a breathless climax, the famous film detective. Charlie Chan, solves the mystery and brines the murderer to Justice This
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  • 159 6 Some Old And New Rules MYRNA LOY says it is not the major disasters but the little things iha; threaten marriage. So she lifts 1U "don'te" for wives. Here they art Don't be rude to the blonde at tne bridge party by whom your husband v temporarily
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  • 24 6 Dean Helen Lauglilin, dean ol J at U.CL.A., was signed by Sam«" Qoldwyn to act as technical direcl nil college sequences of "These Three
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    • 199 6 J A New Adventure m "SCREAM" HISTORY! J From Bonnie Scotland to Beautiful Bohemia! S j See STAN and OLLIE teach them how to make Gypsy Love! I f t I aA 1 ilH'l^ha NIGHTLY j till 9 IIOL 6.15-9.15 LAI IREL and HARDY j In M.-G.-M/s Riotous version of
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    • 20 6 SUN TALKIE 7.15 p.m. TO-NIGHT 9.30 p.m. Miirelv IV in pi 1 The Little Colonel f PRICES 10c, 20c 30c
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  • 259 7 "Garden Murder BHILO Vance is destined to tak? his I. m literary history along wit'i rlock Holmes. considered opinion of Ed Marin, noted director, who completed filming ihe newest P f v i's exploits. -Th Garden Murder C which comes to the Pavilion as "Jusl as Sherlock
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    28 7 scene from "I Dream Too Much," the musical lilm starring the prima donna, I i I >" Pons, and Henry Fonda, which comes to the Pavilion this mon h.
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  • 205 7 Drama Coming To The Pavilion THESE Three." Samuel Goldwyn's powerful new screen drama, brings Miriam Hopkins. Merle Oberon and Joel McCrea to the Pavilion on June 9. The drama is laid m a small girls' school run by two young college women. Martha Dobie I Miriam Hopkins' and
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    • 110 7 CAPITOL. Saturday Morning at 11. *PS[ Special selected programme of Suitable H» S^Utf Brlßf the Kiddies! j EASTERN UNITED ASSUBANLE < ORIHHIATIOX LIMITED.. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) j RE, MARINE. MOTOR. PERSONAL ACCIDENT BJJRGLARY. I WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND PUBUt LIAMLII I U SURANCE UNDERTAKEN. Full particulars and rates apply,
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    • 138 7 Ml ST BE RANKED AS ONK OF SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS DAILY MIRROR II SCANDAL 5 *+tfifP %t inflfl ll^^ 1^ '^y mm^^^^AmW S\ jfofamm* *^^^§B^r 'VHfl EByci^B Spy s\w .A^m^^) BL .^o*\ Wl&W^: ''^SSj ""3%-. &X &SSJy-'*'ttg& HI '"v. HP^ Wl?n NEXT WEEK AT THE PAVILION I I I
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  • 401 8 JUMPS FROM TOWER I w WW "Turkish Birds" Istanbul. A FURTHER example of how A young Turkey is going "airminded" is furnished by the opening of a branch at Istanbul of the "Turkish Birds," the national aviation, gliding and parachute school created by the Turkish National Aviation
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    24 8 Left: Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, who is urged by Canton to declare war on the Japanese. Right: Gen. Ho Ying-Chin, Chinese Minister for War.
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  • 124 8 Pot Moresby, Papua A wooden hotel has Mown 50 miles m N W Guinea. The hoh 1 was built for Lac a n I town iitl i coa I Thi pric f tralian sawi an( j the cost of ea transport heavy, so th" contractor, Mr. Tom
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  • 156 8 Neither Spoon Nor Chopstick EUROPEANS eat curry and rice and 1 Ceylonese eat rice and curry. Th' ransposition ot these two words hides a ;orld of dietetic economy. "Curry and ice" connotes an abundance of curry nd a modicum of rice. "Rice ana urry" stands for the
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  • 146 8 Fixed At Six pen cc A j Bale j A Canberra. Federal Capital Territory May 14 LEV X V of 6d. a bale on all woal grower m Australia has been fixed by the Federal Government, m its plan for wool research and publicity. It is expected to
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  • 55 8 More than 200 little girls between the of 10 and 14 were Interviewed and i-tcsted before the final 14 were selected to play the schoolgirls m 'These Three Samuel Goldwyn's new drama for release through United Artists, with Merle Oberon Joel McCn ding the juvenile. Contin-, Bonita Oranvile, Marcia Jones,
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  • 45 8 nted him to be a lawyer; Hoi- himself w i set <"n being m <" Then as fate would have of the most popular Hollywood itars.. Supporting. Shirley, Temple li c Littlesl Rebel." he Ig cum cting the role of n dashing' ci valry office r
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  • 219 8 ICharae Of Stealing By Finding London TWO young waiters, Stewart Blissets Nicholas, of Denbigh Place. Pimlico, and John George Richardson, of Channinster Road. Bournemouth, were bound over by Mr Fry at Bow Street Police Court on a charge of being concerned m stealing by finding £2.260 In bank
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  • 152 8 Border Affair Attempt To Kidnap Refugee Prague AN attempt was made recently to kidnap a German refugee, living m Czechoslovakia, at Eisenstein Railway Station on the Bavarian frontier. Hugo Leupolz, the refugee m question, called at the Czechoslovak Custom House m the station building and then wished to cash 200
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  • 76 8 A midnighl chase through th of Glasgow after a stolen rar bad 1" ed down :i man and fatally Iniured him was described at Glasgow Sheriff Court a youn .t'-: 1 .T;« i^ Newland tit to years on a eh inslauphter. He was disqualified from holding a motordriving licence for
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  • 203 8 A Drama Of The Frontier Met/ A FRENCH police inspector m dramatic escape from a C> police station under a volley of revolver shots after he had been arrested o French roil by Nazi authorities, it reported here. The French inspector is stated to have been making
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  • 209 8 Everything Carried By 'Planes Except Detonator, Sydney. N.S.W. May 15. EVERYTHING Is carried by air m N v. Guinea except detonators, which an likely to go off suddenly m a 'plane Detonators are transported by natives Captain H.T. Hammond, chief pilot of Holden's Air Service m New Guin<
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  • 129 8 Survivor Of 1 Pair At Zoo Sydney. N.S.W. May BREDA the survivor o the pan ol ang-outangs. which amused thousands of visitors at Taronga Pari: Zoo, until the more famous member partnership, Freddie, died last year ll dead The post-mortem examination ed that death had been due to
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  • 28 8 Harold Lloyd, who plays a i prizefighter m The Milky Way deliver milk m Omaha, and one rlously considered entering the ring after having become a amateur boxer.
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  • 943 9 CHANGES IN 25 YEARS Effects Of Works Mechanisation THi; remarkable changes which took place during the 2") years 0 King George's rei^n arc reviewed m the report of the Comnissionerg of Prisons and the Directors of Convict Prisons for 1934, issued as a Blue Book. ie
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  • 73 9 Wage-Earning Dog Hollywood. Ui Henry Twiford, a disabled war JSinfSSd* starving dog with ton tthK he r pups Riving awai the othn tnrc JTtwfftoS yeungster-SqueeziV 2 pcS tricks with Jbta ipet canary T >.. became worse un il, to h is < „,.v's "I was Just abou to low when
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    17 9 Gen. Huang Fu. Chinese Minister of the Interior, who is making strenuous efforts to preserve civil peace.
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  • 152 9  -  Air Mail Alone Could Assure Peace By Leicester, May 19. A LEAGUE of British Nations "welded together and able to defend themselves" is the only League of Nations capable of assuring peace for the world, according to Dr. Earle Page, deputy Prime Minister of Australia. In a speech
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  • 88 9 Berlin. Two farm horses have been stung to death by bees near Stade m Hanover. The bees suddenly descended on the horses from an adjoining field. The farmer who was driving the horses had I the presence 01 mind to free them from their harness. But
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  • 433 9 Our Atlantic Liverpool. QUI PERCY BATES, chairman of the B Cunard Steam Ship Company, who presided at the meeting of shareholders at Liverpool, said they knew already from nil trials that the Queen Mary constituted an Important advance m the economics ol marine engineering, and he ad
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  • 58 9 Heather and brushwood between the nth and 12th greens or the old Course of the Sunningdale Oclf Club caught fin recently. Club employe! assisted by volunteers, succeeded aft< an hours work m beating out the flames, but not until lour or five acres had been burnt. The greens were not
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    • 32 9 m, Bna maaa IM. ita*" ,,,el aa OPENS To-morrow, Friday. June ">. YOl R INSPECTION of Till ATTRACTIVE VARIETY Of 1)1 (OKATIVE ARTS OF EAST AND WEST for HOME PERSON. IS CORDIALLY INVITED
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    • 17 9 I- mmmmmmmr-ar— j The highway >' to England "^^Z^^^a*** _^SWwiK'^W*te— *j-.tn' i Oj"tf.v.: )fl vi C/t,CCM M V-i-nT"^
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  • 304 10 The MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Thursday. June 4. 1936. THE VERDICT T4IE tribunal appointed to consider the scandal of leakages of Budget information has spoken, and spoken with uncompromising vigour. It found that Mr. J. H. Thomas, the former Secretary for the Colonies, made an unauthorised disclosure of information to individuals
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  • 199 10 Miss Lucas left for Penang by train from Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Mr. J. F. F. Gregg. AD.O. Kuala Kangsar. spent his holidays at Pangkor. Mr. J. S. Hawkins boarded the night mail to Penanp at Kuala Kubu Road on Men day. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Lamb were
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    510 10 •THERE were many aspects of the unemployment problem dealt with by Mr. John Hands m his comprehensive report on the working of the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Committee m 1935 which has just been published. There is one very striking reference which we would like to repeat and which
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    • 4 10 f, Qui n ■..»i...t...t.g»A.TnTß
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    • 55 10 WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATOR HUNDREDS OWN WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATOR —WHY DON'T YOU? Ask at MAGNET HOUSE (next to the G. H. Cafe) for details of the easy payment scheme. The General Electric Co., Ltd. Singapore Kuala Lumpur. Also obtainable from: UNITED ENGINEERS, LTD., (All Branches), JOHN MOREY CO., Singapore THE KINTA ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
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  • 1007 11 DURING LAST I L_ r*\ It Report Of Police Com tn issioner k\ appreciable drop m the num- ber of crimes committed last rear compared with the preceding v !r ;< shown m the report of the Commissioner of Polico of the Metropolis, Sir Philip Game. Th.
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    • 45 11 TIFFIN: $1.00. X* Cream of Asparagus Cold Fish Mayonnaise Grilled Lamb Cutlet Green Peas Potato Straws Cold Meat Salad Cabbenet Pudding Cheese, Fruit, Coffee. Try Our SPECIALTIES. CD EC U^" Hors D'Oeuvres Varies "Capitol" "itked Alasca A Choice of Over 100 other dishes. 'Phone 4906.
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    • 113 11 4f*w I >i EThe most charmingly situated Hotel m th? Island. Ideal for permanent residents RESTAURANT Tabic d'hote and a la carte. COCKTAIL BAR LOUNGE TENNIS. JUST COUNT THE NUMBER OF RUBBER BANDS —^p^jT 1 TO WIN A PRIZE! /^t^^fe^^^i si;«o\i> .»o \^^^^^m^^^^ Forn phizes of 25 Xsi/IL-V s^m^ rottf*
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    161 12 The new "fly over" bridge, just north of Wimbledon (London) Station, on the Southern Railway, where the line carries 900 trains m a normal day, is now m use. The Southern Railway have spent £500,000 on this scheme, which will allow the local trains going to Waterloo to cross
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  • 112 13 Hand opened m Edinburgh on May 19. The Lord "ameron. inspecting the Black Watch at Holyrood Gi* Cathedral, Edinburgh. Field Marshal Viscount Allenby was buried at Westminster Abbey, London. Photo shows —Baron de Cartier de Marchienne, the Belgian Ambass*ior, leaving Westminster Abbey after he service.
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  • 626 14 Furniture For A GARDEN HOW many of us m our mad rush of social life forget that when we have an hour of leisure m the afternoon, the garden on a fine cool day is the pleasantest place to sit. Perhaps you do remember, for you and your "kebun" have
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 8 14 Maison t^gmjr"* Perm Mmm Tel. VTX 4610 PL*
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    • 59 14 OASIS PORTUGUESE SARDIXES §Not just plain small fish, but GENUINE sardines from Portugal, a tin of which contains more vitamins than a litre of Cod Liver Oil. Try Oasis once and you will have no other. Ideal for "Makan Ketchils." Look for the trade mark on every tin. Available at
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    • 85 14 a j PERMANENT j WAVES- s I from $10 i $25. Oil, Gallia j and Eugene Methods 1 Maison Interlandi 'Phone 441!). Capitol Bid'-'. .> V \v^^/t fi V II r awm 1 1 1 1 Fdl I fi w.'tm\'A\ Ay \mtmmJmyaWI I FREE SAMPLE OFFER I I -J Send
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  • 387 15 FLOORING is a matter of increasing r importance In modern decorative and furnishing schemes. Floors were sometimes considered to be of little Importance as compared with walls, soft hin| and lighting, but the pree for .simplicity and space has thai My* flooring Is a vital factor
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  • 38 15 So often the small Oriental scatter niJU are all that their name implies and ?v are scattered every place but where belong. Keep them m place and prevent severe falls by using a nonsUp rug pad under ihem
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  • 215 15 IMPORATANCE OF COLOUR COLOUR plays a more important part m the lives of most of us than we realize. Stop and think of the way that colour has been used m the last few years m tableware, glassware ar Jl kitchen utensils. This entire use of colour has been for
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 115 15 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE LUGGAGE I CARRIER CO, j Bag^ge Contractors ft Forwarding j Booking Agents for F.MB. t Railways. BWfßage Agents for:- j Blue Funnel Line I East Asiatic Line Nederland Line J 8.1 S.N. Co., Ltd., etc etc. l T el Address.— "LUGGAGE" J PHONE 2428 or call Union
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    • 257 15 A Touitisrs I SHOPPING GUIDE RESTAURANT .j. Z. .5. i 1 Real European j Food j Come and have your steak cook- i 1 ed as you like it on an open I charcoal grill by JOHN, Slnga- t pore's leading Chef. OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT j Arcade Restaurant! CoUyer Quay,
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    • 172 15 CHEMIST mmmmm mmaaaaami $060 A pleasant way to remedy constipation Nyals Figsen may be eaten like Candy and will act on the bowels, liver and stomach Agents. FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD., (Inc. m F.M.S.) 8, Raffles Place, Singapore. STATIONER m i i■■ i maaaamamammam SPECIAL OFFER of Writing Cabinets A box
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    39 16 Mrs. B. M. KaufTmann left by the Cap Tourane for Saigon to join Mr. KaufTmann, who is on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. KaufTmann will remain m Saigon for about two months before returning to Singapore.
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  • 203 16 Finnish Govt. Recommended To Ruild Two Vessels A special committee, appointed by the Finnish Government to consider the advisability >f constructing two further icebreakers, hai submitted us report. The comnriitees recommendations envisage tne bui'dice. of one ice-breaker f \r service m the 9ull 01 Bothnia and another of
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  • 208 16 1914-Class Sailors Pitting t Out This year Will see the passing the Fleet of the greater part ol generation o! men who were at the Fleet 00 the outbreak cf v. 1914. Very ."<oon it will be a see a petty otiicer or rating \>. ribbon of
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  • 116 16 Cargo Steamer To Pusscnger Captafal C. Richardson has bei moted to commander of the C Pacific liner Montrose. Prevl was m command of the cargo p,c- iverdale He served his apprentic John Heron ard Co. of Livert. sailing ship Durham. After for mate he ioined Levin ship Toxteth
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 417 16 1 1 P. a SAILINGS Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage S'por« CORFU 15.000 June 5 CHITRAL 15.000 Aug. U BURDWAN 6,070 June 7 BHUTAN 6,100 Aug. 27 RANCHI 17.000 June 19 RANPURA 17,000 Aug. 2 SOMALI 6.810 July 1 BEHAR 6.000 Sept. 6 NALDERA 16.000 July 3 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Sept. 11
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    • 174 16 MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Pengerang (Aik Soon* 0 a.m. Penang (Kedab) 10 a.m. Pamangkat, Sambas and Singkawang iTomohon) 11 a.m. Borneo (North), Brunei and Labuan iKajang) Eurma "Karagoia* 3 p.m. India. East and North (Karagola) 3 p.m. India. South <Rajula> 3 p.m. Bengkalis. F. de Kock. Padang, Pakan Baroe. Siak and
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    • 101 16 *IIII»S l\ DO* Si SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARV EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Malayan Prince Baron Polwarth 50 g KEPPEL lIAKBOI -R Main Wharf: Lch. Dolphin. Lch tan Duyma* r van Twist, tv VESSELS IX DRY I)()( Ks Tanjoni Pagar: Victoria Dock: Uemus. Mail* Expected Mails expected from China and Japan by
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  • 27 17 News Of The Day Mr. and Mrs. Kurt LewandowsM tailed lot Europe by the Victoria. They will spend MMM time on the Continent before going to London.
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    • 261 17 M K\S PMILP LINE. cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia Issued at ths rates. > Class passengers may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane, Sydney or Mfci bourne to tne connecting X.P.M. Vtessel. ItISBANE SYDNEY return Sti42.S(i lst class 5430.<1 2nd class MELBOURNE return $681.48 lst class $456.42 2nd ciass
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    • 517 17 >ra T0 FRENCH PORTS I HOMEWARDS. V U'EN'IKLCASTEAUX For Manse. l Vs. Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk June 4 > I CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, Na ites, St. Nazaire Ac Bordeaux July 25 LINOIS For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Juiv 4 i S CAP ST JACQUES For Marseilles Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux
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  • 521 18 MOVES IN S. AMERICA Trade Relations Poor Tokyo. THE Japanese Commercial Mis sion to Central and South America has ended m failure and has been dissohed. The mission Ims been visiting Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela. San Domingo, Haiti, etc. since tost autumn m an endeavour
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  • 153 18 In A Railway Carriage Chilaw, (Ceylon i. May 16 A MAN'S presence m a railway cai without b ticket was explained i being due to him finding his wife I m the company of her lover. James Sinho was charged with h travelled In the train at
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  • 131 18 To lie Hndt h> I Executive Committee oi La Indu ry and O mmerce at meeting recently decided to encour the manufacturing of acetic id Io says the •Times of Ceylon." early beginning will be made -••arch laboratories and other i ings that will b;* needed lor the
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    • 32 18 I M A 1 nnto me Jit if 111 i l/Ut> Pre: £AW Cx%Mllß *-J NO HARM, fAf XI W^ It 8 -AmW ~^m^m\ m^m^m, J mwt X^^l *«<^W J^ -^XXXXXX^XXJI*^- ,^\> «L
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    • 532 19 jON THE RADIO 1 British Empire Programme Transmission 2: GSH 13.97 metre Ml 7 mcs.) and GSG 16.86 metre* 17.7?* mcs.), from 6.20 p.m. to 9.05 p.m Transmission 3: GSG 16.86 metre: (17.79 mcs.) and GSF 19.82 metre: i 15.14 mcs.), from 9.20 p.m. to 0.20 a.m (.SO 25.53 metres
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    • 496 19 Greenwich Time Signal at 8.05 a m 8.20 a.m. Close down. TRANSMISSION I 6.20 p.m.— Big Ben. Syncopated s Pianoforte Music. 6.35 p.m.— "Foreign Affairs," by Sir i, Frederick Whyte, X.C.S.I. LLD i 6.50 p.m.— The BBC. Dance Orchess tra. directed by Henry Hall. I, 7.21 p.m.— "The Plays Your
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    • 527 19 7.05 p.m. News m French. 7.35 p.m. Continuation of relay. Concert. 8.20 p.m. International Talk, by Mr.! Jacques Kayser. 830 p.m. Musical Talk, by Mr. Oul-I mont. 8.40 p.m. Colonial market rates. 8.50 p.m. Cesar Franck Festival, with the Benedetti Quartet; Miss Jeanne Leleu. pianist; and Mr. Tremblay: String Quartet.
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    • 548 19 835 p.m. News and Economic Review m German on DJA. DJB, DJN. 8.50 pm. The Hasse Chamber Orchestra. 9.20 p.m. News and Economic Review m English on DJN and m Dutch on DJA, DJB 9.35 p.m. To-day m Germany. Sound Pictures. 9.50 p.m. We Announce the New Month. 10.35 p.m.
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  • 215 20 Fascists Mme. I Lupescu 1 Vienna. A FASCIST plot to assassinate Mm: 1 Lupescu, the beautiful red-haired Jewish friend of King Carol of Rumania, is reported here. Four students and Prince Alexander Cantacuzene, a former Foreign Office official, and a member of one of Rumania's leading families,
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  • 159 20 Masks To Be Supplied To City Dwellers Canberra, Federal Capital Territory May 13. THE Minister for Defence (Mr. Park- hill) announced here that all State Governments had agreed to co-operate with the Federal Government m protecting city dwellers m the event of gas attacks being made during an
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  • 92 20 Superintendent Battley, chief of Scotland Yard's finger print bureau, has left London to Join the Home Office delegation, which is studying police methods In America. f-Ie will have an opportunity of seeing m operation the single finger-print system- which he himself invented, enabling the identification of a criminal to be
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  • 219 20 Alleged Illegal Operation l\K. Laura Winifred Sanders Bliss, of Bayfield, Little Bookham, Surrey, stated to have an extensive practice m Harley-st., was remanded m custody at Epsom on a charge of performing an illegal operation on or about January 17. CHARGE AGAINST NURSE Nancy Melina Hermitage Bickell,
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  • 102 20 A new and enlarged edition of the Daily Mail motor road map of South East England has ju.st been published It embraces an area of approximately 14.500 square mile.s extending to Coventry. Kettering, and Southwcld m the North, and Stratford-upon-Avon. Swindon, and Bournemouth m the West On the opposite side
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    • 267 20 ox tiii: It A 111 o (Continued from page 19) 6.50 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 7.10 p.m. Classical music. 7.50 p.m. Wild West varieties. 8.20 p.m. The 8.8.C. Dance Orel tra, conducted by Henry Hall. 8.50 p.m. A radio play. 9.20 p m. Popular programme (1.) Die diebische El§ter, overture
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  • 1164 21 THE COLBERT CASE Evidence Of Accused AS already reported, Dr John William Colbert, an American physirian, was acquitted m the I'nited States Court for China m Tientsin, on a charge of having administered poison, m food, drink and medicine, to his wife m an attempt to
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  • 79 21 Professor Lanqen Returns From N.EJ. Singapore, Wednesday. PROFESSOR CD.de Langen. one of the members of the League of Nations' Rural Hygiene Committee studying conditions m Eastern countries has returned to Singapore from the' Netherlands Fast indies He will rejoin the other members of the committee Mr A. S.
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  • 130 21 Transactions To Value Of $38,550 Singapore, Wednesday. DROPERTY to the total value of £38.550 was sold by public auction at the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng. No. 30 Chulia Street, this afternoon. Freehold land and house No. 142 RacCourse Road, areas 2,363 sq. ft, and 343 sq.
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  • 86 21 For Strengthening Air Shanghai, June 2. I THE Kwangtung Japanese military have formulated a plan for strengthening the air force. It has been decided to establish mam air bases at Lungkiang, Harbin, Mukden and Chengteh. and auxiliary bases at Chinchow, Antung, Sorlim, Fuchin and Fulun. Underground hangars and
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  • 87 21 Norwegian Captain Fined At Bangkok (From Our Ovm Correspondent) Bangkok, June 3. THERE was a further round-up of stowaway coolies from Swatow here j yesterday when the captain of the Nor- wegian steamer Mermod was fined 500 I t 1 Pel IS His comprr.dore was dismissed on a similar
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  • 102 21 A raentine Demands Assembly Geneva. June 2. AN Argentine note handed, to the Secretariat this evening repeats the .verbal demand made on May 29 and proposes that the Assembly should be convened on or about June 16th. it suggests that League members should face the responsibilities of the
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  • 52 21 Gratuitu Granted To His Family Nanking. June 3. MARSHAL CHIANG KAI SHFK. m \\U capaeitv of Premier, has granted the 'family of the late General IJ Sheng Ta, Commander of the 19th Army who ww shot dead by one of his bodyguards, a gratuity of $30,000. Sin Chew
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  • 184 21 CANTON NANKING London Views On China Crisis London. June 3. THE situation m tihc? Far ja becoming more and more confused, says the Financial News, and tension is growing not only between China and Japan but also within China. Recent weeks have done much to suggest that the Japanese are
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  • 119 21 General Hertzog Speaks Out Capetown, June 2. AN attack by the Prime Minister, General Hertzog, on the "cursed Treaty of Versailles" was the feature of a debate m the Senate on the motion of Mr Visser, Vice-President of the Senate, that the activities of the League should be
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  • 60 21 Efforts To Break Arab Strike Jerusalem, June 3. WITH a view to breaking the Arab strike, the Palestine Government j has enacted emergency regulations cmi powering District Commissioners to 1 order all classes of shops and business to reopen Failure to comply with this order will involve penalties. The
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  • 56 21 George V Menorial Lord Mayor Of London Launches Appeal London. June 3. THE Lord Mayor of London, on the occasion of the anniversary of the birthday of the late King George V, launched an appeal for funds for the national memorial A statue In Westminster and playing fields all over
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  • 25 21 Washington. June 1. The Supreme Court by sto 4 dec'ared as unconstitutional the 193^ New York Law establishing minimum wages for women and chUdren. Reuter
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  • 842 22 Other Appeal Causes Singapore, Wednesday. AN appeal against conviction and .sentence of a fine of $500 or m default two months' simple imprisonment, on a charge of Importing into the Colony, U. 89 piculs of rubber not covered by a Certificate of Origin, was made by Ong Aik
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  • 94 22 Further Reduction In Bank Balances London, May 30 IN the money market a further reducm tion m bankers' balances m the Bank of England made clearing banks reluctant to purchase bills with the result that the discount market is having to carry more bills than usual, and there
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  • 263 22 New Training For Aspiriny Singapore, Wednesday. ANEW departure from the usual training course for students 0 f Raffles College taking up the tea< profession has been introduced l< Students at Raffles College and the Education Department of the have just completed one month's school practice m the
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  • 302 22 Entertained Prior To Departure (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. June 2 DOCTOR Loweson and Mrs. (Dr.) 1 son were the guests of honour al a function held yesterday, by the bers of the Johore Medical Sport s I m the Club house, prioi to theii parture on
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  • 60 22 The number of calls attended the Singapore Fire Department accident ambulance service during month of May was 202. Of th. were to cases outside Munhu 1 limits. The cases were classified follows:— rrV Motor car accidents 31. motor accidents 55. motor bus accident trolley car accidents 8, collapse
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  • 583 23 SECOND ROUND BOUTS Programme For To-night Singapore, Wednesday. Till: open Amateur Boxing Com--1 n tition which began at the New u„ Id Arena on Tuesday night uhed an interesting stage to'j.ht when the second round nrriiminsries were decided. Ther WW I )lcnt y of hard
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  • 237 23 Temporary Buildings Destroyed WHEN the schoolboys of King Edward's main foundation at Birmingham attended for morning lessons they found the buildings m which the school is temporarily housed m ruins A fire, which had broken out m the small hours, had destroyed wholly or m part wooden structures
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  • 60 23 To -day In Singapore nrnn TIDES 10 40 a.m.. 9.55 p.nn Mec' m Y.W.C.A.. B. Baffles Quay, 530 cm., to discuss proposal to formk Singapore Gardening Society FOOTBALL- S.A.F.A. Leagi^ Div TL Middlesex II v. S.C.F.A. EL SMB., niv TH MPH. v. SR.C SRC. BOXING -Amateur Tournament. New World Arena.
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  • 114 23 Local Tourney H Results Singapore. Wednesday. THE following ties m the S.C.R.C. Tennis Tournament were played off today:— "A" Singles Handicap: Cheong Chee Lim —12 beat Dr. P. Tyau —9; 6— B; 0— 0; 6—3. "B" Singles Handicap: K. 1. Tan— 3 beat Koh Gek Kiang —3; 0-2: 6—
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  • 100 23 Alleged Breach Of Trust Singapore, Wednesday. Further evidence was recorded by Mr. L. B. Gibson, District Judge, Criminal District Court, to-day, m connection with a case of criminal breach of trust m which a Chinese merchant named Lee Eng Koon is the accused. The articles concerned are three dial mond
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  • 57 23 f Mount Cook. New Zealand. A flea 21 inches long has been found -i here. It is a giant specimen of the •Mount Cook Flea" or Wetia (Hemidei B Magacephala' This insect has saw-like teeth of varying size. It can jump many times 1 its own length, and has six
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  • 272 23 Indians Not Singapore, Wednesday. FINE combination and pretty passing by the Chinese characterised their Third Division soccer match against the Indian Recreation Club on the Singapore Harbour Board ground this evening. The Chinese fully deserved their victory by three goals to one as they instilled
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  • 662 24 A SPLENDID MATCH Keng Hock In Form Singapore. Wednesday. TWO goali down m the first half, a spe-. tacular rally by the R.A.F. enabled them to share the points with the Chinese at the Anson Road stadium to-day when the two teams met m the
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    21 24 A splendid save by Castell an m eident m yesterday's soccer match. RAF vs Chinese, m wliich both sides scored twice.
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  • 110 24 Friday's Boxing Postponed Frisco Not Quite Fit Singapore, Wednesday. THE fight between Schmeling and Young Frisco which was fixed for Friday, has been postponed to Friday June 12. Frisco developed a slight chill or; Monday and as his manager is taking no chances, he called a halt m the training
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  • 71 24 Death In Singapore At Age Of THE death occurred last Bunday of Mr. Hu Hua San. fat hoi of Or. Hu Tsal Kuen. of Singapore, at 34, Paterson Road. The deceased, who was very popular m local Chinese circles, was 9G years of age at the
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  • 53 24 Swatow. June 3. The Japanese Consul has lodged a 1 protest with the customs authorities against the search of a Japanese snop In Chaoan Street on May 28 He says that three days' notice must be given if a search is to be made for smugg?ed goods— Sin
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  • 150 24 Result? Of Navy Challenge Cup THE Navy Challenge Cup Competition 1 Was played at Bukit Timah on Monday afternoon and resulted m P win for Mrs. C R Cherry and M. M. Paterson iS.C.C. with a $core of 81. The following were the returns: Mrs. C R. Cherry
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  • 135 24 Services T*am To Meet Negri THE team to represent the United I Services against Negri Sembilan m the Malaya Cup match at Seremban on June 6 will b^ selected from the fo'lowIng all of whom will travel to Serein ba n LBcir. Davis. Onr Ratcliffe. (R.A.) S Sgt
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  • 55 24 British Tram To Meet America London. June 2. THE British team to take part m the Wiglnman Cup Tennis Competition ifgainst America at Wimbledon on Jure 12 will be: Miss F M. Dearman. Miss R M. Hardwick, Miss F .Tamos Miss N M. r>vle Miss Dorothy Round anH
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  • 470 24 INNISKILLING SPORTS Four Days Programme Singapore, Wednesday A START was made m the annual athletic sports oi the Royal lnmsKilling t usiilers at Uie Barracas ground m Tanghn to-day wnen several finali and finals were decided. In the iuu yards lmal cpl. Kerr. running against the wind, covered ;ae distance
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  • 83 24 Singapore, Wednesday A verdict of suicide was returned Mr. w. G. Porter, the Bingapor I nor. at an Inquiry Into the unidentified, middle-aged Chinese. The deceased was found I i from a tree on the S C.R.C. ground North Bridge R sad early OU th Ing of May
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  • 65 24 Hongkong, Ju SPECULATORS are spreading re of war be*woen Nanking and O ton causing a jump m the Hongkoi currency to above 70 per cent pi v niium. The South-west Political Oounc'l issued a circulatory te'r-oTprn to n y king and thp various provincial I ments urging that preparations h
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