Morning Tribune, 15 August 1936

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  • 14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. I.— No. 168. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, August 15, 1936. FIVE CENTS
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  • 249 1 STALEMATE IN THE WORTH AIR RAIDS FIERCE IH;ilTI\«. Till: SOI Til London, Aug. 14. WHILE a stalemate appears temporarily to have been reached northward of Madrid, fighting continues unabated m the south. PoHoviOf an air raid on Bidajoz yesterday the insurgents are pressing closer to the
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  • 79 1 Keel Laying Next Month London, Aug. 14. DI ANS for the construction of the 1 < murd White Star Liner No. 552 were completed by Messrs. John K "«n of lh; Clydebank Yard, today. lie new liner will be of 2,000 tons greater displacement than
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  • 14 1 The giant shark which was tak n m the harbour.
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  • 69 1 CREW OF CHITRAL HOOK GIANT SHARK Thrill In Singapore Harbour Singapore, Friday. I NINE foot shark was caught by n the crew of the P. and O. Chitral shortly after the vessel's arrival at the Tanjong Pagar wharves this afternoon. Sharks are by no means uncommon m these waters, and,
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  • 144 1 ANGLO-JAPANESE CO-OPERATION DESIRED But No Present Basis For Action London, Aug. 14 ALTHOUGH the problem of the im- provement of Anglo-Japanese relations is occupying the serious attention of British diplomatic circles, it is believed that a basis on which An^loJapanese co-operation can be based is not yet found Marked reticence
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  • 55 1 London, Aug. 14 KING EDWARD m the yacht Nahlin is proceeding towards Spalato, where to-morrow His Majesty has. it is understood, arranged to meet the Duke and Duchess of Kent and Prince Paul of Yugoslavia. The Royal party will join the yacht and will cruise with the
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  • 238 1 Singapore. Friday ANOTHER "shock" move by the Gov- eminent m their endeavours to tapevery possible source of additional revenue against the day when the Opium Revenue Replacement Fund is exhausted is indicated m a new bill which is e-azetted this evening. The new
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  • 58 1 London, Aug. 14 A FLYING flea aeroplane has been mounted m the Air Ministry's full sized wind tunnel at Farnborough m preparation for tests, undertaken at th« reouest of the Air League m the hope that they will throw light on the accidents m which several of
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  • 19 1 The "Flying Clipper," America's famous trans-Pacific aeroplane, has flown a small library to the lonely Wake and Midway Islands.
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  • 19 1 The heaviest death roll on the roads In Canada since 1931 is reported by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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  • 186 1 Singapore, Friday I .:,HSor the H.n.v.r. ln slnßa V v.-M.'.^', ttoai >y-*iPof the We m L Uamm "1 future, and c to emergency to be attached '«™.sa!of h *;'V" t < Place them v;hi ''h s\n T' a Crown lf force '■•■'»,>
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    • 9 1 Hermes j On Local Sport i aJ .o 23
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    • 65 1 V*fSj!j! 'S FRESH MILK— WITH r^wk ALL THE TROUBLE REMOVED! IET Klim put an end to delicious, nourishing milk your troubles with milk, to drink. It is especially For Klim is rich, pure cows jood for babies. If your milk, powdered -with only dealer cannot supply you, water removed. Klim
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  • 753 2 Australia Singapore Naval Base A VERY KEEN INTEREST Dr. Earle Page Arrives Singapore, Friday "THE purpose of my visit to Singa- pore and the Dutch East Indies is fourfold. Owing to diiliculiies which have arisen m regard to the marketing organisation as the result of a privy council decision, it
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  • 468 2 French Liner Makes Fast Time On Voyage To The East Singapore. Friday UfE vwuld have completed the trip m less ihan 17 days but we encountered very cad weather m the Indian Ocean and this iii-peded the progress of tnc smu considerably. The ship was nghtIng against a terrific South-West
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  • 78 2 Popular A.P.C. Official Retiring Singapore. Friday MR. D. M. Miller, of the Asiatic Petro--111 leum Co.. Ltd., and Mrs. Miller will leave Singapore by the Chitral. Mr. Miller, is retiring after more than twentyfive years wun the company. They will visit Canada and the United States m
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  • 161 2 New Law Makes It Legal Singapore, Frida\ YOUNG offenders under the Crimin 1 Code m the Colony wiU be h S^ punishment by whipping mi n f u tun stead of by being sent to "he refSrJS" tory. under a new bill which lished m the Government
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  • 61 2 Export To Malaya To Be Resumed (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. 14 COMMENCING from Sept. 1, cattle export to Malaya is being resumed to the extent of 50U head per month, the point of exit from the kingdom bem^ Padang Besar Station. Later it is hoped to
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    • 118 2 A Guaranteed Family Income During The Years When Most Needed A Simple, Practical and Economical THE GUARANTEED FAMILY INCOME BENEFIT has been designed to meet the problem faced by all married men. IT PROVIDES a V ua B tellv Pl nr«^ n T iCa l PraC<ical method whereb y 5™
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    • 30 2 T v j THERE IS DEATH 1 I IN THIS TIN i SHKIJ.TOX IS AHSOUTELY V^j t| I TRY IT AND SEE] (Advertisement of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., (S.S.) Ud.)
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  • 913 3 ADVICE FROM OR. TYAU farewell Party Address Sinpapore, Friday. PLFX for unity and co-operation A 7 MI( ,n S st the al^ hin n^ ce p C h^; .mitv was made by Dr. Fliilip T (Tv v. (he Chinese Consul,i, en >< lh« titemrt tea party
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  • 194 3 Decision Of Municipal Commissioners IT is announced that the general com- mittee of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners came to the following aureement with regard to the exhibition of films at the Victoria Theatre: 1. That three months' notice of termination of the agreement for the exhibition of sound
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  • 62 3 New York, Aug. 14 AT least one man was killed and a dozen people injured m collision of two trains on the New York Elevated Railway. The Mayor. Mr. La Guardia rushed to the scene of the accident, climbed a ladder on the forty-high structure
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  • 187 3 Sufferer Follows Good Advice and Takes Kruschen The writer of the following letter had fl bad attack of rheumatism, and was advised to take Kruschen. He did so, and describes his experiences In the following words: "About two years ago I developed a violent attack
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  • 70 3 Canada Meets Competition Vancouver, Aug. 14 AN expenditure of about $60,000,000 on the construction of four new imers to meet foreign competition m the Pacific is contemplated, according to unconfirmed reports m shipping circles hsre. The new .ships would replace the Canadian-Australasian steamers Niagara and Aorangi, m service
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  • 41 3 A bad shipment of fish from the Euphrates River m Iraq, thought to have decayed during the trans-desert trip from Baghdad, is believed to be the cause of over 300 cases of ptomaine poisoning m Jerusalem. All the patients are Jews.
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    • 58 3 SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB iwKmR SoSliS the demo f the sfte emiS6S and lhe .Bills of Quantities and *atl "to C th« T/ bG btained On 1 owiek i r Tr^ asur ers, Messrs. ...o fl ii a ng Kon S B ank ,1 ie a f eposit of $25.00, eT^^urned
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    • 28 3 /t^^S^p^ New Locksea! Process Plh TluT LONGER UFE 1 BETTER UGHT F USHLTGH T AMERICAS BATTERY best Made n S.A- Obtainable Sole Agents: Rahamin Penhas, 86 ROBINSON ROAD.
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    • 45 3 RAPID HARDENING j i i <* v Look For This K©J Trade Mark iy/i^M Buying A Watch. VERY ATTRACTIVE SELECTIONS IN GOLD, CHROMIUM STEEL. AT ALL DEALERS THROU GHOUT MALAYA. MODERATELY PRICED. iM^jjfc r FUIXY GUARANTEED. VI V 75 YEARS. W v r /fjj Sole Virents:
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 118 4 price To-day's Change. S^ Ot SeUers 7U116 Unchanged Sept. Buyers 1 5 Unchanged Sellers *****1 Unchanged OctlDec. Buyers 7 ***** Unchanged Sellers 7^ Unchanged Jan.l Mar. Buyers 1 3 A Unchanged Sellers 7 ***** Unchanged London: Will show a decrease of 'Liverpool: Will show a decrease of 370
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    • 106 4 London, Aug. 14 J. P. Coats 55- 55jDistillers 105 9 ***** Guinness 1509 ***** Imperial Chemical Industries 40 1 40, 1 Imperial Tobacco 170- 168 1 Anglo-Dutch 27|3 27|3 Canadian Pacific 12 12 Gula Kalumpong 27 6 28 1 Langlaate Estates 24 10 24 7 London Tin
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    • 11 4 3 months forward (official price) £178 l 4 £179*4
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    • 59 4 New York, Aug. 13 RUBBER Pre* ious to-day Chang? Tone Very dull Steady Spot Buyers 18 1J8 18»' 4 up 18 Sellers 16 316 16 38 up 3 16 Oct.lDec. Buyers 16 ft 165 i 16 up 1 16 Sellers 16 5116 16 7|lB up 18 TIN
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    • 81 4 London, Aug. 14 Previous To-day Change. T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) 76.35 76.35 T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 7.40y 2 7.40y 2 T.T. on Shanghai (closing selling rate) Is. *****2 Is. 2V 2 d. up 132 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 2 ***** Is.
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    • 31 4 London, Aug. 14 Previous To-day Chanpe GOLD Pine Bar per oz. £6.18.4 £6.18.4 Spot 19 9 16 19 y 2 —1,16 2 months forward 19 916 19V 2 I|l6
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    • 27 4 £§^£££liiilliililii?Klsliiiyiilliili£liiilll£lillfilifiiiiill»''. i ISOU 1 H I #gp| BRITISH! W^K^ INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. MARINE 1 INSURANCE 111 W. J. DEXTER, Manager. Hijj Tel 592 2, Finlayson Green. 1
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    • 61 4 I t jjy /wE VULCAIN Watches never vary either m their sterling qualities or their time- keeping. Ow ship of a VULCAIN Watch is an investment rattier than a purchase -for you have a beaut fu little piece of workman hip m which you can place the most implicit trust.
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  • 1413 5 I ufd bu Fraser and Co. Lyall and Evatt, Excha nge and Stock Brokers. IiJOW" I 1 Friday, Aug. 14th 5.00 p.m. k Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers t Tin 3 9 4 3 3 9 4 3
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  • THE LOCAL MARKETS
    • 61 5 Singapore: 26 5 Bcente, up 1,8 cent. Market Tone: Steady. London: 7 5 Bd., up 1 16 d. Market Tone: Steady. New York: 16 14 cents, up 18 cent. Market Tone: Steady. To-day's market has ruled very quiet with only small business passing. Prices have hardened about 18 cent
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    • 26 5 Buyers Sellers Spot 26 5,8 26 3|4 Sept. 26 3 4 26 78 Oct. Dec. 26 7 8 27 Jan.i Mar. 27 18 2714
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    • 86 5 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Friday noon. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 7%d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 16 per lb. Buyers. Sellers. No. I.X.R.S.S. m cases (F. 0.8. August) 26% 2615|16 Good F.A.Q. m cases (F. 0.8. August) 2634 *****16
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  • 28 5 Singapore, Friday noon. Singapore: $89 3 4, unchanged. London: £184.0.0., down 2s. 6d., three months £180.10.0., down 12s. 6d. New York: 42 12 cents, down 14 cent.
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  • 105 5 Singapore, Friday 5 p.m MESSRS. Fraser and Company, m their daily comment on the local share market write as follows: Despite a fall of 20 m the London tin price the local market remained unchanged. In the absence of London support the local tin share market has weakened.
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  • 159 5 Ottawa, Canada ACTIVITY m the mining industry m Northern Canada is likely to be more pronounced during the present season than at any time since the famous Klondyke days m the Yukon. The activity will be particularly noticeable In the Yellowknife preserve a large are;; between
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  • 214 6 Singapore, Aug. 14 The following were closing rates m the local exchange market to-day: SELLING London 4 months' sight 2|4ty London 3 months' sight 314 Vfr London CO days' sight 2 4 332 London 30 days' sight 2|4 332 London demand 3|4 l|ll r/>ndon T.T. 3|4 l|ll Lyons
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  • 171 6 Singapore, Aug. 14. R. fSiam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $Ijl R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $146 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $137 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. Al $215 R. 'Siam) "Sinhuay" No. 1 $180 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. 2 $1> R.
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  • 341 6 Singapore, Aug. 14 MESSRS. Lyall and Evatt, m their weekly review of the local markets write as follows: Since the prime movers of the Tin Restriction Scheme were withdrawn from the field of activity some months ago a severe change of front has been made ir. the
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  • 147 6 London, Aug. 5 PRUDE rubber stocks outside the reguv lated areas fell 8,183 tons during June, according to the latest issue of the monthly statistical bulletin of the International Rubber Committee. The total at the end of June was 490,933 tons, compared with 652,327 tons a year
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  • 25 6 Two men, one a retired Army captain, are under arrest m Barcelona m connexion with the attempt to murder Colonel Moracho by bombing his car
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  • 84 6 A utomatic Sighting Of Guns Seattle, Washington MR. William Priesz, a Seattl? engineer, claims to have invented a device whereby the aiming of big gun> will be almost automatic, and nin* of the 13 range-finding men now employed m each gun crew will become unnecessary. With his apparatus the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 19 6 1 r 1 S if I Afc T tffc IB I t CIUl? Vk A tifllr (Singapore Branches I
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    • 414 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. 'Established m 1880 > Capital Subscribed 'Fully paid up) Y.ioonnnnno Reserve Fund Y.i 2 9.i5000l Ho-iri Otflrp- YOKOHAMA STNOAPORE BRANCH MEYER CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE Manager, f. YAMAMOTO Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room 54)21 5922 General Office 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk BANK OF CIIIiW (Incorporated In
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  • 1585 7 LONDON RU BBER MARKET TOPICS Continued Statistical Improvement: Gradual Price Advance Likely .By Air Mail» London, Aug. 4 AST week poduced little or nothing of IASi rubber market. L to iff iai n rSer Sack throughout [jf ai id P^es underwent little ■^fitno^fthe course of the market f U r
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  • 137 7 LOCAL RUBBER MARKET WEEKLY REVIEWS Stanton Nelson Company Singapore, Aug. 14 DRICES m all markets have shown a 1 tendency to sag during the week, cuo to the almost complete lack of inclination or incentive to operate at all, until the trade m general shows mere interest I Colony stocks
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  • 369 7 London Merchants Refilif Soviet Claim London, Aug. 5. BY 1936 the whole of Russia's rubber requirements will be satisfied from I home resources." This claim by the head of the central department of the rubber industry of i the U.3.8.K. is dealt with m a review by Messrs.
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  • 156 7 Messrs Lewis And Peat Singapore Aug. 14. MESSRS. Lewis Peat (Singapore), Ltd., m their weekly rubber review, dated Aug. 14. state: Apart from a slight seasonal sagging nway m values, the market has be?n featureless throughout the week. Malayan production for July was evidently on the heavy side as, m
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  • 89 7 Singapore. Aug. 13 Messrs. Guthrie Co.. Ltd., m their weekly report on the rubber maik^r, .-t >tc. In sympathy with the extreme dullness of terminal markets, the locul market since our last report has be^n fe* nrelrga w' f h li'tl" business passing Stocks m the
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  • 138 7 Big Scope In English ftiii ill London. Aug. 5. THE timber export trade from Malaya has received a filip recently by the decision of the London County Council to include Keruing from Malaya as one ot the fire resisting materials which can now be used as a building
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  • 324 8 William Gargan* h Belief nothing like a little wo ting up housekeping on your door! step to bring marital blus to your hum, is the firm oeiief of William UanS Columbia Studio* star. 'Paradoxical as it may appear on th* surface, says Gargan who is currents starred
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    • 351 8 4. v rwii io\ :i.m oil »li to-day j- SkP^^ NEVER BEFORE HAVE CINEMA VUDIE N C E S BEEN SO^ •j* M Yv CONVULSED WITH UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER AS IN^j. ■k I THIS MASTERPIECE OF COMEDIES! X »r^> Twos Company 1 Off 'C. il m it is EASILY TIIK funniest
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    • 100 8 H(tfiQ\'ik£ I j 311 U > I^^^a PAVILION NEXT CHANGE! I siTX" T ALKIE H ALL 1 NEW WORLD SERANGOON ROAD. i 7.15 nm. TO-NIGHT 9.30 p.m. J An Extraordinary fine Film Steeps m Adventure and (.aiumr 1 LESLIE HOWARD and MERLE OBERON m i "THE SCARLET PIMPERNAL" j Pric?s
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    • 250 9 Wf^- m m||f|t A THIS MORNING at 10.30 Al II i^'KUAi. s(ki:lmn(; m\ ouiri EY TEMPLE'S Famous Production I EYES" I *gnof the Mickey Mouse Club. 20 cents. ■a I I Commencing i lALHAIVIBRA to-morrow j I! Speriml 3l€trnin?s «how at 10.30 j I 1 ll€ at 3J5-OJJ JKIS j
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    • 211 9 jg. Never before has Singapore raved like fhis! Read the Press Reviews! Ask the opinions of all who have seen it! j:j THEY ALL ACCLAIM THIS M.-G.-M. TRIUMPH "THE GREATEST PICTURE MADE!" PHONE 5261 I m > m mm r.-. k I PHONE 5261 X TO-DAY- 2.1 J -5.- 15
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  • 656 10 'MIGHT COME TO THAT' Mr. Churchill's Warning Horsham (Sussex), July 24 GREAT Britain as a Nazi State was visualised by Mr. Winston Churchill, m a speech here. It might easily come, he said. Attacking the Government opponents for their attitude towards national defence, Mr. Churchill
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    54 10 Troubled Paris: Communists with clenched fists raised (their party sign) sinking the "Internationale," outside St. Lazare station when staging a demonstration against members of the Fascist "leagues" with whom they eventually came into direct conflict, the opposing forces IttVtag to be separated by the police charge. The Fascists are temporarily
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  • 372 10 Queensland h Anxious Lonch ANXIETY regarding tho f u <un of thf A British Empire was express o Mr. L.H. Pike, Agent-Gen, r Queensland, at a United garden party given by tho h |Londoi m Westminster Abb After reading a telegram from ('Premier of Queensland speak;: O
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  • 30 10 The crop prospects m Tanganyika a so promising that it is estimated thai i least 23,000 tons of groundnuts 75,000 bales of cotton— record am —will be exported this year
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    51 10 Mr. Marion Zionrhek, the ec«<" American Congressman, who mitted suicide by jumping from me fifth floor of a Seattle hotel of his wife A few weeks fcjforf death. Senator Zionthck drove w the White Hous. and pn-:nt< President Itoosevc It with a P»<* of molh balls and three emi> J
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  • 532 10 Empire Dentists Meet In London London. July 28 [DRITISH and Empire dentists, holding 11 their first Empire meeting, wen wei corned In London by the Minister o. Health, Sir Kingsley Wood, who spokiof the heavy economic loss to the country caused by dental disease. Members of the British Dental Association
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  • 78 10 And He's 80 Years Old Now Leicester v Jl COVENTRY octogenarian, Mr. Arthui I* 1 Smith, of Wals^rave. near Leicester, I has been married for the seventh time here. His bride was Miss Jessie Freeman aged 50, of Leicester. The wedding had been postponed from hour to hour
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  • 149 10 But Served On Prison Jury AN eighty-two-year-old man was one of the members of the jury at the inquest on George Bryant, the Dover murderer, who was executed at Wandsnorth Prison. When Dr. Edwin Smith, the coroner, heard of this, he called the man forward and said;
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 319 11 r forsale___ Bef°£ buying an le^tnc refrigerator be sure to Ihv^or^the worlds mo if KleTcher. OrchS Road, Singapore. Seent d Spr H ays, M^ chulla Street .iDnAINSI Read this page of SpeTrndc Bargains appearing m the Tribune every Saturday. You STS Vnat'you ar£ looking for and SAVF MONEY. HOW TO
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    • 352 11 V Trade llar^ain^ FOOT WEAR WANTED KNOWN— If you want SHOES with a perfect fit, our expert master footwear craftsmen are at your service. Call to-day for a repair.— The UNION SHOE STORE, 350, North Bridge Road, (Next to Tivoli Theatre), Singapore. MOTORS FOR SALE GUARANTEED USED CARS. A selection
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    • 329 11 PHOTOGRAPHY THE PUBLIC PHOTO STUDIO, No. 329 North Bridge Road, (opposite the TIVOLI Theatre) is the most up-to-date Studio where your photographs may be taken at moderate prices. Our art of photography is unique and our equipment and materials are the best. For Wedding Groups, Party or Baby Photographs— The
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    • 375 11 WEARING APPAREL LIBERTY. 248A-B Orchard Koad. Gowns, Millinery, Expert European Dressmaker. Moderate prices. PRISCILLA Ltd. Imported American poods. Frocks, hats, swim suits, gloves, hosiery, brassiers and corsets. 61, Stamford Road. Phone 3335. Hißh Class Ladies' Tailoring Dresses made to order. Ready made Dresses for sale. Perfect style and finish— Cliing
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  • 303 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Saturday, Aug. 15, 1936. MR. ORMSBY-GORE ]Vf R. Ormsby-Gore, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has an incisive form of speech which commands respect even if it occasionally provokes criticism. There will at least be unanimous approval of a recent remark of his un a subject
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  • 812 12  -  Autolycus A Weekend Causerie by IT has been well said that of all the great ports of the East there is none so healthy as Singapore; and for those who doubt the assertion there is the weekly evidence of the health bulletin issued by the League of Nations
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  • 219 12 The Hon. Mr. A. M. Goodman, Resident Councillor, Penang, and Mrs Goodman have returned to Penang by the s.s. Kedah from Belawan-Deli. Mr. E. la M. Stowell, who is at present m England on leave, has altered his plans and is coming back via Delhi and Pondicherry instead of
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  • Article, Illustration
    51 12 Holy Waters: A party of Hindu men and women bathing m t»* sacred tanks at Galta, near Jaipur, Kajputana, at the festival marriage of Parvati, the mountain goddess and consort of Sivs general setting, with the old temples m the rocky defile and happy pilgrims, gives a delightful impression of
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  • 500 13 SIXTEEN MEN GUILTY "Meet With No Mercy" Lewes, Sussex, July 30. rTERN sentences, totalling 43H J years imprisonment, were passed Sixteen men. members or a racecourieTans. accused of attacking a bookmaker's clerk at Lewes Racecourse on June 8. Brought up for trial at Lewes Assizes before Mr.
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    58 13 Sailing barges such as this are a familiar sight on the waterways of .Madras Presidency, travelling from town to town by easy stages and seemingly never m baste, for the question of time does not appear to trouble the poorer class of Indian tr ader. A journey of 200 miles
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  • 96 13 Woman Who Lived To See A Grave Southamton. FOR 20 years, Mrs RoMna A. Kemp, one of the 6,000 Canadian pilgrims to tne unveiling of thc Vimy Bridge War Memorial, had longed to see the grave of her husband, who was killed m the war On the
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  • 308 13 N. Zealand Chief Justice London. THE Chief Justice of New Zealand, Sir Jl Michael Mvers. was entertained at uncheon at the Savoy Hotel, by tha New Zealand Society. Sir James Parr, New Zealand High Commissioner m ',nndon. presided. Replying to the toast of his health, "ro~>osed by
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    • 55 13 JT f\ lm *j PIIONF e Telegraphic Address* _i.-i_nji -u.iijv .^Jijvvlirfl^ 'if c j <»^ f<■ i C "••Js—= i .^J .w»'''y'i Jfc^^*— T VL tW- rr *;< ,y j*-* EXCELLFvS. HA^]5 nNGLY WT »ATED HOTEL IN THE ISLAND. T «E COCKtIi, COIVL^ODATION WITH EVERY COMFORT. ennv AND RESTAURANT IS
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    • 7 13 McALISTEII CO.. LTD. (Incorporated m S. S.).
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  • 77 14 The picturesque ceremony of the "Battle of Flowers" at Jersey delighting thousands of visitors to the Channel Islands, took place on July 31. The at photograph shows one of the floral exhibits— "The Old Lady who lived m a shoe. "Endeavour II," Mr. T.
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  • Article, Illustration
    745 16 SCHOOL has broken up and soon you will be taking your children to the seaside for their fortnight of fun. Perhaps you are only a sister. What difference will that make? Play time is our time, as somebody should sing m vacation time. Plan to dress up a bit
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    13 16 Sharkskin crisp, cool and strong makes this ensemble for lounging by the sea.
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  • 621 16 We are telling you how to keep cool and tidy this week. How?. .Just by going into Eve's and getting yourself a suit m Sharkskin. It has been a great success all through the hot summer months at home It is so slippery that it is
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    • 76 17 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE I LUGGAGE I CARRIER CO. j Baecape Contractors Forwarding Agents. Booking Agents for FI&B. s Railways. Bagrpage Agents for: J Blue Funnel line East Asiatic Line Nederland Line B I.S.N. Co., Ltd., i etc., etc. Tel. Address.— "LUQGAOE- PHONE 2426 or call Union Bldg. CAMERAS AND FILMS
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    • 81 17 A TOUIIISTC I §UOPPINCi GUIDE I HAIRDRESSER .j, .5. I Maison Marcelle j *-^TErt For a Natural A^^^ Permanent &fc^£^V Wave. KjWK^ /~s) Try our latest point -winding jj W system -^\.^V^ 35 Stamford Rd. 1 TeL 4807 Prop. J. ROOT, sttK STORE TPjmnUflL/TOR( <r\ _ffr_ 23 HIGH >^k STREET.
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    • 126 17 STATIONER SPECIAL OFFER of Writing Cabinets A box containing 50 sheets good qualitj envelopes and paper for 50 cts. Usual price 80 cts. Come early for better selection E.M. GLOVER Co. 9, The Arcade, Singapore. TAILOR A.^-^—^"^-^-^*«^- < Fresh stocks of English Suiting! and Shirtings of various qualil ties- Please
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    • 189 17 Braids for evening and (iay time wear, Distinctive I styles and shades, Orders 1 promptly executed by our new expert. j j Maison Interlandij Thone 4419. Capitol Bldg. •g. -.J. CHEMIST caused by sudden change from the plains to a hill station, need |> no longer worry you. > Innoxa
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  • THE HARBOUR
    • 33 18 The international conference to consider the draft convention on the use of broadcasting m the cause of peace which had been convened at Geneva for Sept 3 has been postponed till Sept 28.
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    • 36 18 The Nizam of Hyderabad has fixed Feb. 13. 1937. as the date for the opening of his silver jubilee celebrations, which were postponed owing to the death of the King-Emperor. The celebrations will last eight days.
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    • Article, Illustration
      24 18 Mr. A. D. Anderson, of the New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd. photographed aboard the Naldera yesterday morning prior to his departure on Home leave.
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    • 339 18 Record Tonnage At Montreal Montreal, Canada THE biggest tonnage In seven years wa.* handled during 1935 at the Port 01 Montreal, Canada's eastern seaport meropolis on the St. Lawrence River. Total tonnage of import, export and domestic merchandise handled through he port was 11. •".54.426 torus, an
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    • 485 18 '■'raVfi, kkiiish S^^^^b^^ ''•■liL BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. Due Due Tonnage Spore. Tonnage Spore 1936. 1936. CHITRAL 15,000 In post. RANCHI 17,000 Oct 9 BHUTAN 6,100 Aug. 27 BURDWAN 6,070 Oct. 22 RANPURA 17,000 Aug. 28 CARTHAGE 15.000 Oct. 23 BEHAR 6,000 Sept. 6 NALDERA 16,000 Nov. 6
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    • 134 18 v v It I i\| GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR, LTD., (Incorporated m Japan). To LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles Gibraltar. s.s. FUSHIMI MARU Aug. 20 s.s. HAKOZAKI MARU Sept. 3 t m.s. TERUKUNI MARU Sept. 16 Rates to Ist Class 2nd class Naples $497 $540
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    • 106 18 HI AILS CLOSE TO-DAY Pengerang (Aik Soon) 9 a.m. Western Canada and Western States of USA. (ChitraD 10 a.m. China (generally). Hoihow (ChitraD 10 a.m. Formosa Hongkong (Chit rail 10 am. Pontianak (Tohiti) 10 a.m. Japan and Macao (ChitraD 10 a.m. Tandjcmg Pandan (Van Outhoorn) 11 a.m. Borneo < North
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    • 105 18 SHIPS IX D<M It SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Chitral Oodwmoate Kistna ig Erria 1 Raub 12 Trave 10 Glenapp g I irut 0 Chinese Prince 30 Amagisan Maru Lycaon 34 Hosang 36 Kinta 38 Albion Star 4G Tsushima Maru 48 City of Bath 4 II M
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  • 25 19 Mr and Mr* K. E. F. Trettv and i! eir baby, photographed on the NV.ldera yesterday morning before tailing for England.
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    • 313 19 mnxs riipir lime. (Incorporated In Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due Balls map I Aug. 28 Sept. 3 MARELLA Sept 2 8 Oct. 3 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia Issued at th following: rates. t Class passengers may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane Sydney or Mcl bo-imp to the
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    • 546 19 Jphv y/fk TO FRENCH ports y^ "^^T\ tA^mum J» HOMEWARDS. S^S T ?iP ARAN For Marsemes Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Sort 2 jSS For Marseilles Havre. Antwerp Dunkirk Sept. 14 t?at m DE For Marseilles Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux 8ep f 17 j DALNY For Marseilles.Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Oct. 4
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  • 418 20 200,000 TO BENEFIT Increased A n nual Expenditure MORE than 200,000 people will receive increased allowances under the new Unemployment Assistance regulations issued by the Ministry of Labour. This number represents about one-third of the existing: applicants. The increases will become operative on Nov. 16 and will
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  • 94 20 Ce nte naria n First London Journey In 30 Years k CENTENARIAN who came to London vesterdnv for the first t'me m thirty yenrs travelled on a couch bed fitted into a snloon cnr Sbo is Mrs. Willinm Brown, nf Haz<MWOod, Oneen-street Weilin^boroii^h OwiPfl tn the donth of Miss Pik<\
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  • 39 20 Prnn Country branch of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England have received £755 IS towards their fund to preserve from developmei acres of Bul.strode Parl c rrard C one of the oldest and most picturesque Buckinghamshire estates
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  • 198 20 Japan Bans Recorded Love Songs ON the ground that they are erotic, gramophone records of" four more popular songs have been banned by the publications department of the Japanese Home Office, here. This step follows closely on the ban ning of gramophone records of the song •Do not forget
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  • 139 20 Duchess Launches The Sheffield London. THOUSANDS of women, many of whom I saw her for the first time, gave the Duchess of Kent a terrific welcome when she launched the cruiser H.M.S. Sheffield from the Walker Naval Yard of Messrs. Vickers Armstrong, on Tyneside. Her journey through one
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  • 100 20 Duties On Foreign Flags London P REIGN-MADE flags, pictures of the King, and other articles suitable for use m connection with the Coronation, may be subjected to higher import duties. Increases are being considered on:— 1. Articles for use m or commemorating the Coronation, or as souvenirs, which have
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  • 111 20 Court Argument Of 14 Hours Oslo A 14-hour legal battle has been fought over a hay-rake worth one krona (a shilling) m the local court at Sogn. At the beginning of the case, thi magistrate tried every possible means tc persuade the parties to agree. H,> even offered
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  • 389 20 King Edward's Fund THE mnual Statistical Summary f Ol 1935. just published by ward's Hosipital Pand for Land full particulars of the ftnanci tion of the London voluntary hospitals The summary deals with 145 hospital on the books of the King's Fund It countains the detailed and total
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  • 243 21 4 LEVY ON BEEF? So Benefit To Dominions Ixmdon, July 24 u-VY on Argentine beef of three A n«»r oound, and a A f fa Snteed to'the Argentina quota «v an" n A r three years as from (i<>VOr in Tv" c fore^dowed under N(
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  • 204 21 "Bad-Mannered And Morally Lax" Bristol THE world to-day .is bad-mannered, morally lax and m art irrational. according to Professor F. J. C. HeariiProfessor of History at Londci University. He made his statement m an adddress to the Britisn Empiie Society at Bristol. "There has been a certain relaxation
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  • 35 21 It is announced In Pans that the Government intend to set up and equip m the most modern fashion new research centres and laboratories, to be maintained by grants from the National Scientific Research Fund
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  • 17 21 To mark the centenary of the village I school at Bursledon. Hunts, electric light is being installed
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  • 201 21 Wealth Hidden In Rags Osaka, Japan DANKNOTES and silver and coppv coins worth £616 have been discovered hidden among heaps of rags It, the inner room of a tumble-dow.i shack here by a penniless peasant named Issaku tJauaaka. The money had been hidden by h'.s miserly wife whose
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  • 37 21 Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minister, m the presence of the French Minister and a large gathering, laid the foundation-stone of the new French Legation In Ottawa at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau rivers.
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  • 15 21 Sir Walter Layton has been elected a member of the council of Charing Cross Hospital
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  • 217 21 Mounties On The Trail Fort Nelson, British Columbia THE "Mounties" and provincial police of Alberta, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories. British Columbia and Alaska are on the trail of three bandits who robbed the Hudson's Bay Company's trading post here of 29 bales of furs valued at
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  • 44 21 With a view to reducing the number of road accidents m New Zieland it is proposed that cyclists shall be licensed, that no person under 18 shall be allowed a licence to drive a car, and that old cars shall not use the roads.
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    • 109 21 SHERBORNE T™.F.ur v AUSTIN L A n«W snloon is ndded to the range of model* available on the famous "Ten-Four" chassis, the Sherborne, distinctive ftnd luxuriously equinped. T* \n on Mtropfive four seater. six winiow model, with new body lines sweeping down from the roof to the tall m a
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  • 69 22 Coronation Women Want To Join Committee WOMAN want Coronation Commi In v statement I ed Women's l'i\ edom L igue genuine regret' thai there 11 no jn the Coronation G •While it may repres ni cal party and every section community,- says the 1 c «nmittee cannot, as it stand
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    • 1005 22 jOX THE lI A IIIO I 1 1 1 ili s Ii E■»|» i r e I'roiirnmme SK^tohn) 80 1 of lMoyaK 8 a.m. The News and AnnounceTranxmlsslon 2: GSH 15.97 metret ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 8.05 (21.47 mcs.) and GBG 16.86 metre* a.m. (17.79 mcs.). from 6.20 p.m.
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    • 567 22 6.20 p.m. Concert items. Hummel. Bernlicrd Lehman 1 6.50 p.m. Geraldo and his O**- 1 Tbeo Bchurgers, cello; Hem chest ra. I piano. 7.07 p.m. Harry Torrani (Yolder) 5.35 p.m.— Sign oil DJA 7.20 p.m. Time signal, weather rj- <Germ., Engl.) port and announcements. 6.15 p.m. Call DJQ and Dip
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  • 1419 23  -  Hermes Some Comments On The Week's Sport by i thp league competition. T AIL Tthi championship of the first 1 ult open and the first stages dlVi r n r d competition-what more ht Zh could b- set before the ftTBL his palate m the entry/
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  • 118 23 THE victory ol the Malays over the 1 val Air Force yesterday has •hem up to fourth place m the Uviston table and they have now i improve still further on before the end of the positions, Including the ayed during the past week. ,vs: Goals P. W.L.
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    6 23 Tec* ana AH Chec, the forwards.
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  • 329 23 HOW THE S.C.C FARED HERE is the full record of the S.C.C. m their first division campaign this season. Of their sixteen matches they won none and only drew three, but one of these provided tie biggest upset of the Mason, when they held the Luniskillings, popularly regarded as the
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  • 108 23 Captain Scott's Ship For Sale London first voyage to the Antarctic m 1901. S feu gafSfS tender for her purchase bate been m Vi A d ve-el ol only 736 tons, the Dls coverv was built specially for Scott s expedition, and aboard her on her naiden exploration was
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  • 862 24 PIGEON PIE PAYS WELL Amateur Riders Do Well (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Friday I\KSPITE overhanging clouds, the rain kept away for the opening day of the Taiping Turf Club's Skye Meeting which was held here today. The going was good and the attendance,
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  • 289 24 New Aero Log Invention rO London men have invented an electrical apparatus for recording the log of an aeroplane m a manner proof against wreck or fire. During tne iast three years there have been air crashes m which the log kept by the pilot has been destroyer
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  • 123 24 Thrill For Boy a At Brighton Newhaven FOR four hours three Brighton boys watched m terror while the sea rose higher and higher m a cave In which they were marooned near here. Just as the water had reached their feet the tide turned and ihey were
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  • 430 24 Singapore, Friday A RECEIVING Order against Dorai Manickam Davies, formerly Chief Clerk, Treasurer's Department, Singapore Municipality, was made by Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the Singapore Bankruptcy Court to-day. Mr. E. B. Williams, the Official Assignee, made a preliminary objection to petition for withdrawal made by
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  • 529 24 Olympic Games Swimming Berlin, Auj;. 12 THE absence of America's chai 1 woman swimmer. Eleanor Ho from the swimming events at the 0 pic Games was keenly felt by the V team to-day when the final of the W men's 100-Metres Backstroke was held The event
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  • 33 24  - Nanking, AuThe Immigration Council hftf many telegrams from overseas C.nn making contributions towards tne i for purchasing aeroplanes for Mai Chiang Kai Shek on the occasion^ his 50th birthday. Sin Chew Jit Poh
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  • 557 25 'more teams TO PLA V? Training Next Month Singapore, Friday nrnrosas for the reform of the P U rugby football tournai,i,Mi the most interesting "'XT' <n-->» which took P hi- matins this evening pla(e Rurbv Football sec- v nointed oui by the chairman. l l\
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  • 249 25 Weights, Scratchings Selections For Second Day At Taiping Taiping, Friday WEIGHTS for the second day of the Tnipins Turf Club's Skye meeting were issued to-night. There are only five horses scratched. The weights are as follows: Race I—Horses1 Horses Class 2 Div. 2 Six Furlongs. Lover's Idol 10.7 Green Mark
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  • 203 25 Sappers Meet Changi Gunners Singapore, Friday THE Royal Engineers met the Changi Gunners at cricket yesterday m the Garrison League Competition. Batting first the Sappers scored 89. Lt. Calvert 18 and Cpl. Fahy 18 being the only two batsmen to show up against the bowline of Weston who
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  • 28 25 The Llnyd Triestino liner Conte Ye.d. is due at Singapore from Europe on Tuesday morning and will sail Tor Hongkong and Shanghai at 4 p.m. tne same day.
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  • 39 25 Race I— M.G.M. Stavisky Race 2— GLITTER Larut Race 3— VALKYRIE Blue Bird Race 4— CON CON Stormy Night Race S— STARBELLE Why Worry II Race 6— ANACONDA Royal Regret Race 7— PIGEON PIE Purple Princess
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  • 167 25 Medicos Draw At V.M.C.A. Singapore, Friday INTERESTING tennis was witnessed on I the YM.CA. courts m Bras Basah Road to-c\\y when the Medical College Union met the Association. Six matches were played m all the Y.MLCA. Winning two singles matches and on: doubles match while the College who
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  • 125 25 Home Soccer Scottish League Fixtures SCOTTISH football league teams will d clash again to-day when the second batch of fixtures will be played. Celtic, the champions, should win away against Clyde, m spite of the narrow escape they had last week, while Rangers ought to provide the home crowd with
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  • 1166 26 100 ON EVE OF TEST Essex Trounce l\.eiit HAROLD GIMBLKTT, the young Somerset batsman who was popularly expected to be included m the England side to tour m Australia m the coming: winter but has not only been excluded but has been dropped from
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    30 26 Harold QimoUtt, left out of the M.C.C. side for Australia and dropped from the Test team against India, scored a fine century his fifth of the season against Sussex yesterday.
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  • 28 26 Owfag to the uncertain state of the weather, last night's boxiag at the New World was postponed. The fights will take place on Sunday.
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  • 198 26 Results In Brief RESULTS of county cricket matches concluded yesterday, as cabled by Reuter. are as follows: Middlesex won by 192 runs. Middlesex, 3P^ for nine wickets, declared, and 195; Hampshire. 175 and 210 (Allen five for 65). Lancashire won by an innings and 5G runs Glamorgan, 129 (Pollard, eight
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  • 141 26 £5,000 For King George Memorial Fund London, Auk. i> THE marriage arranged between Mr. Cleland Gourlay. B.Sc, Burma, son of Mr and Mrs. R. Cleland Gourlay, and Janice, elder daughter of the late Mr. William Lawson Martin. Vancouver, will take place at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on Wednesday.
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  • 62 26 Jewellery And Cash Stolen Singapore, Friday ON returning to his house m Kampong Java Road abou* 1 o'clock this piorning a Eurasian employed m the Municipality found that his noire hid een broken into and ra i ;h and jewellery valued at $972 bad hern stolen. The thief or
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    14 26 Hoiuorth, the Worcestcrsh:r> who has been m very good form during the present season.
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  • 107 26 England v. India At The Oval London. Aui 14 THE final cricket Test botwt- England and India starts to-m' I it the Oval and will be continued i and Tuesday. The following are the two teams: India Maharaj Kumar Of Vizianagram C. K. Naidu. Waxlr Aii. V.
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  • 56 26 Chapman Invited For I Sept. 2 i THE All Enuland Eleven to met India at Folkestone on B be as follows: G. O. Allen < Captain v P F Chapman; A. Melville; B. H. Valentino: J. W A. Stephenson: Woolley; Hammonrl: Freeman Todd: Wellard: t Ames,
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  • 78 26 Car Overturns In Singapore Singapore, Friday TOUR Chinese actors were T yesterday when the car m they were seated overturned m Senh Street near the Asia Hotel Throe of the victims susi I abrasions over the face hands a and ono man had f i Ail four were
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  • 983 27 Chances Of Championship Are Jeopardised Singapore. Friday ffli P en.n r y the men from St:.<!-umjtr c* lea three |n a ;;;;S; Tli.. a »>* and nftpn that coals are scored ££•332 SKINS SHOULD WIN Thi linnen as a result of this reverse JnteSSd
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  • 95 28 FRENCH LINER MAKES RECORD VOYAGE FROM EUROPE 17 Days From Marseilles The French MM. liner President Doumer, which has just made a record voyage of 17 days from Marseilles to Singapore (see page 2) The captain of the President Dou imt and the local agent of the MM line, photographed
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  • 71 28 MALAYS ROB AIRMEN OF VALUABLE POINTS IN FIRST DIVISION 5— S Victory At Stadium Castell kicking clear from his goal during yesterday's first division match, Malays vs RAF, which the Malays won 5—3 after a thrilling fight Madon, of the Malays, m a race for the ball with one of
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