Morning Tribune, 2 October 1936

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  • 491 2 2^2 DAYS TO LONDON K.L.M.'s Latest Plans Singapore, Thursday. ft K MARK ABLE progress in civil ft aviation has been made during recent years, but it is 'the concensus of opinion that the next five years will see still greater developments than (has been witnessed.
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  • 63 2 Mohammedan On Breach Of Trust Charge Singapore. Thursday. A MOHAMMEDAN named Sultan Maricar was this morning charged before Mr. A. D. York, the Third Magistrate, with criminal breach of trust as a servant in respect of $1,000 from one Mohamed Ibrahim The case was postponed until Oct. 8
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  • 25 2 The derailment of twp wagons on the Southern Railway at Richmond delayed early travellers to the Cr»y recently. one of the down tracks being blocked
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    123 2 Chin 'j Olympic Swimmer Still Here Singapore, Thursday. MR. Charlie Chan, the well-known Hongkong Chinese swimmer, who was a member of the Chinese Olympic team, missed his boat on Sunday and is still in Singapore. Accompanied by some friends he left the Conte Rosso last Sunday evening snortly
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  • 83 2 BM.C. Transmissions To Be Resumed Loudon, oept 3U. TRIAL television transmission from the I British Broadcasting Corporation's station at Alexandra Palace, which have been interrupted since 'he end of the radio show at Olympia. will be resumed to-morrow. The Barrd System will be employed for the first three days.
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  • 52 2 Phya Suriy a Former Siamese Finance Chief Dead (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Thursday THE death has occurred of Phya Su- riya, a former Minister of Finance, hpfore which he was Minister of Public Works and for many yfais Slam's Minister in France. He becamo a State Counsellor follow<np: the
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  • 51 2 Turns Up With Troops Aboard Gibraltar, Sept. 30. THE missing Spanish steamer Genoveva turned up at Algeciras to-day with Moorish troops aboard, thus substan'iating the belief that she was captured by insurgents and used as a transport. The fa 1 e of the original passengers is not known.
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  • 225 2 Farewells On Departure For England (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Sept. 30. THERE was a large gathering at the Dressers Bachelor's Mess yesterday, when Bluppender Singh of the Medical Department was entertained at a farewell tea party prior to his departure for India and Europe At
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  • 274 2 But So Is Expenditure London, Sept 30 •TOTAL ordinary revenue of the United Kingdom in the quarter ended to-day exceeded the figure for the corresponding period of last year b> £5,918,065 and amounted to £163,462,059 This is one of the interesting facts revealed by the Exchequer
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  • 40 2 London, Sept. 30 Mr. C. R Attlee. leader of the Opposition, and Mr. Arthur Greenwood, had an interview with Mr. G. Ormsby-G'v*. Secretary for the Colonies, this after noon concerning the situation in Pales- Briush Official Wireless t«ne.~
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  • 47 2 Tb<? Italian motor-ship Saturnia left Trieste for the United States on her first voyage after her refuting in the shipbuilding yard during th e past nine months. She has two new engines of 12,000 horse-powers each, and the ac commodation for tourist class passenger > bas been extended.
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  • 659 3 Plea For Sino Japanese Friendship DR. KAGAWA SPEAKS Economic Co-Operation Singapore, Thursday. IN an interview with the I Tribune to-day, Dr. T. Kagawa, the famous author, lecturer, social worker, Christian eyanffelisit and •idvocate of international goodwill —one of the outstanding personalities in Japan— pleaded for more friendship between his country
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  • 89 3 Success Of Fairfield Girls Singapore, Thursday. ■fHE Fairfield Girls' School presented a concert at the School Hall to-night to a very enthusiastic audience. Much credit is due to Mr. G. H. W. Sutherland" who directed most of the rehearsals and arranged some of the most attractive scenes of
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  • 66 3 IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Section 14 (1) of the Rubber Regulation Ordinance, the Governor-in-Council imposes a cess of .05 of a ccn,t 'one -twentieth of one cent) per pound of dry rubber on rubber grown in the Colony and exported under the provisions
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  • 123 3 the clever way in which they played their parts. They were Chua Tong Ling who acted the part of a clown and received an encore, and Hong Chee, who played a part in which she was called Plum Flower. Both these children performed very well and were well received by
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  • 137 3 Senate-Chamber Conflict Develops Paris. Oct. 1. A SENATE-CHAMBER conflict arose over the "social" clauses of the Devaluation Bill aiming at protecting the public from a serious rise in the cost of living which the Senate rejected en bloc although the devaluation clauses proper were passed by small majorities.
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  • 187 3 Harding-Marshall Team Triumph A PICTURE which has Ann Harding and Herbert Marshall in the leading parts is bound to be good, and cinema goers can patronise "The Lady Consents" at tne Pavilion with an easy mind. This R.K.O. Radio picture is another of those modern comedy dramas in
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  • 23 3 high. It was a fine male specimen and is believed to have come from the jungle IJn the vicinity of Loke Yew Road.
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  • 21 3 A young Swiss climber named Blanchet fell 600 ft. while making a rope descent on the Grand Moeveran, and was killed.
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  • 63 3 Law Notice For To day Before the Acting Chief Justice at 10.30 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses. At 11 am. in the Ist Court: Bankruptcy. At 11.30 a.m:— 5.781 32— Re estate of Ng Choon Guan deed: (for further consideration) Before Mr. Justice Adrian Clark at 10.30 a.m. 1 Originating
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  • 182 3 TIGER SHOT AT K. L. Two Men Mauled First (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. A SENSATION was caused in Kuala Lumpur this morning when news spread tjjat a tiger was at large in a surburb in Pudu and had injured two people seriously. The tiger made its appearanct
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    • 51 3 3 J B ffl ■j Ft?^ m^B Jo£bk "MAN UQUT Kygm^ RAPID HARDENING cement i Look For This §J®|) Trade Mark When Buying A Watch. VERY ATTRACTIVE SELECTIONS IN GOLD, CHROMIUM STEEL. AT ALL DEALERS THROUGHOUT MALAYA. MODERATELY PRICED. FITLY GUARANTEED. ■■■I SOLD IN MALAYA FOR Sole Agents: "s^gggj^^^ MONTOR
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 111 4 London, Oct. 1. R1IKBKR Previous To-day Change Very Steady Quiet l Our ilia SP^ Buyers 7 13|16 J% -H" Sellers 7 7 8 |16 October Buyers 713 16 7/ 4 Sellers 7%. 7/ oStlDec Buyers 7 13 16 7 1316 Sellers 7% 7% JaiLlMar. Buyers 7 15|16 7%
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    • 139 4 LONDON S HARE LIST London, Oct. 1. Previous To-day Change J P Coata 53J9 55|- upl 3 Distillers 107 i 6 108 8 U P Dunlop Rubber 35|9 34|10 -41 General Electric 9 6 Ml- -6 Guinness 147 i" 147 1 3 U P 3 Imperial Chemical Industries 40|4 40J3
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    • 85 4 I London, Oct. 1. Previous To-day Change T.T. on Paris (closing middle rate) Unquoted U Q n^ loted uD Z T.T. on Amsterdam (closing middle rate) 8.98% ™«J XT. Z snangha. (closing selling rate) 1, 1 13, 2d. l*d. -U» T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) is. 2
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    • 19 4 London, Oct. 1. TIN Standard. Previous To-day Change 3 months forward* (official price) £20oil £199»/ 8 l
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    • 41 4 New York, Sept. 30 RUBBER m j Previous To-day Change Quiet Quiet g* Buyers W% ***** 16 Ruvers 16 9 16 16 9 10 JanJMar. Buyers. m*^ u6 TIN Standard Steady Firm I??f 45% 46 4-li Spot T8
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    • 28 4 Ijjonaon, v/uv. Previous To-day Change rnerflg £7.0.2 RUH u P 3V 2 fine Bar per oa. *W m 19% *****16 up 1:16 ysu^t«w^ m iBiBitg pi:i6
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  • 70 4 Delhi, Sept. 30. A relief plane, replacing the Athena, which was destroyed by yesterday departed for the East carrying two c« the Athena's passengers, Captain^Patrick and Mr F. G. Lundon. A quanti y 01 salvaged mails is also being carned.Reuter. Mr. Lundon is a director of the firm
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  • 77 4 local Nazi Government Appeased Geneva, Sept. 30. A SETTLEMENT has been reached in tht L^nzig problem arising of the hostility c! the local Na*i Government to the League High Commissioner Mr. Mr Lester hftl been appointed Undersecretary General of the League but ,the name of his successor in
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  • 124 4 British Airmen In Madrid Madrid, Sept. 30. THE Government has decided to introduce a food ration system 10 avoid the daily lengthening queues of people who in anyway are omy able to get half their requirements. The stringent action is foreshadowed as a check on miiitia requisitions vvliicn
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  • 1546 5 Issued by Fraser and Co. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers (Share arc $1 unless otherwise stated) 5H?"£. 150 1.55 1.50 1.60 Al,,r G ajah 1.00 1.10 0.95 1.05 Amal Malay ($1) 1.70 i.Bsxd 1.70 1.85 KSfJSn? 13 14 0 i.30 i.40 A y<* Molek 1.00
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  • 10 5 (From Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. Thursday morning.
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  • 178 5 Singapore: 27 cts., unchanged Market Tone: Quiet. London: 713 lGd., up 1 16d. Market Tone: Very .steady. New York: 16 716 cts., up 1,16 cts. Market Tone: Dull. Singapore, Thursday evening. New York called a hah to the advancing prices yesterday and refused many oi the oilers Horn here
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  • 39 5 Singapore, Thursday noon Singapore: $*****, up $58 r9nn m i d On: £204> UP 65s three mc nths £200 155.. up 60s. New York: 46 cts.. up s'B cts. EXCHANGE New York-London 494 1116 London-New York 4.95 14
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  • 131 5 Messrs. Fraser and Co.. in their daily comment on the closing trend of the local market, state:— The market is quieier to-day although there is lair activity in tin shares especially among dollar shares Quotations, however, are nut appreciably higher than yesterday's levels hmdSIST sh l r are
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  • 40 5 A s:otcmont, issued after the meeting ol the National Council of Labour this afterncon, expresses concern at th? working of the agreement for Non-In-tuvention in the Spanish civil war and urges an investigation- British Official Wireless
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  • 52 5 Jacqueline O Donovan, aged five fell 14ft. from a bed-room window in Princes Street. Brighton, through the glass roof of a garage. At the Royal Sussex County Hospital i t was found that .she had escaped with facial cuts and a few bruises and after treatment she was able to
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  • 188 6 Singapore, Oct. 1. The following were closing rates. JO the tocal exchange market to-day:— SELLING urn*- IT. lIJ Jig «A>nuv--» month* eighi **V* Lyons demand 900 nom Hamburg demand 145 nom New York demand 57 9lb Montreal demand 5 7 7} 6 Batavia demand I° 2 Samarang demand
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  • 167 6 Singapore, Oct. 1 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan $146 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 2 per Koyan $140 R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan $136 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. Al $225 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No 1 $177 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. 2 $163 R.
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  • 472 6 Considerable Reduction In Turnover (By Air Mail) London, Sept. 16. QUIET conditions prevailed in the Oil share market yesterday, ihe turnover in the leaders and abo in the more .speculative fftfouritol being considerably reduced, declares the Financial News. Slackening of interest rather than any selling pressure made
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    • 14 6 ABSOLUTE SECURITY Motor Union INSURANCE COMPANY.. I/TO. SIME, DARBY CO. LTD. Singapore ft Branches
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    • 450 6 THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, Thursday noon. Buyers. Sellers. i No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases (FOB. October) 27 3|16 27 5116 Good F.A.Q. in cases 1F.0.8. October) 27 1,16 27 3,16 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spot-loose) lawardable Spore) 27 27*4 do. October 27 27 y 4 do.
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    • 44 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. i Established in 1880) Capital Subscribed (Fully paid up> Y.100.00d.00c Reserve Fund Y.130,900.000 00 Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Manager, T. YAMAMOTO lei. No. 6049 Manager's Room. 5021 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradore's Desk.
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  • 836 7 HY AIR MAIL (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 24. AFTER a very promising start at tht beginning oi this week fears of a pending franc devaluation got a grip on the markets. According to reliable infonnation, this time the rumours seem well founded and negotiations over tht actual
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  • 99 7 Free Land Offer By Alderman T° C ?l* g *> Portsmouth Corporation «matn,S£J a quick decision about W ajd "rm-JJi Majt>r H D Gllbe rt, «ffprid 3? no r°J l e City council ha £30.000 la w^ Tnii o^ 1 8^^ 11 to worth lav -"m rj^hi ho
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  • 59 7 London. Sept. 18. BRITISH stallions are to be exported to Russia to improve the breed of cavalry horses in the Russian army. Soviet agents have concluded a bis; deal in valuable horses, many of which have won races on the British Turf. The first shipload of
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  • 293 7 STEEL OUTPUT STILL HIGH RISE OF 113,000 TONS ON London, Sept. 12. CTEEL production in Augus t amounted uto 872,700 tons a fall of over 100 000 tons compared with the big toial of 974.100 achieved in July, which was only 10,100 tons short of the peak output in April,
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  • 883 7 Fewer Features Of Interest •By Air Mail 1 London, Sept. 12. THIS year's Trade Union Congress has provided fewer features of particular interest than usual, says the Financial News. Its deliberations have been occupied with political piobiems rather than with its proper domain of industrial questions, and
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    • 193 8 m "THE FINEST FOREIGN LEGION FILM EVER MADE" I That's the unanimous opinion of the Thousands who have seen this Great Production S 6-15 NIGHTLY 9-15 &.^k^Pl |^^lw L ONLY FOUR SUCH STARS could bring you its true glory! ONLY A CAST OF 10,000 could depict the spectacular sweep ol
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    • 200 8 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S Thrilling Mystery Adventure comes to the Screen as a New M-G-M Triumph. I I——— r plTm I PACKED WITH Next Change at the CArUU^- excitement 1 and m SURPRISES Itobert M o 11 <«4» 1 Co-Staired With The New Beautiful Star— ItOSAUM) BUSSBLL in -THE SI HUH
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  • 324 9 Sleeve Valves Adopted CLEEVE valve aero-engines a type in S which British engineers have secured c-ommanding lead, have achieved their triumph. In spite of orejudice Sd the high efficiency of ordinary popoPt valve engines, they have been Elected to go into regular service in the qSrons of
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  • 280 9 Medical Journal Refuses Advertisement < By Air Mall) London. Sept. 17. AN advertisement appealing for doctors n to serve in Spain has been refused by the British Medical Journal, official organ of the British Medical Association. The advertisement was sent to the paper by Dr.
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  • 321 9 His Bitterest Opponents Portland, Maine. MEMBERS of President Roosevelt's own family clan will be among his bitterest opponents in the forthcoming Presidential elections. All his sons support him, but many of his cousins not oniy disapprove of his government but are active'y campaigning against him. Colonel Theodore
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  • 116 9 Mysterious Case In Australia THE help of London specialists is to be sought by Australian doctors in an attempt to solve the mystery of the deaths at Adelaide of two British seamen—members of the crew of the oil tanker British Science. They were taken ill when the tanker
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    • 224 9 TWO FAMOUS STARS IN A MIGHTY FILM TOWER- J^^^^^^m '11 T ING HIGH ABOVE THE YEAR'S GREAT HITS! f I^^P^^l I* X R.K.O. RADIO'S SENSATIONAL PRODUCTION >^ I STARRING Sparkling Comedy A V'• HERBERT ANN Skilfully ,J. •J* 3^?4 Ilinrttlff ittnivnt/i Blended With *f J,. V MARSHAL! HARDING Gn P!
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  • Empire Races Greatest Meat-Eaters
    • 343 10 Better Nourished In Bad Times (By Air Mail) London, Sept. 14. IWE peoples of the British Empire 1 arc the largest meat-eaters in the world. This striking fact is revealed in the report of the Nutrition Committee for the League of Nations on "Statistics of Food
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    • 192 10 Rhodesia And The Coronation Bulaway, S. Rhodesia. DHODESIA wants a new flag of her own. It has been suggested here that a flag should be decided upon soon so that the Colony may be represented by a distinctive national emblem at the Coronation. Authorities differ as to wtoi
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    • 207 10 Malacca Prepares To Make Merry (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Monday. THURSDAY night will be a night of merriment in Malacca. By a coincidence, sumptuous dinners will be held that night to celebrate the marriages of three Chinese couples from wellknown local families. There will be a dinner
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    • 143 10 MARTII AL LAW IN PALESTINE Wide Powers For New G.O.C. London. Sept. 30. AN order in Council entitled the Palestine Martial Law Order, has been issued to-night empowering the High Commissioner to delegate to the General Officer Commanding the Forces powers to make regulations for securing oublic safety and defence
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    • 105 10 Malaya In London Exhibition (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent, London. Sept. 16 yHE Crown Colonies are to have their own exhibition* in London. It #iii be opened by the Secretary of State fcr the Colonies at Charing Cms., Underground station on October 9 and will
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    • 34 10 Shanghai. Sept. 30 The Communists under Shiao Ho are attempting to invade Honan Province. The Government authorities are rushing troops to the border to intercept the invaders.— Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    • 163 10 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •■■liiliilii|iillilii|M|iili I li!|iHii|illii|ii|!Hii|iili'lii|ilUillillilii|i lM|ii|ii|iil:i|:i|ii|;ii. »"f J t? ||i|i'|i,|;!|!ili.|;!|nlil|lllll|jllislll|lll!llll|ll|lll: I I I. I I I j \T^ I I I ,|WHATSI>IIS?HORUCK'S?s M LaMTIS GRANO7D] I I IT'S GOOD. I'LL HAVE WM BE UP AND f
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  • 111 11 British Want Customs Debate Monte Carlo. roa V n «?rlv every country in the S S who n are y mee^ng in conference hc C iH under the auspices of the tMWHeld ""5 1 of Touring, the connational Alliance, h 0U the K impor tant ferC t-"n
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  • 145 11 Dr Don Juan Demosthenes Arosena. the President-elect of Panama, who has concluded a visit to Jamaica, received »«h nromised to consider an address from a SdV of Jamaicans inviting him o secure the relaxation of the Panameno Emigration law, so as to .enable those Jamaicans who normally lived in Panama
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  • 160 11 Not A Habit With Workers "THE average man or girl on sick leave wants to get back to work as soon as possible very often before it is wise to allow it." This is the tribute paid to Britain's workers as a whole by Dr. N. Howard
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  • 14 11 The Heir Apparent of Kapurthala is on a visit to the King of Rumania.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 97 11 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE I LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. Bafrsaee Contractors rorwardinf Agents.- Booking Apents for F.M.B. Railways Hageage Agents for:— Blue Funnel Line East Asiatic Line Nederland Line I 8.1.5.N Co.. Ud. i etc., etc. Tel Address "CUOQAGE" J PHONE 2428 or caU Union Bldg. i 1 l r< «j» EYES
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    • 113 11 A TOtltl§T 9 S I SttOPPl^ft ClIIDt: I STATIONER Special Bumper, Anniversary Issue October 1, 1936 PICTURE BOOK FREE Crosswood Competition, Alhambra and Pavilion Contests, Cash and Novel Prizes. READ Short (Film) Stories of:— "Under Two Flags" "The Man who could work miracles" "The Ex-Mrs. Bradford" io h». a com
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    • 118 11 SILK STORE LATEST Dress Materials FOR ALL OCCASIONS DRESSMAKING A SPECIALITY VISIT Tujiuulial Store 23, HIGH ST. RESTAURANT jlteal turo|ieaw S Food 5 Come and have your steak cook)ed as you like it on an open ciiarcoal grill by JOHN, SinrsI pore's leading Chef. OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT Arcade Restaurant! Collyer
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    • 71 11 CHEMIST CONTROLS THE HAIR in any Desired Position Yet Keeps It SOFT and GLOSSY kkv(iu;i:>i CONTAINS VALUABLE NATURAL OILS BUT NO GUM OR SOAP AGENTS DISTRIBUTORS: THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. INC. IN F.M.S. RAFFLES PLACE FURNITURE I'ASKOE'S ITD. FOR FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS BEAUTY iflorotltr more... has just received her special
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  • 299 12 MORNING TRIBUNE Singapore: Friday, Oct. 2, 1936. WAR IN CHINA? news from China is wuy grave but it need not be accepted as hopeless. Pnere have been so many repo/is lately of crises and deadlocks in the negotiations between China and Japar. that most people will not believe there is
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    898 12 FROM the Department of Agriculture we have received two official reports in the form of handy booklets comprising (1) reports of the Research, Economic and Agricultural Education branches of t\he department for 1935 and (2» Malayan Agricultural Statistics lor 1935 by Mr. D. H. Grist, Agricultural Economist. Quite
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  • 215 12 The staff of Clifford School Kuala Kangsar has been strengthened by Miss Hirst, a European teacher, irom Home. Miss Akeman has been appointed Head Mistress of the Kampong Bahru Girls' School, Alor Star, in succession to Miss Lewis who retired. Mrs. C. de. J. Luxmoore, Vice-Presi-dent of the World's
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  • 365 13 B Y GERMAN PLANE Non-Stop African Flight i NON-STOP flight from Germany A In West Africa just made by the German mail-carrying aeroplane lUukeberg is the most outstanding ichievement yet recorded in commerda aviation, writes Capt. Norman MacMillan in the Daily Mail. The flight was made
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  • 41 13 For the first time in its history, Munich University has appointed an Indian— Dr. Dhirendrakumar Mehta— as a lecturer His subject will be Indolouy. Dr. Mehta is a native of Baroda State and is a graduate of the University of Munich.
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  • 43 13 The Unemployment Board in Finland reports that on July 31 no more than 171 women and 35 men were registered as unemployed throughout the whole country. The situation in the labour market is regarded as exceptionally favourable and some trades lack skilled labour.
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    293 13 'Face And Arms Covered With Blood Aldershot. ALDERSHOT police are investigating a report made to them by Miss Constance Allen, employed at the home of Flight Lieutenant C. J Collingwood, Fleet, of a man's attack on her near Pontail Bridge Miss Allen said: "My sister Nora and I
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  • 79 13 A touring car on rails fitted with a sliding roof has been introduced by the German State Railways for excursions in the Rhineland. It is equipped with Diesel engines and, unlike the "glass trains" in service on the railways near Munich, is able to run on all sections of the
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  • 174 13 Demand Of Communist Paper Hendiiye. NO more food queues, please. Mr. Mayor," writes El Liberal, demanding, like the communist organs, ration cards for food in Madrid. Declaring that housewives start to queue up at the doors of butchers' shops and particularly at egg shops between five
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  • 99 13 While Playing Bandit In Film London, Sept. 17. AN Army officer was accidentally stabbed with a bayonet' while taking part m a fighting scene at a film studio at Northolt, Middlesex. A number of troops were depicting, for a film to be called "OHMS.," scene in which soldiers
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    239 14 Dr. Jean Baptiste Charcot, aged 69, famous Polar explorer, known as the and 29 members of the French Greenland expedition perished on Se p M qom-pass was wrecked in a storm off the Iceland coast» Phot o shows: -11 pass. A view of the new 200ft. deep, half-mile long trench
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    • 54 14 S'^^^^T sr TO PENANG ->^^^^r .tfO^ In 3 Hours i^O^ Services: Son. ft Wed. c\>* Single fare £9 W O^V v «577 approx.) f I'O BRISBANE In 3V<5 Day*. Services: Mon. ft Prl Singl* fare £52 ($446 approx.) TO ENGLAND In %Vi Days. Services: San. ft Wed. Single fare £156
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    • 33 15 WATCHES at RENE ULLMANN ARE BETTER THEY COST LESS THEY LAST LONGER We are the only firm which guarantee is valid in HongKong and various ports of China. RENE ULLMANN Raffles Place. Singapore.
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  • 1337 16 SALMON SHORT CAKE Melt two tablespoons butter in a saucepan, add three tablespoons flour and blend well. Add one medium can cream of mushroom soup and cook stirring constantly, until thickened. Add one and a half to two cups flaked Salmon and four hard cooked eggs,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 68 16 Grand Opportunity! To show every lady in Singapore what is a nice natural permanent wave, we have decided to reduce our rates for perming by 33 per cent, which makes it possible for you to have the very best wave for $10 only. Everything is under the control of and
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    • 40 16 m A WAV* I Maison ijfißi 4610. flf?^ Ji PHOENIX I FOR I i IWrr^ 3 wrf9 Ix r^jifii 1 1 i !i h T C i t i PHONE 134 6 3 j THE PHOENIX j AERATED WATER WORKS
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    • 73 17 Here Are Menu Suggestions For The Week End: Chicken Consomme Siamese Melon v Waffles Strawberry Jam "Sweetbreads in Timbales v i Potato Chips Green Salad I II M tJ P^ I\J m o o u ■w. 1 i I "w C\ 1* n1 Q t% /I tJ WE C4iV SUPPLY
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    • 511 18 M^ BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES Outwards. I Due Doe Tontiafe B'pore. Tonnage S'port 1956. 1936. RANCHI 17,000 Oct. 9 RANPURA 17,000 Dec. 18 BURDWAN 6,070 Oct. 22 1937. CARTHAGE 15,000 Oct. 23 Tonnage S'pore. NALDERA 16,000 Nov. 6 RAWALPINDI 17,000 Jan. 1 SOMALI 6,810 Nov. 18 CORFU 15,000 Jan.
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    • 178 18 M. ML UIW.I: (Incorporated in France) (MESSAGERIKS MARITIMES) General Agents for Cie GENERALS TRANSATLANTIQUE Air-FRANCE MAIL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES Homeward Cor Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles 'D'ARTAGNAN 15,105 T. Oct. II SPHINX 11,374 T. Oct. 27 ARAMIS 17,536 T. Nov. 10 FELIX ROUSSEL 16.774 T. Nov. 24 Also Calling
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    • 126 18 N.Y.K.MNE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENI> CUNARD WHITE STAK, U' (Incorporated in Japan). To LONDON, via Penanf, Colombo Aden, Port Said, MarseiUes Gibraltar s.s. HARUNA MARU Oct. lb s.s. KATORI MARU Oct 29 s.s. KASHIMA MARU **°l BI" Rates to Ist Class .JTaJS* Naples 1497 $540 |317 $3« Marseilles 514 557 326
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 251 18 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE j 1 i, STEAMER MAILS DESPATCHES TODAY Tandjong Pandan Siberg Oct. 2 8 a.m Tandjong Pinang Siberg „2 8 a.m. Pengerang Aik Soon „2 9 a.m Australia:— Eastern Australia:— Southerns Western JJohan V. Oldenbarnevelt 2 8.30 am Ceylon J. V. Oldenbarnevelt 2 8.30 a.m ♦Europe:— Great Britain and
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    • 175 18 Mail* Expected Mails from Europe, etc. (London mails* by the 8.1. (Rohnai are expected to-day. The delivery of letters to boxholders' and general delivery will DC at 8.45 a.m. to-day. Mails from the Philippine Islands b, President Garfield are expected on Oct Marine Talks THE U.S. Merchant Marine Conference, which
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  • 316 19 4. j SHIPS IN DOCK Godown Gate No. 22 1 Plancius 3 City of Florence Jj Kirishima Maru Kantaupandjang Tweed bank Marella *J J j. v. Oldetibarnevelt J J Rasa o Silverpalm JJ Yuen Sanff M B KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf: Lch. Lady Clifford, Lch. Princess Mary. R.A.P.
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  • 61 19 Duesseldort AN iron gate 44 feet wide and believed U) be the largest in the world has been opened at Duesseldorf. It is the i fiit ranee gate to the court of honour of i the Duesseldorf exhibition of foundry I products. I The gate weighs HO
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    • 289 19 111 H\% PIIILP LIXE. (Incorporated ln Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. Due 6*ll* .^tS^ In Port Oct 3 MERKUR Oct. 28 No?. 3 Special cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia Issued at th following rates. First Class passengers may transfer at Singapore. Brisbane, Sydney or Mel oo^/V; l 2 the
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    • 413 19 t a /or Marsenie^Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Oct 4 D^NT^ci^ATTV°l S6ilie n; Nantes St Na^ aire Bordeaux Oct 16 CA^T^tSl^ l3^/ 01 AT3emes Havre Antwerp Dunkirk Sept 4 CAPTOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux No? 13 OUTWARDS (from Marseilles). I CAP^g^SS?*" For To H^phon.. *£t. 10 LINOIS Oct. 21 CAP
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  • 292 20 New Rumano- Yugoslav Oil Agreement A STRATEGIC MOVE Pipe Line To Be Built London* DETAILS of an important new agreement between Yugoslavia and Rumania for the supply of oil and petrol are said to have been communicated to the Little Entente Council by Dr. Stoyadinovttch, the Yugoslav Premier, writes Reuter's
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  • 205 20 By Young Hungarian Actress Hollywood YILMA Hertha Holenla, aged 21. a Hungarian actress, has filed an action here for £6,000 damages against the North German Lloyd Steamship Company and Captain H. Vogt. She alleges that Captain Vogt attempted to monopolise her company as soon as she boarded his
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  • 30 20 Eight Deputies, seven of whom are members of the Chamber Air Committee left Paris by air for a tour of Soviet Russia. Their pilot is M. Codas, the famous airman.
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  • 342 20 "SHOOTINGS" TOO COMMON TO PRINT They Are No Longer News In New York New York. M SURE-EYED detective shot from the hip to-day and brought down two gunmen weaving through the crowds on Greenwich Street, off lower Broadway without hitting a single bystander on the jam-packed sidewalks." That is not
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  • 114 20 Manchester. Sept. 18. ANEW industry for Britain, the manufacture of plywood from Canadian logs, will begin this autumn at TrafTorri Park. Manchester. At' present all the plywood required by the British aircraft industry is imported from abroad, chiefly from Germany. A factory, occupying a site
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  • 69 20 Admiral's Son CourtMartialled Washington lIEUTENANT William A. Moffett— son of the late Rear-Admiral Moffett of the U.S. Navy who perished in the dirigible Akron disaster has been courtmartialled and demoted here for carelessness in the loss of a confidential service publication. The findings of the court martial, held secretly in
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  • 31 20 Mr. C. W. A. Scott and Flight Lieutenant T. Rose, competitors in the air race to Johannesburg for a prize of £10,000 trained for the event with the Arsenal Football Club.
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  • 208 20 10,000,000 Out Of Work Washinscon, D.c THERE has been a considerable improvement in unemployment in the nast vear." declared Mr. William Off en, President of the American federation of Labour, in an interview. "Whereas* there were about 14.000.0UU unemployed in 1935, there are now about 10,000.000."
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  • 184 20 Of Man Who Had Two Homes DEFERENCE to his "unfortunate toll trigue with another woman" was made at the inquest at Waltham Abbey on Absalom Watson Heppell, aged 56. a builder, of Chadwell Heath-lane, Chadwell Heath, who was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in his car in
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  • 75 20 London, Sept. 16 THE Girl Pat, the Grimsby fishing vessel in which the Orsborne brother made their famous voyage to British Guiana, is for sale. A Liverpool firm of ship brokers and valuers are to try to find a market f* ll her. The value
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    • 1555 21 t— l.— <— I—.—1 1— ifr <a) A1 th-» Cemetery (Saint-Saensi I 1 > j(b) Fountain of Pity (Gabriel Dupontt V Me) Prayer (Mazellier) (d> The Lucky 4j^ TIIE RADIO ftz J 10.15 p.m. Rates of Exchange and 0 olt^ m *^rt-u r^ French Stock (Rentes) ,v^ 10.20 p.m. End
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    • 399 21 2 .15 p.m. Greetings to our listeners. 220 p.m. News and Economic Review in English. 2 35 p.m. To-day in Germany .Sound Pictures. 2.50 p.m. Homesickness. Letters and Songa from the German Poet Dauthenciey on Java. 3.35 p.m. A generation has altered Germany. The new appearance of the German Towns:
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  • 845 22 "Joseph Scheme" For Fanners 1111. audacious plan of calling together a peace parley among the world's rulers, which the "New York Times" credits to Mr. Roosevelt, is now lost to sight in the stratosphere. At home it met with the expected warning against meddling, and not
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  • 74 22 2 Women With Throat Wounds Nottingham. MRS. CHESTER, postwoman, of Thurgarton. Nottinghamshire, found I woman with a throat wound standing In a water-trough near the Red Lion Hotel in the village. The police later discovered in a bedroom of the hotel Mrs. Sarah Ellen Clarke, aged 83, the
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  • 109 22 Wavelength 16.88 metres j TO-DAY 8.20 p.m. National Anthem and opening announcement. 8.30 p.m. Music. 8.35 p.m. Latest news from Holland. 850 p.m. Netherlands cabaret programme by Anny Prins. 9.05 p.m. Violin recital by N. de Kleyn to an accompaniment of A Heksch. 9.20 p.m. Continuation of the
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  • 196 22 I (Continued from page 21.) 8.50 p.m. Concert by Marek Weber's orchestra. Marcel Wittrisch (tenor). 9.50 p.m. Dance music by the Six Swingers. 10.20 p.m. Close down. I TO-MORROW 6.20 a.m. Gymnastics. 6.35 a.m. Recorded music. 6.50 a.m. Time signal. Recoided music continued. 7.50 a.m. Close down.
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  • 80 22 (Wavelength 49.3 Metres TO-DAY 7.00 p.m. Time Signal and Day* Programme 7.05 p.m. Recorded Light Music. 7.30 p.m. Children's Hour. 7.55 p.m. Messrs. Kennedy and Co.' Share Report--8.00 p.m. Talk. "The Lighter Sick cf Br.'lish Life" (Morris Gilbert). 8.20 p.m. Recorded Organ Recital Alkgro from Sixth
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  • 142 22 Found Dead After TRAGEDY followed the wreckage of i 1 happy marriage, when Mr. William Edgar Wilson, aged 45, a company direr tor, was found shot dead in the garage of his empty house. Headley Orange Leatherhead A few days before the furniture had been removed from his
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  • 99 23 THRILLS OF DISPLAY AT Y. M. C. A. POOL Some of the Japanese stars. Those wearing caps are the members of the water polo team which met the local Chinese and suffered a defeat by a good margin in a game which
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  • 94 23 A n 11 if i itm i action picture of one of the Japanese diving champions perfurmini during the diving display which followed the series of races between the Olympics and the local stars. Below ir». (wo iru-idcnts from the hockey match on the padang in which
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  • 2833 24 HEALTH IN THE NAVY OF OLD TERRIBLE CONDITIONS I* 110 1 IS SO II lAWE§ TELLS ItOTAItIAX* Singapore, Wednesday. A GRAPHIC description of terrible condi'ions in ships during action in the 19th century was given by Professor Hawes, of the King Edward VII College of Medicine, when he addressed Singapore
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  • 753 25 LATEST S.R.A. LIST Order Of Racing At K. L. ARDER of running for the* SeUnfor 0 Turf Club Autumn mmtiag. which opens <m Saturday October W and continues on Wednesday and ♦trHav following, October 14 and v^terday. together with the SR.A iist of classifications. SSTIJ aTthJee
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  • 407 25 (Continued from page 1.) It was inevitable, after almost scrapping the machinery and supply of the army in the years following the war, that it would tak e time to restore it to full operation. "We have not reached a point," he i said, "when it is necessary to
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  • 83 25 On Way From London To Australia AFTER a series of adventures since ho left London on Sept. 14. Mr. J. V. Fairbairn. Australia's "Flyine M.P" accompanied by Mr. O. F. Y. Thomas, another Australian, arrived at Seletar shortly before noon yesterday in his De Havilland Dragonfly plane.
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  • 44 25 PONIES— CLASS III Anaconda Bright Eyes. Capone Diamond Dust. Gold Marsh Imp. Irish Lady Lady Nelkin. Lady. Kaja. Larrikin Leonie. Lerrick. Loyalty. Lumut. Mickey Mouse. Movalong. Murna Pangkor, Perfect Lady. Phar Par. Phoon Tok Royal Regret. Someponv. Springkell.' Taj Mahal, Timbang. Why Worry 11.
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  • 411 25 Complaint In L Court Singapore, Thursday. A HEADLINE that appeared in the Morning Tribune referring to a "clash between counsel and judge" was strongly commented on in the Supreme Court this morning, when Mr. John Laycock took exception to the heading and referred the matter to his lordship
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  • 71 25 A statue of Erasmus has been sent on loan by the Japanese Government to the Erasmus Exhibition in th e Boymans Museum at Rotterdam. It formed part of the first Dutch merchantman to reach Japan, the Love formerly called the Erasmus, which sailed from Rotterdam in 1598 with a crew
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  • 1075 26 VICTORY IN ALL RACES But Beaten At Water Polo Singapore, Thursday. BEATEN in all the exhibition races at the Y. M. C. A. Swimming Pool this afternoon by the Japanese Olympic "stars" the Singapore Chinese had their revenge in water polo beating the visitors by nine
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  • 144 26 New Stamp Issues For Belgian Congo Brussels. MEW issues of Queen Astrid commemoW rative stamps are to be made immediately in the Belgian colonial postal series As usual there will be two sets, one for the Belgian Congo and one for the mandated territory of Ruanda-Urundi. 'There will
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  • 32 26 The private residence of His Siamese Majesty's Consul-General has been removed from 59. Meyer Road, to 7, Claymore Road. The telephone number is changed from No. 5722 to No. 6730.
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  • 191 26 What The Quota System Has Done Singapore, Wednesday. MR. H. Ototsu the Japanese Consul of; Colombo, arrived in Singapore today by the Potsdam. Speaking on the question of trade between Japan and Ceylon, Mr. Ctotsu said the imports of cotton and silk piece-goods from Japan had
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  • 159 26 Where French Convicts A wait Deportation Paris. THE famous old prison on the. island ol Saint Martin de Re is not to be abolished as was recently reported In this old fortress, built by Vauban, each batch of French convicts sentenced to penal servitude in French Guiana awaits
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  • 138 26 Girl Who Became Man Made Fun Of Budapest. THE unhappiest person in Hungary is the man who a few months ago was I Miss Jolan Kun, of Debrecen. He cannot get a job. He has applied to the "Life-Saving' Department of the Budapest police to i ask them
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  • 22 26 Honp,kong. Oct. 1. A disastrous fire visited Honam Island last evening, when more than 100 houses were gutted.- Sin Chew Jit Poh
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  • 26 26 London, Sept. 30. Major Coningsby Disraeli, nephew and last male relative of the famous Victorian statesman, died to-day at the age !of 69.- British Official Wireless
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  • 293 26 Successful Test In U. K. I AST week the K.L.M. and the Gaurnont Bfttish Pictures, Ltd., carried out a television test over London th e first in the world on board a DC 2 liner. Starting from Croydon the liner took the air with the television apparatus
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  • 232 26 Returning From Special Mission To China Singapore, Wednesday. RETURNING to Germany aftei a special mission to China is Genera: Von Reichenau, Commander-in-Chici in Bavaria, who arrived in Singapuiv to-day by the Nourdeutscher uovo liner Scharnhorst. A recent BMtag from Shanghai stated that his trip to China was to
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  • 18 26 .Lord Harris has been appointed Trovincial Grand Mark Master for Kent in succession to the late Lord Aldenham
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  • 1267 27 OUTCLASSED gf BEATEN Joe Diamond Loses Singapore, Thursday. II Rivers, the American, was nearly A knocked out by Hewy In his fi«rM last niffht. over twelve 3-m nute o^ds It The New World In the •act ce-sion. he was a'most hopeless against tho incessant
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  • 73 27 Rt ccord A p plications Received London, Sept. 30. DEDUCTIONS in charges for telephone w service, including a concession to rpsidential subscribers of 200 local calls yearly free of charge, announced by the Postmaster Genera' in July, have evoked the record number of applications for telephone service of
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  • 99 27 Growth Of Purchasing Power London. Sept. 30. tJETAIL trade continues to expa.id,- showing the growth of purchasing power among all classes, as a result of the great recovery in British trade and industry. Sales in August were 7.4 per cent. greater in value than the year brlore. and
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  • 56 27 R.A.F. T ro un ced Bangkok Sports Big Rugby Win (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Sept. 30. I'liL Singapore Koyai Air Force lii teen were badly beaten this afttrnoon in an interport rugger match, by the Bangkok Sports Club by 30 points to nil. lhe Council of Regency and the
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  • 44 27 Air Commodore Sydney Smith, the Air Ollicei Commanding R.A.F., Far East, is out- Duck m Singapore to-morrow alter nis flight to Hongkong. The flighi has been made m a ny.ng boat nnd the relurn trip wa>; via the Philippines and Borneo.
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  • 23 27 Mr. C. Plumb, a Gravesend shrimper still uses a 160-year-old fishing boat, which has been in the family's possession most of the time.
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  • 113 28 Here is a section of the huge crowd which thronged the sides of the V MCA pool at Fort Canning yesterday to see the Japanese Olympic swimmers in action. The local teams consisted entirely of Chinese swimmers; none of the Europeans is strong enough to compete
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