Morning Tribune, 6 October 1936

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  • 15 1 THE MORNING TRIB UNE VOL. 1.— No. 212. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, October 6, 1936. FIVE CENTS.
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  • 475 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh. TOKYO'S ENVOY FLYING TO NANKING TENSION RELAXES r«AM. calls evggggpw* or Shanghai, Oct. 5. r*PID end to the present deadlock in the Sino-Japanese negotiaA iions is expected to follow the arrival of Mr. Kuwashima (Foreign Office envoy) from Japan this afternoon. It is
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  • 45 1 Announcement Made By ll Duce Rome. Oct. 5. SIONOR Mussolini lias announced the devaluation of the lira to a new rate fixed at 92 to ttie pound sterling an(Ti9 to the deUar, tbe content being 4.677 compared gold with 7.Bl.— Reuter
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  • 59 1 Special Department Of Foreign Office (By Air Mail) (From Our Jwn Correspondt \0 London, Sept. 23. ANEW section of the Japanese Foreign Office has been opened this week, according to a cable from the South-seas Affairs Section it will handle affairs relating to the Straits Settlements,
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  • 58 1 Cairo, Saturday. Victor Smith arrived at Cairo at midnight and took off, for Khartum at 1.20 a.m., hoping to reach Johannesburg before the Ume limit expires at 6.30 a.m. on Sunday. Clouston, who at first led and then was delayed by engine trouble, left Entebbe at*
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  • 45 1 Mr D G. Osborne-Jones will be the speaker at the meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club on Wednesday. His subject will be "English Humourist*. Mr. Justice Whitley will speak on "Reminiscences, Legal and Otherwise at a dinner meeting at the Adelphi Hotel on Oct. 14.
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  • 141 1 Italian Currency And The Market London, Oct. o. ITALY'S decision to devaluate her W currency (see adjoining column) has not caused much surprise among foreign exchange brokers here. Some are of opinion that the devaluation io rather more than was expected but il is generally admitted
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  • 443 1 LABOUR PARTY REARMAMENT Problem Before Conference Edinburgh, Oct 5 SEVEN hundred delegates are assembled for the annual conference of the Labour Party, which is opening here to-day. Mrs. Jennie Adamson, one of the most prominent workers of the party, is the president, and is the second woman to occupy that
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 39 1 I oN OTHER PAGES I Page 1 i Mere strikes Lord Hartington Bank robbery t .-.ed receipt 1 ilia net f t>fc 1 i Tun topics g I Lot:.' h«:eke> g J 1 harit> >oceei g io-davs rugby < JL
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    • 61 1 J> FRESH MILK-WITH fALL 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 good for babies. If your milk, powdered -with only dealer cannot supply you, water removed. Klim Aeeps bend
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  • 318 2 NO INCREASES IN WAGES Trade Union Is Banned Singapore, Monday. APPROXIMATELY 50 Chinese building coolies engaged by contractors in constructional work at the naval base and about 60 working at the new civil aerodrome went on strike on Saturday. Hundreds of Chinese building labourers downed
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  • 69 2 EVACUATION OF MADRID Rebels 9 Big Push In Spain Rabat. Oct. rS insurgent radio station at Cauii claims that a hundred persons were killed when a Government bou\b factory was destroyed during Friduy night's air raid on Madrid. The evacuation of Madrid has be^uii according to an unconfirmed repcit which
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  • 33 2 Two fishermen. Robert Anthony and G Bow of Chesil, Portland, while fishing in West Bay hooked a 21 in. torpeda They took it to Portland and handed it over to the naval authorities
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  • 297 2 Under-Secretary For Dominions Visiting Singapore This Week Singapore. Monday THE Marquess of Hartington. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Dominions, with the Marchioness of Hartington. and Mr. G. E Bovd Shannon, will arrive at Penan* on Thursday by the P. and O Ranchi They are proceeding to Australia for the
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  • 116 2 Franco Outlines The New Regime Lisbon. Oct. 2. THE new Spain will be ruled by 9 corporative system similar to that i.; force in foriu&cu, o>wa*«.^u c-cneiu Franco to-day in a proclamation addressed to the Spanish people. The proclamation declared that work for all would be assured
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  • 100 2 Former P.C. Released On Bail (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Oct. 4 MOHAMED bin Ahmad, formerly policeman and now in the Johore Military Forces, Johore Bahru. wa. I charged yesterday before Sheikh Ab I Bakar (Second Magistrate. Johore Bahru I with having caused grievou hurt to a
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  • 300 2 Eighty Arrests In London Disorder London. Oct. 5. THE proposed march of a contingent of the British Union of Fascists through the narrow streets of the east end of London yesterday was at the last moment prohibited by the police. While the Blackshirts were assembling in the
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  • 421 2 Ernest Kraai Is Back MR. Ernest Kaai, leader of the famous Hawaiian Troubadours, has again come to Singapore, tor the especial purpose of teaching the steel guitar, tin ukelele and the other instruments o; his profession. Interviewed by the Tribune, Mr Kaai told a reporter that he
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 154 2 tUt ne- MST" There's a lot of delightful refreshment sealed in Pabst TapaCan When the summer sun beats down— a cool safe drink of pure, wholesome Pabst Export Beer will revive you like a fresh lake breeze. For hot weather comfort learn to ask for Pabst TapaCan. At lunch. Pabst
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  • 710 3 BANK ROBBERY CASE Chinese Stands Trial Singapore, Monday. .L. %Joal KBcwttMa charges against him being. Firm that he on or about May 30 1938. it sinl Pore, voluntarily assisted in the at gWy^aoo guilders, knowing ano £jK?f££to believe that they were julv 2 1936. at Singapore,
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  • 270 3 New Measures In France Paris, Saturday. COBDEN must have turned in his erave but this time with deligm on publication of to-day's "Jourm.. Offciel" decreeing the establishment oi a French Customs Commission for th cortrol of prices "in order to avoid an uniust'fled rise in prices
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  • 38 3 London, Oct. 5. Miss Jean Batten took off from aerodrome at 4.10 a.m. to-day for New Zealand.- Reuter Marseilles, uct. o. jean Batten arrived here at 8.2G a.m. and left for Athens at 9.03 a.m.— Reuter
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  • 224 3 Fascist Mjgch Ends In Chaos London. Oct. 5. THE disturbances in the East End last 1 night arising out of the aboithv Fascist march are splashed in Uit newspapers. Accounts of the affair give the nurnbers of protagonists as Fascists 2.500. Police 6 000 and anli-Fascists
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  • 334 3 Japanese Found Guilty Singapore, Monday. AFTER a hearing lasting six days, Yasuhara Arima, a young Japanese was found guilty by a special Jury at the Singapore Assize Court to-day on one charge of forgery and two charges of abetment of forgery and dishonestly using as genuine a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 40 3 "MAN MWT sj|g RAPID HARDENING W CEMENT look For This fejE^ Tra<,e Mark When Buying A Watch. VERY ATTRACTIVE SELECTIONS IN GOLD, CHROMIUM STEEL. AT ALL DEALERS THROUGHOUT MALAYA. MODERATELY PRICED. FULLY GUARANTEED. IN 75 YEARS. m Sole MONTOR LTD
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    • 71 3 Law Xotice For To-day j Before the Acting Chief Justice in the 1st Court at 10.30 a.m. Judgment: Probate Nos. 452 and 433 of 1932— Re estate uf Inche Noriah binte Mohamed Tahir deed: At 11 a.m.:— Part heard— O.M.I 4 35— Re Orders of the Governor-in-Council Before Mr. Justice
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    • 70 4 ii B! ILIO* MARKET London Oct. 5. Previous To-day Change i> £710 "> up d SILVER I ***** ***** ***** *****6 SOUTH I i *22a2 //m^ H tm lIIS ll i IIMK J/ INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. i I tsx« 4 •mama I BRANCHES AGENCIES 1 1 I THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
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    • 475 4 REUTERS COMMERCIAL SERVICE pm i LONBO* SHARE LIST K London, Oct 5 Previous To-day Change ,i v p :.mt» 55J3 55 6 up 3 rJMttUMI 108 3 108 9 up 6 (Junlop Rubber 34 10 36,3 up 1 5 General Electric 9Q 90 6 up 6 Guinness 1476 1476 Imperial
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES
    • 566 5 Singapore, Oct. 5, 5 p.m. Fraser Co. Lyall Eyatt Buyers SeUers Buyers Sellers 4|4£ 4|7V4 416 419 4 Ampat Tin 2616 28|6 26|6 28|6 £1 Asam Kumbang 62 |6 54|6 53|- 54 a Austral Malay 15 i 4^ iej- 15|- 16|-5-AyerHitam lv21/2 1>7 7^ 1.70 1.80 1 Ayer Weng
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    • 372 5 r 2 Pd Alex Brick Ord. 105 1.20 1.10 1.20 o o h« 71/ < Prefs 155 1.65 1.45 1.55 mio AdasVce 8.00 lO.OOnom. IMI 11.00 t?ti HAT .£6.1.6 £6.5.0 £6.7.6 £6.12.6 SiffiSfra a a WA Con T.I 7% Pre 27 6 28 6 27,9 2816 SS Con TS.
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    • 180 5 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY 5' 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 nom 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,666 lot. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 113 116 nom *W 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 120 122 nom 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mar. 31 Sept.
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    • 374 5 (Share are $1 unless otherwise stated). unb > 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.60 AiorOajah i oo l.io l.oo 1.15 in u T M illa y 1.70 1.85cd 170 1.85 jyer Hitam 30 j 40 135 1A5 Ayer Moiek 1.02^2 1.11% 1 05 1 12»/ 2 1 p anas 1.50
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  • 154 5 (F r om Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Monday evening. It libber Singapore: 27 12 cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Steady Quiet. London: 7 34d., unchanged. Market Tone: Steady. New York: 16 7 16 cts., up i;i6 ct. Market Tone: Quiet. Singapore, Monday evening. A few transaction were recorded
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  • 184 5 Messrs. Julian Israel, in their comment on the closing trend of the local market, state: All sections of the Share Market have been at least steady to-day. Mining.— Tin was 1 8 down locally. Tin shares show very few changes in quotations. Kuchais 85 cts.— B7 cts., Jelebus
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  • 89 5 Tone of Market:—Quiet Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet U 16d. per lb. New /ork Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 16V2 per lb. Singapore, Monday noon. No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases iKO.B. October) 27 7.16 27>/ 2 Good F.A.Q. in cases if-'.O.B. October) 21 3
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  • 80 5 Che Osman. the Ipoh Second Magistrate, who is in Brastagi with his family, writing to a friend in Ipoh describes the recent earthquake. He says tha* it wa.s the third since his arrival, and was the most violent >one. He was with his wife when h occurred and they rushed
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  • 184 6 Singapore, Oct. 5. The following were closing rates ,n the local exchange market to-day:—-SELLING London T.T. 2,4 I|l6 London demand 2 4 116 London 4 months' sight 2 4V 8 Lyons demand 1227 Hamburg demand 143 New Lork demand 57% Montreal demand 5714 Batavia demand 106 Samarang demand
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  • 176 6 Singapore, Oct. 5. 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 $222 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. 1 $175 R. (Siam) "Sinhuay" No. 2 $163 R.
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  • 452 6 The inquest on the death of a Jaffna Tamil man, Sinnatamby alias Mohamed, lorry driver employed by the AP.C. who was run over by the train coming into Sungei Patani from Prai at about 145 iin the afternoon of Aug 15, was concluded on Thursday. H.H. Tunku Abdul
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  • 56 6 France's Appeal Example Of Customs Barriers Paris, Oct. 4. APPEALING to all countries to follow the example of France afld lowei customs barriers, M. Spinasse thes Master of National Economy, broadcasU.g to the Nation said: "International conversations have already begun; they will be concluded in a few weeks and prosperity
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  • 62 6 i European firm requires three experienced Chinese salesmen Only Hokiens, Teochews and Cantonese wiii be considered. Must be over 30 years of age and have had at least 5 years sales experience in the Singapore wholesale provisions market. Commencing salary $75.00 per month. Applicants must read and write English. Reply
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    • 4 6 V Singapore 9 Branches
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    • 396 6 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Established in 1880) Capital Subscribed 'Fully paid up) Y.100,000,000 Reserve Fund Y.130,900.000 oo Head Office: YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE BRANCH, MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Manager, T. YAMAMOjo Tel: No. 6049 Manager's Room. 5021 5922 General Office. 5923 6472 Compradores Desi BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In China by
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  • 1108 7 RIPLE MURDER E! RIAL Malays Dramatic Story Ipoh, Saturday. •CHE abused me and her two children J also abused me. I was then excited .in(i the laces and the bodies of the three Smeared to meas those of animals. I lost n fsenses and I
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  • 143 7 Jazz Campaign With "Stay-In Band Budapest. HUNGARIAN gypsies have declared wa on jazz bands. At a mass meeting, attended by nun dreds of Gypsy musicans. a campaigi has been planned against the danci bands which, they allege, are deprivinj them of their living. A band composed of
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  • 52 7 Geoffery Jukes, 14, of Bourne Terrace Paddington. was riding his new bicycle for the first tim P recently when he was involved in a collision with an omnibus and received fatal injuries. In swerving to avoid the boy the bus crashed into a house and damaged 20ft. of wall and
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  • 30 7 Mr Alfred Dennis, of Weymouth, whc \m 97 years old proposes to resume his duties as a magistral. He resigned the chairmanship of the Weymouth Bench about four years ago.
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  • 160 7 Stamp Issue For First i Birthday Manila J a SPECIAL issue of postage stamps to > commemorate the first anniversary I of the Commonwealth of the Philippines i will be on sale in the islands on November 15, the birthday of the new constitution. The stamps have been
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  • 292 7 Display At Trade Exhibition 'HE fortieth exhibition of the Grocery, Provision, and Allied Trades was pened at the Agricultural Hall. Islingm, last month. It was the largest and lost comprehensive display yet held. The outstanding feature was the dislay of British Empire food products, nd no fewer
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  • 65 7 Mr A E L. Smith, one of the old resident planters of Sitiawan, left on Friday for Chemor to take charge as manager of Chemor United and Shanghai Kulabang Estates, Chemor. riiy loss to this district will be very much felt bv all especially the Catholic community amongst whom he
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  • 32 7 Mrs Doraiappa. wife of Dr. Doraiappa and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Seenivasagam of Ipoh. was operated on for appendicitis on Friday night at the District Hospital. The patient is progressing.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 77 7 j QUALITY OF "MOVEMENT" IS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO A SALE OF WATCH. AVAILABLE AT A FINE SELECTION IN MODERN STYLES B. V. DE SILVA LIMITED. j AT IMMENSELY REDUCED PRICES. j EASTERN EXITED ASSIIIAME 1 < ORI'ORATIOX LIMITED., (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) I FTRE MARINE. MOTOR. PERSONAL ACCIDENT.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 184 7 Today In I Siagayrc HI °H TIDES:-2 03 a.m.. 8 ft. 6 ins r^J 29 p m 9 f: 3 ins RUGB\ Colours v. Whites S.C C Rh ndrew 's School v. Middlesex u^o^? angoon Road ground. HOCKEY:— R.A.M.C. V Y M C A Juniors. Y MCA. ground; ACS v.
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    • 212 8 A T ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WROTE IT! j M-G-M BROUGHT IT TO THE SCREEN j 1 lOpeningI Opening To-Night... CAPITOL j j TWO POPULAR FAVOURITES CO-STARRED FOR THE I FIRST TIME! I ROBERT MONTGOMERY j r AND j i Jlflfek. ROSALiNi) RUSSELL; i AmW i m i A^m Si J
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    • 155 8 i Now w^— mmmmmmmmm^ m mmm she QUITE A SOMEBODY. AFTER ALL! reveals Just a homeless har urn ALL her ■»> jk^, sea rum without even a SINGING p4 jAW I scraps her way to happi. DANCING [mW Mm I ness in the most heartpicture |881 Wl^^^j |AMlttAlwm-lUIH.MO»aAN ALHAMEgjj^^ THE
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  • 635 9 At The Pavilion To-Night THE Gaumont-British picture It s Love Asam brought together yet again, star director and camera man. lead- Matthews was again under the lireciion of Victor Saville. witn whom made -Evergreen" and "'First a rni" Sonnie Hale, who has a comedy roe in "It's
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  • Article, Illustration
    49 9 Councillor Charles Watkins E.C.C. and his wife, residing at "The Oaks," Oak Hill. Woodford Green. Essex, celebrated the sixty-fifth anniversary of their wedding recently. Frank Morgan, who has an important role in the M.-G.-M. production of Robert Louis Stevenson's story m Suicide Club which opens soon at the Capitol.
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  • 129 9 Will Not Marry Again "Just Yet" Hollywood. [OAN BLONDELL, the film actress, is J free to marry again, her divorce from Mr. George Barnes, a film photographer, being now final, writes the special correspondent of the Daily Mail. Film city gossip declares that she will marry Dick Powell,
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  • 25 9 The general meeting of the Negri Sembilan Planter's Association will take place on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10.30 a.m at the Sungei Ujong Club, Serenban.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 158 9 i> PREMIERE TO-NIGHT! 6-15 9-15 Lavish revue sW,uenc,s Wm -m* T--tt--v- —ii -fc Matthews songs and dances are «J» S° W9 Mm/ B iM m \%al i SPECIAL MATINEe| outstanding... First-rate show" *5* L ftLMjftl^Fl^l 315 TO-MORROW f NEW YORK AMERtf^N.^ I MATTHEWS wWBl o» K ▼ta^-^^^H i ft, WPV#
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  • 211 10 MORE FROM THE GOVERNMENT Up £800 Millions In 1935 New York. THE national income of the United States increased by more than 4,000,000,000 dollars (£800,000,000) during 1935 as compared with 1934, according to a report published here by the national industrial conference board. The
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  • 130 10 Al Smith Supports Landon f Pittsburg, Oct. 2. Ilumanity comes first, declared Presifl dent Roosevelt in his second election speech defending the Administration from charges of reckless extravagance tn fighting the depression. "It would be a crime against the American people to balance our Budgets," he said.
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  • 91 10 I Berlin. f|URING the first quarter of this year Che population of Germany increased by 122,911. In this period ther e were 328.498 births and 205,587 deaths, according to statistics now published. The number of births was 4.696 behind that of the first quarter of 1935.
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  • Article, Illustration
    32 10 The presentation of degrees for the University of London took place recently at the Albert Halt, London. Photo shows: The Earl of Athlone inspecting the guard of honour at the Albert Mall.
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  • 158 10 Doctor Says It Can Really Happen Chicago, Illinois. HATE can definitely send, a person temporarily blind. Possibility of this was described heu to a meeting of *.he American Acauem 1 of Optometry. Fear, worry and pangs of conscience also lead frequently to loss of vioion, according
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  • 64 10 Magistrate 9 8 Advice To Youngster London. WHEN you are fifty you can start using these things to make yourself look younger." Mr. Percy Macbeth, the Salford stipendiary magistrate, told a girl aged 14 who was charged with > i ealing lipstick and rouge. I "Little girls
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  • 101 10 Handsome £2,000,000 Structure London, Oct. 2 A GENEVA message states that th. Third Disarmament Committee of the League Assembly met this alter noon and elected M. Lange or Norwav, as President, and M. Sadak of Turkey, as Vice-President. The delegates stood lor a moment silence
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  • 63 10 The s.s. "Ma tang" brought the following passengers to Penang on Thur.s day from Renong:— Mr. E. H. Bulford From Bhukit.— Mr. and Mrs. E. G Truscott, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bridger. Mr. M. A. Yeap Looi Hoon, Madam Tan Joo Paik Brooke, Mr. Tan Chin Guan. Madam and
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  • 55 10 "When you see other girls daubing themselves you want to as well, but it is not pretty, particularly when it is used carelessly and inarUstically." Mr. Macbeth suggested that lipstick and rouge should be left to "old ladies who wished to look like spring chickens." The girl promised nqt to
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  • 696 11 USED IN PLANE CONSTRUCTION Fortune Made From Waste London. El EVEN vears ago a young Yorkshire scientist dreamed that he mifiht be able to find some way of utilising the "silver paper" wrappings from cigarettes and chocolates, generally thrown away. After three vears of
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  • 235 11 Floods And Drought In India Simla. INDIA is suffering irom the enects of a capricious monsoon. Rain hah been so unequal in its distribution that •some district haft b?en. llooacc whwe othi ii, arv3 ex feftenriBg drought. Crops are in an unsatisfactory coidi tion lor want of rain
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  • 218 11 Squirrel In Middle Of Street Vienna A BROWN squirrel, which incautiously ventured on to a main street in Vienna completely disorganised traffic and provided a thrill for hundreds of spectators. The driver of a crowded tramcar in the suburb of Hietzing was surprised to hear people on the
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  • 33 11 Jerusalem, Oct. 2. Major-General Howard, commanding the sth Division and Brigadier Beauman, commanding the 15th Infantry Brigade, came under fire in an ambush on the Acre-Safad road last night.—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 1058 11 Manchester Guardian And A Reason For Despair London, Oct. 3. EDITORIAL comment in the morning papers is principally directed *o the speech which the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered last ni^ht at a mass meeting in connection with the Conservative Party Conference at
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  • 61 11 Early Start Means An Early Winter A FORTNIGHT ahead of their usual time, storks and swallows are preparing for their journey south. Some .have already left. I This unusually early migration mean? an early winter in Europe, according tc weather experts here. Birds from more northerly countries have
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  • 305 12 MORNING TRIBUNE FREE TRADE Singapore; Tuesday, Oct. 6. 1936. tfIGHLY significant is the decision to appoint a Custom: 5 Commission in France which will aim at the introduction oi' greater quantities of foreign goods. T hc immediate object of the decision is to prevent an unjustifiable rise of prices following
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  • 855 12 ABOUT this time of the year a large' number of the more fortunate residents in Malaya leave on a well-de-: served holiday for China and Japan Several local shipping companies are offering attractive return^tickets at re- 1 duced rates. In some cases, these include a round-cruise on the
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  • 246 12 Mr. O. D. May and Mr. Ouderioyzer arrived at Penang on Thursday by the s.s. "Krian" from Belawan-Deli. Mr. M. M. Jack and Mr. and Mrs. P. Krishnan arrived on Thursday at Penang by the s.s. "Juna" from Mergui. Gabrielle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Collins who
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  • Article, Illustration
    54 12 Several well-known stage stars attended the wedding of Miss Muriel Montrose, a member of Mr. Leslie Benson's company, to SquadronLeader Savile, R.A.F. at Chelsea Old Church, London, recently. Photo shows: Jack Hulbett and Mrs. Hulbert (better known as Cecile Courtneidge) the screen stars, leaving after the ceremony. Mrs. Hulbert is
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  • 256 13 > N OT WELCOME 9 IS DOMINION fried To Sell His Quail Farm New York. ,m .....an T. Bishop, a stock J 1 J,elm s R es in the event of Presi--1 ul U iVplt s reelection and mov(Un his gesture of protest inB t«» Canada
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  • 136 13 Treasury Vault Raided By Order Colombo. ONE of the two Government Treasury vaults here, containing 50.000 rupees i 3.750 and important documents, has been broken into— but not by burglars. The lock of the smaller vault jammed und all efforts to open it were unsuccessful. This meant that
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  • 601 13 Gets Four Months' Imprisonment Instead HOW an aircraft rigger saw in the Spanish civil war "a golden opportu- i nity" for lucrative employment, and al- I though without experience as a pilot stole an aeroplane in an attempt to fly I there— only to
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  • 159 13 IOMO Snakes In Eight Years Prague. A PARTY has been given by Mr. Joseph Horn of Dolni Sokoveo. Slovakia, to celebrate the fact that he has now killed 10,000 vipers. He chose his profession of viper killer" eight years ago, which means that lhe has been dispatching snakes
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  • 102 13 Boys' Ambition To See King Belgrade. TWO schoolboys of Derventa, Yugoslavia, have walked 600 miles to catch a glimpse of King iSdward Vin. When they heard that the King would visit Dalmatia in the course of his holiday, the boys ran away from home and walked through
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  • 57 13 Mr. W. L. Blythe, Deputy Municipal Preside -t. announced at the meeting of Penang Municipal Commissioners this week that the annual rental value of Penang property for 1037 had fallen by $28,000 as compared with the figure for 1936 A lar^e part of this decrease was accounted for by oronertv
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  • 178 14 Pictures Of Ge eneral Interest tons in regular train services have been introduced in ,R. The "Flying Scotsman" express trains between LonEdinbunjh, in addition to performing the world's record run of 392' miles, have been accelerated by 25 minutes direction. Photo shows:— The "Flying Scotsman" leaving i Cross Station. London,
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    • 100 14 the height of luxury There is no such luxury in the air as is provided by the British air service, with its roomy '-cm^crt In great air liters equipped .''•'•th rv r for perfect reliability aid v :.\o. i name for personal service on |H rs routes Reduced fares now
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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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  • 862 16 In which («reta I ia min in*; talk* to vou of dressing tabic* and their inspiration to beauty. AM I dreaming or is that my hai I see perched on that tace over there? It is me. of course, how stupid not to recognise myself! Curious
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  • 348 17 PHOULD one apply proverbial sayings fl to everything in life?. .For instance— witn cosmetics should one believe tha,. a roiling stone eathcrs no most? If you are trying something new on y mr face it certainly ouyht to be given a ch.nice and I certainly
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 91 17 LUGGAGE CARRIER SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. 1 Bantft Contractors Forwarding J 1 Agenti. Booking- Agents for TMM. I j Rallr^ys. J Baggage Agents for:— N Blue Funnel line I East Asiatic line j Nederland line 8.1.5.N. Co.. Ltd.. I etc etc i J Tel. Address:— '"LUOOAOB" S phone 242« or
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    • 373 17 Sparc One* Hour A IVrrk AND HAVE A FACIAL UNDER THE EXPERT HANDS OF MRS. MeFARLANE. SHE WILL GUIDE YOU TO A NEW BEAUTY SENDING YOU AWAY AFTER EACH FACIAL FEELING YOUNGER RESTED AND REFRESHED. SPARL THAT HOUR NOW BEFORE IT BECOMES AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY PHONE 5894. CTCI*IX S«l liili
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    • 494 18 BY P&OahdBRITlSH INDIA LINES Outwards. Due Due Tonnage S'pore. Tonnage S'pore. 1936. 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 BHUTAN 6,100 Jan 14 CAMORIN 15,000
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    • 135 18 VV.H. lI M GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT* CUNARD WHITS STAR, Lft». (Incorporated ln Japan). Io LONDON, via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles ft Gibraltar. s.s. HARUNA MARU Oct. 15 s.s. KATORI MARU Oct 29 s.s. KASHIMA MARU Nov. 12 Rates to lst Class tnd class Naples $497 ft $54$ $317
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    • 88 18 Defence Stamp* Swiss Government's New Scheme Basle, Switzerland ANEW series of stamps known as Swiss defence Stamps," will be issued by the postal authorities at the end of September or the beginning of October. The new stamps are being issued IB connection with an internal loan of 235,000,000 Swiss francs
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 581 18 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE j 1 STEAMER MAILS DESPATCHES TO-DAY FOR PER DATE AND TIME Pengerang Aik Soon 6 9 arn 'Ceylon President Garfield Oct. 6 11 am. Hoihow Muinam 6 1 pj Netherlands Indies:— Bagan and Selat Pandjang Hong Thong 6 3 pm l Fort de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe and
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    • 288 19 lIIRXS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated ln Australia) NEXT SAILINGS. MERKDI Oct. as Nov 3 MARELLA Nov. 28 Dec' 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 bourne to the connecting K.P.M. Vessel. BRISBANE
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    • 402 19 I *^N VJJ TO FRENCH PORTS U*"~"~V\ !S HOMEWARDS. CAP VARELLA For Marseilles. Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Oct. 16 D'ENTRECASTEAUX For Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Sept 4 CAPTOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazaire Bordeaux Nov. 13 j LINOIS For Marseilles. Havre, Antwerp Dunkirk Dec. 4 !1W For 8al on Tourane
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    • 263 19 TBE HARBOUBJ U S SAILING SHIPS IX IKM K rpT SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES hi— t-C- 1 OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE w y Rohna 22 1 c)2 Vessels Lost In 20 1 UIE of 'he Glasgow-built full-rigged Lipfe 1 8 3 I 45-vear-old »MP Dunsyre to Cana- Kudat 7 3
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    • 73 21 THE NEW AIRLINE RADIOS Competitive Prices APPLY RADIO E SOWSOEfSGHSEER 45/29, ORCHARD ROAP. PON'T PGLAY Get sourljpf 1 J This beautiful souvenir of the Coronation of King Edwtrd VIII can users of NfXTLi's Quick Oats Send this coupon to-day for full particulars. To No-It md Angk>>Switt Milk Products, Ltd., I
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    • 1149 21 a aa^ra l«l~l« l~ I I~ I < l~ l~ <~ »U I '.Oli IHE RADIO i I_ V iiriti*»i Empire i*r4*iirßinuMe minion 2: GSH 13.97 metwi MS? Tom 620 p.m. to 9.05 p.m. i" 9 m( s GSii 16.86 metres TranH.i.' p 19 n metres < n -5 ml
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    • 526 21 After Us (Andre Mycho*. Fables by Franc-Nohain. i 10.15 p.m.— Rates of Exchange and I 'rench Stock (Rentes). r TO-MORROW Wavelength: 25.60 metres (11.720 kcs) 5.35 a.m. Concert relayed from Ra-io-Paris. 635 a.m. News in French 650 a.m. News in Spanish. 1 7 a.m. News in French. Market 'rices 7.23
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    • 228 21 10.35 p.m. Solo Concert: Leo Petroli. Violin Sonata Op. 105 by Schumann: Malaguena by Albeniz; Caprice by Pagalini. 11.05 p.m. The Record Goblin. 11.20 p.m. Close DJE, DJQ. DJB German, English). TO-MORROW 12 25 p.m Call DJA. DJB (German, English). German Folk Song. 12 30 p.m. Variety Concert. 1.20 pm.
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  • 211 22 18,500 DEATHS ALREADY All-Time 'Record In Sight I Chicago, 111. AMERICA has been warned that it faces another all-time "record of slaughter" on its highways this year. The national safety council has released figures showing July to be the third successive month with more
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  • 27 22 A number of cases of illness reported recently i n Bournemouth and Poole, which ar e attributted to infected milk, are being investigated by he local authorities.
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  • 187 22 MAURETANIA'S FAME Model Built In a Desert ANOTHER indication of the hi«h teem in which the famous CunJ* liner Mauretania was held has hSS brought to the notice of Canard Wh Star. Ltd. M Mr. H. Victor Montgomery F r r Douglas. C.P.. South Africa.' has tm tc the company
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  • 31 22 The French motor Ashing trawU i 81 Isabeile. of Caen, was escorted Into Plymonth recently by H M.S. Daif. fishery protection cruiser. and all' Lions of illegal fishing are being investigated.
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 84 22 EMPIRE TAUKIES TANJONG PAGAR 7-00 p.m. TO-NIGHT 9-15 p.m. FOX PRESENTS: i;eoiu;e white's St ANDALS OE l»:i.1 WITH ALICE FAYE JAMES DUNN NED SPARKS SUN .ALKIE HALL „,s H I!T~ Warner Bros.' Triumphant Hit •SWEET ADELINE" WITH IRENE DUNNE DONALD WOODS, HUGH HERBERT, NED SPARKS, Girls Galore and Cast of
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    • 9 22 ANCHOR SOLE AGENTS: SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah |0J
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    • 490 22 A%r T<aaa^ m* m A 520 p.m. Popular recorded music W^ I III 4 IIAIIItI 550 p.m. Time signal. Light music 6.20 p.m. For the children. (Continued from page 21) 650 p.m. Nirom news bulletin. 9sn n m q™„c k„ r*. 710 P m Variety programme. Johanna Egli. Z '35
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    • 78 22 Share Report. 7.40 p.m. Light Vocal Programme 7.35 p.m. Messrs. T^an and 6 /ocalist, Peter Dawson. 8.00 p.m. Weekly Sports Talk by Mr A. Saravanamuttu. 8.20 p.m. Musical Comedy Bdectii 8.55 p.m. News Bulletin. P.OO p.m. Close Down. TO-MORROW 7.00 p.m. Time Signal and Day'* Pi ramme. 7.05 p.m. Light
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  • 1830 23 COMING TO THE FRONT Fighting With The Men TMI folio, in. article, by Phv.lis Y, m The Christian Science mm was written not long ago. 't us J, interesting light on rehaooeninfS in Spam, where <■« ,1, ken their places with J I il
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  • 250 23 Engagement Of Mr. F. A. Briggs (By Air Mail! (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 23. RECENT callers at Malaya House were Mr P D. Carmichael, Mr. J. A S. Giles and Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones all of Singapore. Mr. M. L. Phillips, Seremban; Mr. and
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  • 38 23 In memory of the 255 officers and 4,027 other ranks of the D.C.L.I. who fell in the Great War, a wreath was placed at the Cenotaph by Major-Gen. Sir B. iE. W. Childs, K.C.M.G., on Sunday September 13.
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    • 29 23 fc > ':^*J^\^Wi?P^ MmmW lEfa-' Ml RFL^^Ve/^^ mmmT. THA jplllyßEEßY STfIWWVS.I BBti MEffA^ JjiffaSß'^* Directed by George M Swamps! lifcJSrs^-A-^ Another tnu/npli for "Wmllv" (Viva Villa) ALHAMBRA ZZamM change MLnMIYIDRrt
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  • 900 24 What The Unemployment Statistics Reveal <By Air Mail) I London, Sept. 25. MONTH by month the unemploy- ment fibres issued by the Government show an improvement over their predecessors, and this increase in the number, both of industrially insured persons and of people actually
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  • 154 24 Unsafe By Earthquake: Blown Up Quetta. ONE of the largest and finest churches' in India—St. Mary's Church Quetta —has been blown up and totally des- j troyed. It had been made unsafe by j the Earthquake. Seventy charges, fired by detonators made irom 680 lbs. of gun cotton,
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  • 24 24 SUaff employed on British, railways in the week ended March 7, 1936, totalled 585.611, an increase of 4.845 on the corresponding week last year.
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  • 14 24 Police probationers who visited the city coroner's court recently were empanelled as a jury.
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  • 841 24 Britain Stands in The Way Of Arab Unity In Palestine rE tension between Great Britain and Italy in the Mediterranean has pro--1 duced results which will endure. Among these will be the enhanced importance 1 of Palestine in the structure of the British Empire— an importance which may equal that
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 69 24 BEST IH THE WORLD! PILOT VACUUM FILLING PEN WITH TRANSPARENT BARREL We are quite prepared to engrave your name on the fountain pen free of charge in any style you may require. Vacuum filling pen from $2.00 and upwards Transparent pen from $3.00 and upwards Pilot ink (per 2 oz.
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  • Article, Illustration
    1201 25  - TURF TOPICS Captain Hawk Reflections On Racing .c t had occasion to mention in my -•LdTta the issue of Saturday lasr Lmsh owners have figured tn* SVh time with great prominence on he English Turf. With .pace limited I was unable to let! with more than a very few of
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  • 177 25 A World Title Fight In View JACK PETERSEN, having lost all his British heavy-weight boxing championships, may go to the United S-.ates this winter to fight for a world title, states a London message. He ll negotiating with Mr. "Jimmy" Johnston, the Madison-square. New York, promoter for a
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  • 62 25 Lovelock Beaten By San Romani Princeton, Oct. 3. AT the Palmer Stadium, in the "mile of the century" the winner was San Romani. Lovelock was second and Cunningham third. Romani won by two yards. Cunningham was four yards behind Lovelock, ihe times were Romani 4 minutes 9 seconds,
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  • 552 26 Wild Hitting By Indians Medicos POOR HOCKEY DISPLA Y J. A. 's Four-Nil Victory Singapore, Monday. FIELDING more or less an "A" team, the Indian Association did not have much difficulty in beating the Medical College at hockey by four goals to nil this evening at Balestier. Both sides failed
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  • 42 26 I^UE arc informed by the local agents W of the Dollar Steamship Lines, Jflnc, that the President Roosevelt. 200 members of whose crew are on strike, is not a Dollar liner but a vessel belonging to the United States line
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  • 576 26 Club Match With Si. Joseph 's Singapore. Monday HAD the S.C.C. "A" team more opportunists like Lane in their forward line they would most likely have won their hockey fixture against St. Joseph's Institution which was played on the Club ground to-day. As it was they
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  • 214 26 Theft Of Furniture Alleged (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Oct. 4. A TAMIL named S. Dorai, formerly employed as a junior conductor on Johore Labis Estate, appealed yesterday before Mr. Justice J. V. G. Mills, in the Supreme Court. Johore Bahru, against sentence of a month's rigorous
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  • 37 26 Mr. G. R. Armstrong, tlie Middleham 1 (Yorks) racehorse trainer, and a passenger had a narrow escape when an aeroplane in which they were flying crashed near Bramham. Pilot and passenger walked out of the wreckage unscathed.
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  • 25 26 The body of Michael Higham. 14. of I Anerley, who disappeared while bathing in the Thames at Temple Lock, Marlow. was recovered from the river.
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  • 177 26 Miss Picton-Turbervill' s Opinion London. Sept. 5. SUGGESTIONS of secrecy in the Government Commission's investigations of child slavery in Hongkong and Malaya were answered yesterday by Miss Edith Picton-Turbervill, a member of the Commission. One has returned to England before the other two members. Sir Wilfrid Woods, late
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  • 64 26 Singapore, Monday. Mr. W. A. Hitchcock, an official of the United States Treasury's Investigation Department, is in Singapore. Accompanied by his wife, he is on a holiday trip round the world. He arrived this morning by the Op Ten Noort from Batavia. He has visited Japan. China
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  • 21 26 Mr. A. Marcantonia was killed by electric shock at his home at South Lambeth, while trying to repair an electric fan.
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  • 196 26 Table Up To Date THE following hockey table has been drawn up from first and "A" >am fixtures in Singapore. In order to keep the table up-to-date the co-ooeration is asked of club secre taries and players concerning nam which have not been reported Goals P W.L
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  • 127 26 Man Who Fought Piraten Off Malacca (By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 2j. COMMANDER C. N. Robinson a naval officer who forsook his early profession for journalism has just died at age of 87. His naval career began in 1861 as a sub-Lieutenant on the
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  • 668 27 ARMY REST Goals But No Enthusiasm Singapore. Monday. ,< i r tins who went to Anson V K IhTs evening hoping to lass match when the see mmmamtd a team drawn from iV m Ve tTI Singapore received a lhe input The match was £»KjSi^ tSS
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  • 140 27 Colours v. Whites To-Day ANOTHER S.C.C. rugby trial, Colours vs. Whites, is scheduled for this afternoon on the padang and should provide an interesting game. The teams as finally constituted are as follows: Colours.— J. P. Wood; J. G H Brett, R. A. Ward, W. T. Henman and
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  • 99 27 Results Of Tennis Tourney THE following are the results of the Y.WO.A. annual tennis tournament, recently concluded' Singles Championship: —Winner Miss Evelyn Smith (won for the second year). Runner-up: Miss D. Burgess. Handicap Singles:—Winner: Miss Eileen Peche. Runner-up: Miss D. Burgess. Ladies Doubles (open):—Winners: Miss Eileen
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  • 49 27 THE rugger match arranged to be played between Johore South and the Army on the Civil Service Club padang, Johore Bahru, yesterday evening, was postponed, I was given to understand, as Johore South met Johore North in a State trial game at Rengam yesterday.
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  • 256 27 /Services To Meet kja l3a C>» AN interesting double event is promised at the Singapore Swimming Club to-morrow. Wednesday, evening when the Combined Services are sending a team to meet the Club at water polo and in a team race. A trial was held by the Services
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  • 52 27 Mr. J. Shelton, of the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, accompanied by Mr. Shelton and child are due back from Home this week. Mr. D. E. Milson, Chief Instructor of the Perak Flying Club, has returned to Ipoh from Singapore. He was at Taiping on Tuesday giving instruction in
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  • 83 28 The Army XI which opposed the Rest in yesterday's charity soccer match at Anson Road. A notable absentee was McCnllongh. the full back of the Inniskillings. Buckley on the move— another incident from the play. Keng Hock lets drive. An incident close to the Army goal
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    136 28 Specialisation production has made such an enormous difference to the Morris car thai Morris have found the normal routine usually used for testing cars insufficient. Consequently they have instituted excess-testink;— testing that reveals the worth of a car far more emphatically than road tests alone can poss hlv
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    • 30 28 f >*/'/ )/ur*4<iAt's4s/<r 6/</tfer<i |T| %aj |C IC I V tAa^om*Am^tmrWL\%WL\\\ the mooean car MALAYAN MOTORS Ltd., 14-20, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE PHONE 5485-6-7, Represented throughout Malaya by WEARNE BROS. LTD. MAAS-87
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